The Michael & Mary Jo Hornsby Family Charitable Foundation makes large, local gifts focused on faith-based community institutions in Cincinnati, primarily supporting healthcare and Catholic secondary education. Their giving emphasizes sizable, targeted grants to established nonprofit institutions rather than broad, small-dollar grantmaking.
Concentrated, high-dollar gifts to a small number of local institutions (two large grants totaling $260K); appears to prioritize established faith-based organizations rather than many small or geographically dispersed grantees.
A $160,000 gift to Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation stands out in the Michael & Mary Jo Hornsby Family Charitable Foundation’s recent record and points to the scale of its local giving. The foundation’s largest grants tend to support established Cincinnati institutions, especially those tied to Catholic life and community services. Alongside healthcare philanthropy, it has backed Catholic secondary education with a $100,000 grant to Elder High School, signaling a pattern of concentrated support for long-standing organizations rather than broad distribution across many sectors. Its recent awards also include smaller charitable-use grants to parishes, schools, and community organizations in the Cincinnati area. The foundation’s giving appears rooted in specific institutions with ongoing community roles, including hospitals, high schools, churches, and neighborhood nonprofits. Recent activity shows a mix of major anchor gifts and smaller follow-on grants, all within the United States and overwhelmingly centered in Ohio. That combination of sizable institutional support and local, faith-linked recipients defines how the foundation shows up in the philanthropic landscape.
Healthcare and Catholic education are the clearest themes in the foundation’s recent grants. In healthcare, the foundation gave $160,000 to Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation for charitable use, then followed with a smaller $1,000 grant to the same organization in 2025. In education, it awarded $100,000 to Elder High School for charitable use, and also supported St Martin School with $8,500 and St Antoninus School with $7,400. Faith communities also appear in the record: St Thomas Parish received $10,000, and Presbyterian Church of Wyoming received $8,103 and a separate $590 grant. The foundation also made a $15,000 grant to Pregnancy Center West, showing support for another Cincinnati-based community service organization.
Typical grants are small relative to the largest awards, with a p25 of $335, a median of $1,250, and a p75 of $8,225. That spread shows a structure built around a few large institutional gifts alongside many modest charitable-use grants. The recent record includes repeated support for the same recipient across years, including Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation and Presbyterian Church of Wyoming, which suggests some continuity in giving. The foundation operates as a family charitable foundation and does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. The available record does not show an application process, so its giving pattern is best read through recipient relationships and grant size distribution.
$315K
$570K
$226K
$35K
Most grants fall between $335 and $8K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$335
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$8K
About 90% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Notable grantees: Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation, Elder High School
This is a highly local grantmaker: 90% of its grants go to recipients in Ohio, and the recent record is entirely U.S.-based. Cincinnati is the main center of activity, with multiple grants to organizations there, including schools, a hospital foundation, and neighborhood charities. Other Ohio recipients appear in Wyoming, and the record also includes a grant to St Thomas Parish in Ft Thomas, Kentucky. Outside that region, the foundation made small grants to organizations in St Paul and Woodbury, Minnesota, and New York, New York.
Recent grants point to hospitals, Catholic schools, parishes, and neighborhood nonprofits. The largest awards went to Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation and Elder High School, while other recipients included St Martin School, St Antoninus School, St Thomas Parish, and Pregnancy Center West.
The grant-size distribution is skewed toward small awards: p25 is $335, median grant size is $1,250, and p75 is $8,225. That sits alongside much larger anchor gifts, including a $160,000 grant and a $100,000 grant in the recent record.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat support for Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation in 2023 and 2025, and for Presbyterian Church of Wyoming in 2023 and 2025. That indicates at least some ongoing relationships rather than one-time-only giving.
Ohio is the clear center of giving: 90% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is also Ohio. Cincinnati is the main city in the recent record, with additional Ohio grants in Wyoming.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREGNANCY CENTER WEST | CINCINNATI, OH | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| ST THOMAS PARISH | FT THOMAS, KY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WYOMING | WYOMING, OH | $8,103 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| THREE ANGELS FUND MINNESOTA CHILDREN HOPE | WOODBURY, MN | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $250 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $160,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
| ELDER HIGH SCHOOL | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
| ST MARTIN SCHOOL | CINCINNATI, OH | $8,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
| ST ANTONINUS SCHOOL | CINCINNATI, OH | $7,400 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
| WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WYOMING, OH | $1,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
| THREE ANGELS FUND ST PAUL CHILDREN'S MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
| PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WYOMING | WYOMING, OH | $590 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
| WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $250 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
| CLARE SCHIBI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $200 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
| ST JUDE SCHOOL | CINCINNATI, OH | $200 | 2023 | CHARITABLE USE |
PREGNANCY CENTER WEST
$15,000CHARITABLE USE
ST THOMAS PARISH
$10,000CHARITABLE USE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WYOMING
$8,103CHARITABLE USE
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE USE
THREE ANGELS FUND MINNESOTA CHILDREN HOPE
$1,000CHARITABLE USE
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$250CHARITABLE USE
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
CHARITABLE USE
ELDER HIGH SCHOOL
$100,000CHARITABLE USE
ST MARTIN SCHOOL
$8,500CHARITABLE USE
ST ANTONINUS SCHOOL
$7,400CHARITABLE USE
WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,500CHARITABLE USE
THREE ANGELS FUND ST PAUL CHILDREN'S MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE USE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WYOMING
$590CHARITABLE USE
WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS INC
$250CHARITABLE USE
CLARE SCHIBI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$200CHARITABLE USE
ST JUDE SCHOOL
$200CHARITABLE USE