· Private foundation
Mlfb Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k20 grants · $16k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $27k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CINCINNATI ZOO | $27,000 |
| MERCY SHIPS | $3,000 |
| THE SUMMIT COUNTRY DAY | $2,500 |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR | $2,000 |
| SIESTA KEY KIWANIS CLUB | $1,000 |
| FRIENDS OF WINTER HILLS ACADEMY | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,000 |
| CINCINNATI SYMPHONY | $989 |
| KEY CHORALE | $500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $500 |
| HOSPICE OF CINCINNATI | $500 |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS | $500 |
| PROSTATE CANCER FDN | $500 |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSN | $300 |
| FREESTONE FOOD BANK | $300 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–22, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against -23% for those funded once.
29 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
Mercy Ships International8× · 2017–2025 · $19k · revenue +251%- JLJunior League of Cincinnati2× · 2019–2020 · $6k · revenue +1%
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC6× · 2017–2022 · $6k · revenue +90%
Funded once
- NDNORTE DAME MISSIONone grant, 2024 · $4k
- PCPURCELL CLASS OF 67 SCHLRSHP FNDone grant, 2017 · $1k
- PCPURCELL CLASS OG 67 SCHLRSHP FNDone grant, 2018 · $1k
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.
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.
The mission of the christ hospital foundation ('tch fdn') is to support the mission of the christ hospital ('tch'). tch's mission is to improve the health of our community and create patient value by providing exceptional outcomes and the…
The mission of the cincinnati observatory is to maintain the integrity and heritage of an historic 19th century observatory and to educate, engage, and inspire our community about astronomy and science.
Cincinnati museum center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science, regional history, and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.
The organization's mission is to improve the health status of the community it serves.
Cincinnati children's hospital medical center will be the leader in improving child health. cincinnati children's will provide child health and transform delivery of care through fully integrated, globally recognized research, education,…
Improve the health of our community and create patient value by providing exceptional outcomes and the finest experiences, all in an affordable way.
Cincinnati Public Radio is the trusted, independent source of journalism, music and culture empowering a vibrant, engaged and informed community.
The cleveland institute of music's mission is to empower the world's most talented classical music students to fulfill their dreams and potential.
Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…
Respond to those in need through an integrated system of quality services designed to respect the dignity of every person and build a just and compassionate society.
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO) creates intimate, transformative experiences that connect the musically curious.
To empower Cincinnati entrepreneurs to launch bold, scalable startups; and we work to improve the odds of those startups growing into transformational companies.
How this is measured
20 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. 20 of the 57 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds Mercy Ships International ↗
- Who funds CISE ↗
- Who funds Junior League of Cincinnati ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds CITY GOSPEL MISSION AND AFFILIATES ↗
- Who funds THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY INC ↗
- Who funds Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts ↗
- Who funds HOSPICE OF CINCINNATI INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds Cincinnati Parks Foundation ↗
- Who funds FREESTORE FOODBANK INC ↗
- Who funds KEY CHORALE INC ↗
- Who funds CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds TRINITY COLLEGE ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Tql Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Mlfb Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mlfb Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Trinity College: 0% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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