Greater Cincinnati Foundation

About Greater Cincinnati Foundation

A defining feature of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation’s recent grantmaking is its very large programmatic support to environmental and conservation nonprofits, including two 2025 grants of $46,117,979 each to Nature Conservancy Inc National and two 2025 grants of $10,968,851 each to Conservation International Foundation. That scale sits alongside local support in Greater Cincinnati through grants to organizations such as United Way of Greater Cincinnati and Sycamore Community Schools. The foundation also shows a broad mix of charitable purposes, from education and housing to community and cultural vibrancy, while using both general-purpose and project-restricted funding. The foundation’s recent activity includes major awards to regional institutions as well as national charities. It has made repeated support to World Vision, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Alliance to End Plastic Waste Inc, and Save the Children Federation Inc, reflecting a portfolio that reaches well beyond its immediate region. At the same time, its program offerings include place-based and education-focused grant programs, scholarship administration, and named funds for performing arts and disability-related support. The result is a funder with both local community investment and large-scale, multi-year philanthropic commitments.

What Greater Cincinnati Foundation Funds

In environmental and conservation work, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation gave $5,000,000 to Bonneville Environmental Foundation for programmatic support and also made a $3,000,000 grant to Alliance to End Plastic Waste Inc for programmatic support. Those awards sit alongside multiple-year support to conservation groups, showing that this is a recurring area of investment. Education is another clear focus. The foundation awarded $4,136,506 to Sycamore Community Schools for programmatic support and $3,121,500 to Royalmont Academy for programmatic support. It also made a $2,252,900 general-purpose grant to University of Cincinnati Foundation, aligning with its education and higher-education interests. Community support appears through local operating-style grants, including $4,228,242 to United Way of Greater Cincinnati for programmatic support. Its active programs also point to place-based and capacity-building funding across education, housing, and community vibrancy.

How Greater Cincinnati Foundation Gives