The Huntington Charitable Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on bolstering local civic philanthropy by providing large, unrestricted support to the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Its giving appears aimed at strengthening community-wide grantmaking capacity rather than funding specific program areas or direct service providers.
Highly concentrated: very few grants (two) that total a single, large commitment; repeat funding to the same local community foundation and directed to general/unspecified purposes rather than many small, issue-specific grants.
The Huntington Charitable Foundation’s largest recent commitments went to the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, including repeated $2,350,000 general funding grants in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that uses major unrestricted support to strengthen local philanthropic infrastructure rather than narrow project grants. The foundation is headquartered in Cincinnati and gives almost entirely in Ohio, with Cincinnati organizations appearing throughout the recent grants list. Beyond community foundation support, its larger gifts also reach local human services and health institutions such as Freestore Foodbank and the Alzheimers Association, each receiving $300,000 and $200,000 respectively in 2025. Smaller grants to organizations like Lighthouse Youth Services, Ronald Mcdonald House, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital show a consistent preference for general support to established nonprofits serving the region. The recent record also includes occasional grants outside its main Cincinnati concentration, but the overall pattern remains heavily local and centered on flexible funding.
A defining theme is support for community-wide giving infrastructure. In 2025, the foundation gave the Greater Cincinnati Foundation $2,350,000 for general funding, reinforcing pooled local philanthropy. It also backed direct service organizations with substantial unrestricted gifts: Freestore Foodbank received $300,000 for general funding in 2025, and the Alzheimers Association received $200,000 for the same purpose. Human services and family support appear as well. Lighthouse Youth Services received $105,000 in 2025, while Ronald Mcdonald House and Cincinnati Children's Hospital each received $75,000 that year. The presence of general funding across these awards suggests the foundation favors operational flexibility over tightly designated project support. A smaller 2025 grant to Seven Hills Schools also fits that broad, local approach to nonprofit support.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated in large, flexible awards: p25 is $25,000, median is $30,000, and p75 is $60,000. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across years, especially the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and Other Public Charities, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-time gifts. Huntington Charitable Foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grants shown are generally labeled general funding, with no application process indicated in the data.
$5M
$62.1M
$9.6M
$5.7M
Most grants fall between $25K and $60K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$60K
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Notable grantees: Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Giving is overwhelmingly local. Ohio receives 84% of grants, and every listed recipient country is the US. Cincinnati is the main recipient city in the recent grants list, including awards to the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Freestore Foodbank, the Alzheimers Association, and Lighthouse Youth Services. Outside Cincinnati, one 2023 grant went to Maine Coast Heritage Trust in Portland, Maine, and a 2025 award went to Doctors Without Borders in Washington, DC. The pattern still centers on Ohio-based recipients.
Its recent grants focus on unrestricted support for local nonprofit organizations, especially the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. The foundation also backs food assistance, health, youth services, schools, and other community-serving groups through general funding awards.
The grant-size distribution is centered on mid-sized awards: p25 is $25,000, median is $30,000, and p75 is $60,000. Recent examples also include much larger recurring awards such as $2,350,000 to the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
Ohio is the top giving state, with 84% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grants list is dominated by Cincinnati organizations, showing a strongly local pattern of giving.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support for the Greater Cincinnati Foundation across 2023 and 2025, and Other Public Charities appears in both 2023 and 2024 as well as multiple 2025 entries. That indicates ongoing relationships rather than isolated grants.
The list includes community foundations, food assistance, health and hospital organizations, youth services, schools, animal welfare, conservation, and disaster-response or humanitarian organizations. Examples include Freestore Foodbank, Alzheimers Association, Lighthouse Youth Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, The Nature Conservancy, and Doctors Without Borders.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| FREESTORE FOODBANK | CINCINNATI, OH | $960,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $640,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES | CINCINNATI, OH | $360,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES | CINCINNATI, OH | $266,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | CINCINNATI, OH | $195,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| TAFT MUSEUM | CINCINNATI, OH | $130,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| ASPCA | CINCINNATI, OH | $120,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| HOLOCAUST AND HUMANITY CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| SEVEN HILLS SCHOOLS | CINCINNAI, OH | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| CROHNS AND COLITIS | COLUMBUS, OH | $65,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| CRAYONS TO COMPUTERS | CINCINNATI, OH | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | CINCINNATI, OH | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| SAVE THE ANIMALS FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| CANINE COMPANIONS | CLEVELAND, OH | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| OHIO JUSTICE AND POLICY | COLUMBUS, OH | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| ACLU | COLUMBUS, OH | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| DENVER ART MUSEUM | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| MANIFEST | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION | CINCINNAGI, OH | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| CINCINNATI UNION BETHEL | CINCINNATI, OH | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| MISS PORTER'S SCHOOL | PORTLAND, ME | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| FIRST STEP HOME | CINCINNATI, OH | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| FREESTORE FOODBANK | CINCINNATI, OH | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| FREESTORE FOODBANK | CINCINNATI, OH | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES | CINCINNATI, OH | $105,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES | CINCINNATI, OH | $105,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | CINCINNATI, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CINCINNATI, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CINCINNATI, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | CINCINNATI, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | CINCINNATI, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | CINCINNATI, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES | CINCINNATI, OH | $62,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES | CINCINNATI, OH | $62,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| ASPCA | CINCINNATI, OH | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| ASPCA | CINCINNATI, OH | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| MANIFEST | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION | CINCINNAGI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
$640,000GENERAL FUNDING
OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES
$266,000GENERAL FUNDING
GENERAL FUNDING
ASPCA
$120,000GENERAL FUNDING
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$100,000GENERAL FUNDING
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$100,000GENERAL FUNDING
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$100,000GENERAL FUNDING
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$100,000GENERAL FUNDING
SEVEN HILLS SCHOOLS
$100,000GENERAL FUNDING
CROHNS AND COLITIS
$65,000GENERAL FUNDING
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$60,000GENERAL FUNDING
CANINE COMPANIONS
$60,000GENERAL FUNDING
OHIO JUSTICE AND POLICY
$60,000GENERAL FUNDING
ACLU
$60,000GENERAL FUNDING
MANIFEST
$50,000GENERAL FUNDING
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL FUNDING
CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM
$50,000GENERAL FUNDING
MISS PORTER'S SCHOOL
$40,000GENERAL FUNDING
FIRST STEP HOME
$30,000GENERAL FUNDING
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
$200,000GENERAL FUNDING
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
$200,000GENERAL FUNDING
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$75,000GENERAL FUNDING
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$75,000GENERAL FUNDING
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$75,000GENERAL FUNDING
OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES
$62,000GENERAL FUNDING
OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES
$62,000GENERAL FUNDING
ASPCA
$60,000GENERAL FUNDING
ASPCA
$60,000GENERAL FUNDING
MANIFEST
$50,000GENERAL FUNDING
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$50,000GENERAL FUNDING
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$50,000GENERAL FUNDING
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL FUNDING