The Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fund focuses on strengthening local social-service institutions in the Cincinnati area, with a clear emphasis on women's services, family and child health, and shelter/homelessness support. Its largest gifts fund established nonprofit institutions (YWCA, regional children's hospitals) and endowments for healthcare, showing a preference for sustaining long-term capacity rather than many small projects. The foundation repeatedly supports a handful of local organizations, particularly those serving women and children, and makes sizeable, targeted grants rather than a broad dispersal of small awards.
Concentrated, large gifts to a small number of local institutions — mix of multi-grant repeat support and major endowment gifts to healthcare organizations rather than many small, one-off grants.
The Charlotte R Schmidlapp Fund Fifth Third repeatedly backs established Cincinnati institutions with large, targeted awards, and its recent pattern is especially visible in women’s services and children’s health. The fund’s biggest recent grant, $610,000 to YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Inc for program and project support in 2025, sits alongside other substantial gifts to the same organization across 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing sustained support rather than one-time giving. It also makes major commitments to healthcare capacity: recent grants include $500,000 to Childrens Hospital Medical Center for endowment support in 2023 and $166,000 to Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center for endowment support in 2024. Beyond those anchors, the fund supports organizations serving women, families, and people facing housing instability, including Women Helping Women and Shelterhouse Volunteer Group. The grant pattern points to institution-strengthening philanthropy through program support, endowments, scholarships, and capital campaign gifts, with a clear concentration on organizations rooted in the Cincinnati area.
Women’s services are a central theme in the fund’s recent grants. In 2025, it gave $610,000 to YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Inc for program and project support, and it also awarded $175,000 to Women Helping Women for program and project support. The same organization appears in earlier years as well, including $210,000 in 2023 to YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Inc and $150,000 to Women Helping Women that same year. Education is another visible line of support: Xavier University received $500,000 in 2025 for scholarships, while the University of Cincinnati Foundation received $100,000 in 2025 for scholarship support. The fund also supports shelter and recovery-related work, including $150,000 in 2023 to Shelterhouse Volunteer Group for program and project support and $100,000 in 2025 to City Gospel Mission for project and program support.
Grant sizes are concentrated at the upper end: the typical gift is $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Inc, Women Helping Women, The Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Miami University Foundation Inc, and Joseph House Inc. The fund is a local giver, and it also funds individuals through scholarships, including gifts to Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati Foundation. Program and project support dominate, with endowment, capital campaign, and scholarship awards also appearing.
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$25.6M
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Most grants fall between $50K and $100K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Notable grantees: YWCA of Greater Cincinnati, Children's Hospital Medical Center / Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Women Helping Women, Shelterhouse Volunteer Group
Giving is overwhelmingly centered in Ohio: 91% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Cincinnati is the main recipient city, with additional grants in Columbus, Dayton, Oxford, Ada, and Newport, Kentucky. Outside Cincinnati, the fund’s Ohio footprint includes Five Rivers Health Centers in Dayton, Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges in Columbus, Miami University Foundation Inc in Oxford, and Ohio Northern University in Ada. The only non-Ohio recipient city in the recent grants list is Newport, Kentucky, through Brighton Center Inc.
It most often supports organizations serving women, children, and people needing shelter or health services. Recent grants include YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Inc for women’s services, Women Helping Women for advocacy and support, Childrens Hospital Medical Center for endowment support, and Shelterhouse Volunteer Group for shelter-related programming.
Yes. Recent examples include $500,000 to Xavier University for scholarships in 2025 and $100,000 to the University of Cincinnati Foundation for scholarship support in 2025. Scholarships are part of a broader pattern that also includes program support, endowments, and capital campaign gifts.
Yes. YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Women Helping Women appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges appears in 2024 and 2025.
The typical grant size is $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $610,000 to YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Inc and $500,000 to Xavier University.
Most grants go to Ohio recipients, with 91% of grants in the HQ state. Cincinnati is the main recipient city, and other Ohio recipients in the recent list include Columbus, Dayton, Oxford, and Ada, along with one Kentucky recipient in Newport.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAVIER UNIVERSITY | CINCINNATI, OH | $500,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| YWCA OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $370,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES | COLUMBUS, OH | $210,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| WOMEN HELPING WOMEN | CINCINNATI, OH | $175,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $150,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical C | cincinnati, OH | $150,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DRESS FOR SUCCESS CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $125,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | OXFORD, OH | $100,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| FIVE RIVERS HEALTH CENTERS | DAYTON, OH | $100,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YWCA DAYTON | DAYTON, OH | $90,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER OF DAYTON | DAYTON, OH | $50,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MORTAR CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CINCY SMILES FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YWCA OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $610,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES | COLUMBUS, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| BRIGHTON CENTER INC | NEWPORT, KY | $100,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CITY GOSPEL MISSION | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| THE WOMEN'S FUND OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| JOSEPH HOUSE INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FIRST STEP HOME INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DRESS FOR SUCCESS CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN OF GREATER CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CHRIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER | MILFORD, OH | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| PINK RIBBON GOOD | DAYTON, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $166,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT |
| WOMEN HELPING WOMEN | CINCINNATI, OH | $150,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| YWCA OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $110,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| American Heart Association Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Rosemarys Babies | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Joseph House Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES | COLUMBUS, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| THE WOMEN'S FUND OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF KENTUCKYS WILDERNESS | Lexington, KY | $50,000 | 2024 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Health Care Access Now | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATION | MILFORD, OH | $30,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| Pink Ribbon Good | Dayton, OH | $25,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $500,000 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT |
| YWCA OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $210,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| WOMEN HELPING WOMEN | CINCINNATI, OH | $150,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| SHELTERHOUSE VOLUNTEER GROUP | CINCINNATI, OH | $150,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| THE WOMEN'S FUND OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CHILD CARE ORG INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | OXFORD, OH | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES | COLUMBUS, OH | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY | ADA, OH | $100,000 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT |
PROGRAM SUPPORT
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical C
$150,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER OF DAYTON
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MORTAR CINCINNATI
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CINCY SMILES FOUNDATION
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF GREATER CINCINNATI
$50,000SCHOLARSHIP
CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER
$30,000PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
$166,000ENDOWMENT
American Heart Association Inc
$100,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
Rosemarys Babies
$100,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
GIRL SCOUTS OF KENTUCKYS WILDERNESS
$50,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATION
$30,000PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT