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Patricia Kisker Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$480k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
17
Grants FY2025
6
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$75,000
Organizations funded a year
5 to 16
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$7.3M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Patricia Kisker Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentAnimalsRecreation & SportsEducationOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving17$480k94%
FY20246$400k0%
FY202314$355k36%
FY202214$315k64%
FY202116$385k88%
FY20205$150kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$550kArts & Culture$460kHuman Services$255kAnimals$175kYouth Development$125kEducation$120kPublic Safety & Disaster$100kFood & Nutrition$90kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The University of Cincinnati Foundation$250,00050%
Zoological Society of Cincinnati$175,00030%
Cincinnati Museum Center$175,00020%
Beech Acres$100,00040%
Glad House Inc$75,00033%
Cincinnati Museum Association$75,00030%
Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired$75,00030%
The Contemporary Arts Center$75,0001n/a
Freestore Foodbank Inc$75,00030%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$60,00020%
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All grantees of Patricia Kisker Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The University of Cincinnati Foundation$250,00050%
Zoological Society of Cincinnati$175,00030%
Cincinnati Museum Center$175,00020%
Beech Acres$100,00040%
Glad House Inc$75,00033%
Cincinnati Museum Association$75,00030%
Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired$75,00030%
The Contemporary Arts Center$75,0001n/a
Freestore Foodbank Inc$75,00030%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$60,00020%
ProKids$50,0001n/a
City Gospel Mission and Affiliates$50,00020%
Kennedy Heights Arts Center$25,0001n/a
Mayo Home for Youth Development Inc$25,00013%
Diocesan Catholic Children's Home Inc$25,00010%
Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc$25,00011%
Tender Mercies Inc$25,00011%
Children's Home of Northern Kentucky Inc$25,00010%
Upspring$25,00013%
Clifton Cultural Arts Center$25,00012%
Cincinnati Golden Gloves for Youth$25,00018%
Partnership for Innovation in Education$25,00017%
The Dragonfly Foundation$25,00011%
Ispace Inc$25,0001n/a
Bethesda Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra$25,00010%
Cincinnati Arts Association$25,00010%
Stepping Stones Inc$20,00010%
Lighthouse Youth Services$20,00010%
Cincinnati Fire Museum$15,00017%
Wave Foundation Inc$15,0001n/a
Childhood Food Solutions$15,00014%
Cincy Stories$10,0001n/a
Activities Beyond the Classroom$10,00010%
St Rita School For The Deaf$10,00010%
Price Hill Will$10,0001n/a
Axis Teen Centers$10,00012%
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio$10,00010%
Christian Childrens Fund$5,00017%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($325k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Patricia Kisker Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe University of Cincinnati Foundation: $250,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetZoological Society of Cincinnati: $175,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCincinnati Museum Center: $175,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBeech Acres: $100,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGlad House Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetCincinnati Museum Association: $75,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetClovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired: $75,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFreestore Foodbank Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCity Gospel Mission and Affiliates: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMayo Home for Youth Development Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetDiocesan Catholic Children's Home Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJoy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTender Mercies Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetChildren's Home of Northern Kentucky Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUpspring: $25,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetClifton Cultural Arts Center: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCincinnati Golden Gloves for Youth: $25,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetPartnership for Innovation in Education: $25,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetThe Dragonfly Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetBethesda Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCincinnati Symphony Orchestra: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Arts Association: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetStepping Stones Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLighthouse Youth Services: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCincinnati Fire Museum: $15,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetChildhood Food Solutions: $15,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetActivities Beyond the Classroom: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Rita School For The Deaf: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAxis Teen Centers: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCatholic Charities Southwestern Ohio: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Childrens Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 32.

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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…Millstone FundAndrew Jergens Founda…Pfau Charitable Found…Sutphin Family Founda…Josephine S Russell C…Charles H Dater Found…Carol Ann and Ralph V…Jack J Smith Jr Chari…Ge Aerospace Foundati…The Thomas J Emery Me…
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH47.6× 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 · Millstone Fund · Andrew Jergens Foundation · Pfau Charitable Foundation · Sutphin Family Foundation Ica · Josephine S Russell Charitable · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · Jack J Smith Jr Charitable Trust · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Thomas J Emery Memorial

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.

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About Patricia Kisker Foundation

How much does Patricia Kisker Foundation give?
Patricia Kisker Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $480,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 16 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Patricia Kisker Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (26%), Arts & Culture (22%), Human Services (12%).
Who are Patricia Kisker Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: The University of Cincinnati Foundation ($250k), Zoological Society of Cincinnati ($175k), Cincinnati Museum Center ($175k).
Does Patricia Kisker Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Patricia Kisker Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Patricia Kisker Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, John a Schroth Family Char Tr, Millstone Fund.
Where is Patricia Kisker Foundation based?
Patricia Kisker Foundation is based in OH.

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 49 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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