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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 you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
01

What you funded, over time

By grantee IRS cause code (NTEE).

A cause breakdown isn’t shown here: 51% of FRANK J & JACQUELINE D KLOENNE FOUNDATION’s grantee dollars fall outside its nine largest cause areas, whether because the recipient carries no IRS cause code or because its cause sits in the long tail. A chart would be mostly one residual band and misrepresent the portfolio.

02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

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

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

show:

Your 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 your 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

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

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

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +12% since the first grant, against 0% for the ones you 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

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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 0%
  • OS
    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $35k
  • WW
    WESTERN WILDLIFE CORRIDOR INC
    one grant, 2024 · $30k · revenue 0%

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

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — 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.

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Stepping Stones Inc and 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.

Your grantees are a median of 33 years old; the field is 17. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number21%6%<5yr14%9%5–10yr18%17%10–20yr17%20%20–35yr15%31%35–55yr15%17%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value21%4%<5yr14%7%5–10yr18%19%10–20yr17%17%20–35yr15%37%35–55yr15%16%55yr+

The field is 21% startups (under 5 years old) — 6% of your grantees by number, and just 4% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/37
the rest of the field
13%
721/5,466

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, 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; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
18/35
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, 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 · OtherCORNERSTONE RENTER EQUITY INC — $25,000 · OtherWORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS — $25,000 · OtherEAST END ADULT EDUCATION CENTER — $25,000 · OtherCINCINNATI COMMUNITY TOOLBANK — $25,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY OF THE TRANSFIGURATION — $25,000 · OtherDE PAUL CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL — $25,000 · OtherSTARFIRE COUNCIL OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC — $25,000 · OtherCAMP WASHINGTON URBAN REVITALIZATION CORPORATION -CWURC- — $25,000 · OtherFAITH COMMUNITY PHARMACY — $25,000 · OtherYWCA — $25,000 · OtherThe Cincinnati Tennis Foundation — $25,000 · OtherTIKKUN FARM INC — $25,000 · OtherAxis Teen Centers — $25,000 · OtherShelterhouse Volunteer Group Inc — $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 · HealthYWCA of Greater Cincinnati — $30,000 · Human ServicesNEW LIFE FURNITURE BANK — $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 org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your 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 budgetTIKKUN FARM INC — $25,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetAxis Teen Centers — $25,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetEAST END ADULT EDUCATION CENTER — $25,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetSTARFIRE COUNCIL OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC — $25,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetMAY WE HELP INC — $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetThe Cincinnati Tennis Foundation — $25,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetTAFT MUSEUM OF ART — $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP WASHINGTON URBAN REVITALIZATION CORPORATION -CWURC- — $25,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetGREEN UMBRELLA — $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetShelterhouse Volunteer Group Inc — $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWESTWOOD GROWS — $20,000 over 1y, 68% of budgetRedwood School & Rehabilitation Inc — $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOSPICE OF CINCINNATI INCORPORATED — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPPING STONES INC — $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEaster Seals Tristate — $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Mountain Bicycling Association — $15,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetNEUROFIT GYM INC — $15,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetCRAYONS AND BEYOND INC — $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCINCINNATI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMILL CREEK ALLIANCE — $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetRUTH LYONS CHILDRENS FUND — $10,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetAUBREY ROSE FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

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

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — 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

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%your 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

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 53 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

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

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