This small, regionally focused foundation concentrates its giving in southwestern Ohio, with a clear preference for community-based environmental conservation and local higher education. The largest, repeated investments have gone to the Cincinnati Nature Center for environmental/community support, alongside a meaningful grant to Miami University for educational endeavors, indicating a focus on place-based nature programming and university-linked initiatives.
The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell Foundation has made Cincinnati Nature Center one of its clearest repeat priorities, with grants in 2023 and 2024 for community support for the environment. That pattern sits alongside another recurring commitment: Miami University Foundation received support in 2023 and 2025 for educational endeavors. Together, those grants show a foundation that funds place-based environmental work and regional higher education through relatively small awards, often to organizations rooted in southwestern Ohio. The recent record also includes support for community assistance, food access, youth arts training, child mental health, and local land preservation, which suggests a broad but locally oriented portfolio rather than a single-issue program. Recent awards range from $5,000 to $26,000, and several recipients appear more than once across the available years. The foundation’s giving reaches community institutions in Cincinnati, Milford, Oxford, and West Chester, with repeated backing for organizations that serve neighborhoods, families, students, and conservation efforts in the region.
Environmental and land-focused giving is a major thread in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $23,000 in 2023 and $22,000 in 2024 to Cincinnati Nature Center for community support for the environment, and $12,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati for the same purpose. In 2025, Cardinal Land Trust received $5,000 to preserve greenspace and farmlands in southwest Ohio. Educational support appears through Miami University Foundation, which received $26,000 in 2023 and $14,000 in 2025 for educational endeavors. The foundation also supports direct community services: United Way of Greater Cincinnati received $15,000 in 2025 and $11,000 in 2024 for community assistance programs, while Freestore Food Bank received $8,000 in 2025 to feed the hungry.
Typical awards are small: the grant-size distribution sits at $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,000 at the median, and $4,000 at the 75th percentile, even though several larger outliers appear in the recent record. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off in several cases, with Miami University Foundation, Cincinnati Nature Center, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Artworks Cincinnati, Impact 100 Cincinnati Women Together Changing Lives, West Chester Presbyterian Church, Freestore Food Bank, Wesley Chapel Mission Center, Best Point, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and others appearing in multiple years. The foundation appears to give from a private family foundation structure, and it also funds individuals. The grants list suggests a straightforward grantmaking model rather than project-based investments.
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$2.5M
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$226K
Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$4K
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Modest number of mid-sized grants concentrated in the local region, including repeat support to a flagship environmental grantee; few recipients overall rather than broad, diversified giving.
Notable grantees: Cincinnati Nature Center, Miami University Foundation
Grantmaking is heavily centered in Ohio, with 69% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Cincinnati is the main city in the recent record, with recipients including United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Artworks Cincinnati, Freestore Food Bank, Wesley Chapel Mission Center, Best Point, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the American Red Cross Cincinnati Chapter. Other Ohio places in the list include Milford, Oxford, and West Chester. All recent grants shown in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for environmental conservation and education, higher education, community assistance, food access, youth arts training, child mental health, reproductive services, and land preservation. Examples include Cincinnati Nature Center, Miami University Foundation, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Artworks Cincinnati, Best Point, Freestore Food Bank, and Cardinal Land Trust.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Miami University Foundation in 2023 and 2025, Cincinnati Nature Center in 2023 and 2024, United Way of Greater Cincinnati in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and West Chester Presbyterian Church in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is small overall: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $4,000. The recent grants table also shows larger awards, including $26,000 to Miami University Foundation and $23,000 to Cincinnati Nature Center.
Ohio receives most of the grants, and 69% of the foundation’s grants go to recipients in its HQ state. The recent record is especially concentrated in Cincinnati, with additional grants in Milford, Oxford, and West Chester.
Recent grantees include Miami University Foundation, Cincinnati Nature Center, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, Artworks Cincinnati, Impact 100 Cincinnati Women Together Changing Lives, West Chester Presbyterian Church, Freestore Food Bank, Wesley Chapel Mission Center, Best Point, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Cardinal Land Trust.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF LAREMIR COUNTY | FORT COLLINS, CO | $18,500 | 2026 | TO FUND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS |
| FREESTORE FOOD BANK | CINCINNATI, OH | $12,000 | 2026 | TO FEED THE HUNGRY |
| CARDINAL LAND TRUST | MILFORD, OH | $12,000 | 2026 | LAND TRUST IN SW OHIO TO PRESERVE GREENSPACE AND FARMLANDS |
| ARTWORKS CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $11,000 | 2026 | TO EMPLOY AND TRAIN LOCAL YOUTH AND TALENT TO CREATE ART AND COMMUNITY IMPACT THROUGH ART |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | CINCINNATI, OH | $9,500 | 2026 | NON PROFIT PROVIDING REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY |
| IMPACT 100 CINCINNATI WOMEN TOGETHER CHANGING LIVES | CINCINNATI, OH | $9,400 | 2026 | FUND GRANTS THAT MAKE A LASTING IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY IN AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT. |
| YWCA OF GREATER CINCINNATI ANNUAL FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $8,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR WOMEN'S PROGRAMS |
| WEST CHESTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | WEST CHESTER, OH | $8,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS ENDEAVORS AND MISSION OUTREACH WORK |
| FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES | DENVER, CO | $7,000 | 2026 | TO FEED THE HUNGRY |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $6,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES NEEDING MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | OXFORD, OH | $6,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS |
| WESLEY CHAPEL MISSION CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $6,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S CARE AND EDUCATION IN OVER-THE-RHINE COMMUNITY. |
| REACH OUT LAKOTA | WEST CHESTER, OH | $6,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR LAKOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT FAMILIES |
| ST JOHNS | WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, OH | $5,500 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR LESS FORTUNATE. |
| BEST POINT | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO CHILDREN |
| DENVER RESCUE MISSION | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE TO THE POOR AND HOMELESS |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS CINCINNATI CHAPTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| LA SOUPE | CINCINNATI, OH | $4,500 | 2026 | BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN FOOD WASTE AND HUNGER |
| CROSSROADS MINISTRY OF ESTES PARK | ESTES PARK, CO | $4,500 | 2026 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED AND WORKING POOR |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $3,000 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN |
| DENVER ZOO | DENVER, CO | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATE ON AND HOUSE ZOO ANIMALS |
| CINCINNATI ZOO | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATE ON AND HOUSE ZOO ANIMALS |
| PARKINSON SUPPORT AND WELLNESS | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION, ACTIVITY, AND SUPPORT NETWORK FOR PARKINSONS' COMMUNITY |
| LITTLE BROTHER - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,500 | 2026 | COMMITTED TO RELIEVING THE ISOLATION AND LONELINESS AMONG THE ELDERLY |
| DENVER CHILDREN'S HOME | DENVER, CO | $2,500 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN |
| COLORADO ANIMAL CARE FOUNDATION | LONE TREE, CO | $2,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE FOSTER CARE FOR PETS |
| THREE VALLEY CONSERVATION TRUST | OXFORD, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | TO CONSERVE AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT |
| OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | COLUMBUS, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE SOLUTIONS TO ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS |
| MARCH OF DIMES | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PREVENTION OF BIRTH DEFECTS AND INFANT DEATHS |
| GREEN UMBRELLA | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | DEVELOP A CLIMATE MITIGATION PLAN IN GREATER CINCINNATI |
| YMCA CAMP KERN | OREGONIA, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | OUTDOOR EDUCATION FOR KIDS |
| CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER | MILFORD, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT |
| LEVITT PAVILLION | DAYTON, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE FREE MUSIC AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC |
| KINDERVELT 76 | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CHILDRENS HOSPITAL |
| CIVIC GARDEN CENTER OF GREATER CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT |
| WE DON'T WASTE | DENVER, CO | $2,000 | 2026 | REDUCE HUNGER AND FOOD WASTE |
| THE PLANETARY SOCIETY | PASADENA, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | TO PROMOTE THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY |
| CRAYONS TO COMPUTERS | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,500 | 2026 | SUPPLY CHILDREN VARIOUS SCHOOL SUPPLIES |
| GREATER POWESHIEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GRINNELL, IA | $1,500 | 2026 | PROVIDING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO PARTNER NONPROFIT ORGS |
| THE 24 IN 24 | CONCORD TWP, OH | $1,250 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHILDREN |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN OF GREATER CINCINNATI | BLUE ASH, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | INSPIRE WOMEN TO RECOGNIZE THEIR INNER STRENGTH |
| CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS |
| CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND HISTORY |
| PEACE LOVE PAWS | DENVER, CO | $1,000 | 2026 | HELPING PETS OF HOMELESS AND INDIGENT COMMUNITY |
| NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT MUSEUM OF CIVIL RIGHTS |
| TURNING POINT USA | PHOENIX, AZ | $1,000 | 2026 | EDUCATE STUDENTS ON LIMITED GOVERNMENT |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | CREATE LIFE CHANGING WISHES FOR KIDS WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES |
| LITTLE MIAMI CONSERVANCY | LOVELAND, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF LITTLE MIAMI RIVER |
| COLORADO PET PANTRY | BOULDER, CO | $1,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE PET FOOD FOR FAMILIES TEMPORARILY STRUGGLING |
| FRANKIE'S FRIENDS | TAMPA, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PETS WITH CANCER |
UNITED WAY OF LAREMIR COUNTY
$18,500TO FUND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
FREESTORE FOOD BANK
$12,000TO FEED THE HUNGRY
CARDINAL LAND TRUST
$12,000LAND TRUST IN SW OHIO TO PRESERVE GREENSPACE AND FARMLANDS
ARTWORKS CINCINNATI
$11,000TO EMPLOY AND TRAIN LOCAL YOUTH AND TALENT TO CREATE ART AND COMMUNITY IMPACT THROUGH ART
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
$9,500NON PROFIT PROVIDING REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY
IMPACT 100 CINCINNATI WOMEN TOGETHER CHANGING LIVES
$9,400FUND GRANTS THAT MAKE A LASTING IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY IN AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR WOMEN'S PROGRAMS
WEST CHESTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$8,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS ENDEAVORS AND MISSION OUTREACH WORK
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES NEEDING MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN
WESLEY CHAPEL MISSION CENTER
$6,000TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S CARE AND EDUCATION IN OVER-THE-RHINE COMMUNITY.
REACH OUT LAKOTA
$6,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR LAKOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT FAMILIES
ST JOHNS
$5,500TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR LESS FORTUNATE.
AMERICAN RED CROSS CINCINNATI CHAPTER
$5,000COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED AND WORKING POOR
CINCINNATI ZOO
$2,500EDUCATE ON AND HOUSE ZOO ANIMALS
PARKINSON SUPPORT AND WELLNESS
$2,500EDUCATION, ACTIVITY, AND SUPPORT NETWORK FOR PARKINSONS' COMMUNITY
LITTLE BROTHER - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY
$2,500COMMITTED TO RELIEVING THE ISOLATION AND LONELINESS AMONG THE ELDERLY
COLORADO ANIMAL CARE FOUNDATION
$2,000PROVIDE FOSTER CARE FOR PETS
THREE VALLEY CONSERVATION TRUST
$2,000TO CONSERVE AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE SOLUTIONS TO ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
MARCH OF DIMES
$2,000TO SUPPORT PREVENTION OF BIRTH DEFECTS AND INFANT DEATHS
CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER
$2,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
LEVITT PAVILLION
$2,000PROVIDE FREE MUSIC AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC
KINDERVELT 76
$2,000PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
WE DON'T WASTE
$2,000REDUCE HUNGER AND FOOD WASTE
TO PROMOTE THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
GREATER POWESHIEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,500PROVIDING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO PARTNER NONPROFIT ORGS
THE 24 IN 24
$1,250GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHILDREN
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF GREATER CINCINNATI
$1,000INSPIRE WOMEN TO RECOGNIZE THEIR INNER STRENGTH
PEACE LOVE PAWS
$1,000HELPING PETS OF HOMELESS AND INDIGENT COMMUNITY
TURNING POINT USA
$1,000EDUCATE STUDENTS ON LIMITED GOVERNMENT
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
$1,000CREATE LIFE CHANGING WISHES FOR KIDS WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES
LITTLE MIAMI CONSERVANCY
$1,000RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF LITTLE MIAMI RIVER
FRANKIE'S FRIENDS
$1,000SUPPORT PETS WITH CANCER