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Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation at a glance

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Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$280k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$250kHuman Services$220kEducation$175kArts & Culture$100kHousing & Shelter$95kEnvironment$90kFood & Nutrition$85kRecreation & Sports$80kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$5.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW LIFE FURNITURE$30,000
CORNERSTONE RENTER EQUITY INC$25,000
DEPAUL CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL$25,000
SHELTERHOUSE VOLUNTEER GROUP$25,000
EAST END ADULT EDUCATION CENTER$25,000
LAST MILE FOOD RESCUE$25,000
COMMUNITY OF THE TRANSFIGURATION$25,000
CINCINNATI COMMUNITY TOOLBANK$25,000
WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS$25,000
COMMUNITY LAUNDRY$15,000
CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST AND HUMANITY$15,000
AUBREY ROSE FOUNDATION$10,000
FRIENDS OF THE HARRIET BEECHER STOWE$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%STEPPING STONES INC: $10k → 16%STEPPING STONES INC: $5k → 16%NEW LIFE FURNITURE: $30k → 16%YWCA OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC: $30k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

34%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$420k · 14 repeat orgs$815k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +12% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
27

Total granted

$420k
$545k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
0%

Still filing today

79%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 4% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $270k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’23’24’25
EnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthRecreation & SportsEducationFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • OS
    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    2× · 2020–2023 · $60k · revenue +3%
  • CT
    CINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND HORSEM HORSEMANSHIP
    3× · 2020–2023 · $55k · revenue +28%
  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
    2× · 2021–2023 · $50k · revenue +27%

Funded once

  • GP
    GREAT PARKS FOREVER
    one grant, 2024 · $40k · revenue -33%
  • OS
    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $35k
  • WW
    WESTERN WILDLIFE CORRIDOR INC
    one grant, 2024 · $30k · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Cincinnati's Optimum Residential Environments Inc

Residential & Habilitative Svs. Provide residential and habilitative services to adults with developmental disabilities

Health
2
Strategies to End Homelessness Inc

Strategies to End Homelessness leads a coordinated community effort to end homelessness in Greater Cincinnati.

Human Services
3
Cincinnati Parks Foundation

To build broad based private/public partnerships supporting the conservation and enhancement of our City's parks and greenspaces.

Recreation & Sports
4
Columbus Housing Initiative Inc

Stabilize neighborhoods through establishing financing, education, rehabilitation of existing housing and development of new housing

Housing & Shelter
5
The Home Ownership Center of Greater Cincinnati in

The home ownership center is a non-profit that has been serving the cincinnati metro area since 1973, and is a member of the neighbor works network.

Housing & Shelter
6
The Greater Cincinnati Film Commission

The Greater Cincinnati Film Commission is dedicated to maximizing the area's economic potential by attracting, promoting and cultivating film, television, and commercial production throughout Greater Cincinnati. Once filmmakers choose…

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7
Central Ohio Workers Center Inc

The Central Ohio Worker Center is a non-profit organization that educates, empowers, and advocates for and with low-wage and immigrant workers in Central Ohio.

Civil Rights
8
Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber

To grow the vibrancy and economic prosperity of the cincinnati region.

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9
Cincy Bike Share Inc

To operate red bike, the cincinnati region's bike share system, providing a transportation option, that increases mobility and adds to the vitality of the region.

Public Benefit
10
World Affairs Council - Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

The World Affairs Council, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is the bridge that connects the world to one of America's most vibrant regions. Through Global education, International exchange, and cultural awareness initiatives, the council strengthens…

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11
Cincinnati Center for Autism

We support individuals with autism and their families through programming in the areas of academics, adaptive behavior, communication, and social participation.

Education
12
Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati

To resolve serious legal problems of low income people, to promote economic and family stability, and reduce poverty through effective legal assistance.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Stepping Stones Inc; the most unlike its peers is Westwood Grows. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

35 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 35 of the 53 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
18/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND HORSEM HORSEMANSHIP: $55,000 · OtherCINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND HORSEM HORSEMANSHIPTHE SALVATION ARMY: $45,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: $35,000 · OtherCAMP WASHINGTON URBAN REVITALIZATION CORPORATION -CWURC-: $25,000 · OtherDE PAUL CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL: $25,000 · OtherSTARFIRE COUNCIL OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC: $25,000 · OtherEAST END ADULT EDUCATION CENTER: $25,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY OF THE TRANSFIGURATION: $25,000 · OtherCINCINNATI COMMUNITY TOOLBANK: $25,000 · OtherCORNERSTONE RENTER EQUITY INC: $25,000 · OtherFAITH COMMUNITY PHARMACY: $25,000 · OtherWORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS: $25,000 · OtherYWCA: $25,000 · OtherThe Cincinnati Tennis Foundation: $25,000 · OtherShelterhouse Volunteer Group Inc: $25,000 · OtherTIKKUN FARM INC: $25,000 · OtherAxis Teen Centers: $25,000 · Other+18 more: $250,000 · Other+18 moreGREAT PARKS FOREVER: $40,000 · EnvironmentGREAT PARKS…WESTERN WILDLIFE CORRIDOR INC: $30,000 · EnvironmentWESTERN WIL…GREEN UMBRELLA: $25,000 · EnvironmentGREEN UMBRE…WESTWOOD GROWS: $20,000 · EnvironmentWESTWOOD GR…MILL CREEK ALLIANCE: $15,000 · EnvironmentMILL CREEK …CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER: $50,000 · HealthMAY WE HELP INC: $25,000 · HealthRedwood School & Rehabilitation Inc: $20,000 · HealthNEW LIFE FURNITURE BANK: $30,000 · Human ServicesYWCA of Greater Cincinnati: $30,000 · Human ServicesSTEPPING STONES INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesRUTH LYONS CHILDRENS FUND: $10,000 · Human ServicesOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $60,000 · EducationAUBREY ROSE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationFriends of Harriet Beecher Stowe House: $35,000 · Arts & CultureTAFT MUSEUM OF ART: $25,000 · Arts & CultureFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $35,000 · Food & NutritionLAST MILE FOOD RESCUE: $25,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$735,000Environment$130,000Health$95,000Human Services$85,000Education$70,000Arts & Culture$60,000Food & Nutrition$60,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND HORSEM HORSEMANSHIP: $55,000 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT PARKS FOREVER: $40,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of Harriet Beecher Stowe House: $35,000 over 2y, 9.9% of budgetFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN WILDLIFE CORRIDOR INC: $30,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetYWCA of Greater Cincinnati: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetShelterhouse Volunteer Group Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCAMP WASHINGTON URBAN REVITALIZATION CORPORATION -CWURC-: $25,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetSTARFIRE COUNCIL OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetTAFT MUSEUM OF ART: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEAST END ADULT EDUCATION CENTER: $25,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetThe Cincinnati Tennis Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetGREEN UMBRELLA: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTIKKUN FARM INC: $25,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetMAY WE HELP INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAxis Teen Centers: $25,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetRedwood School & Rehabilitation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWESTWOOD GROWS: $20,000 over 1y, 68% of budgetHOSPICE OF CINCINNATI INCORPORATED: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMILL CREEK ALLIANCE: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCRAYONS AND BEYOND INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEaster Seals Tristate: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEUROFIT GYM INC: $15,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetCINCINNATI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetInternational Mountain Bicycling Association: $15,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetSTEPPING STONES INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRUTH LYONS CHILDRENS FUND: $10,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetAUBREY ROSE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Greater Cincinnat…John a Schroth Family…Elsa M Heisel Sule Ch…L & L Nippert Charita…Charles H Dater Found…Carol Ann and Ralph V…Johnson Charitable Gi…Sutphin Family Founda…Josephine S Russell C…The Thomas J Emery Me…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Edelweiss Foundation
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH47× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · John a Schroth Family Char Tr · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc Attn Carter F Randolph Phd · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Sutphin Family Foundation Ica · Josephine S Russell Charitable · The Thomas J Emery Memorial · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Edelweiss Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 53 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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