Ohio · Private foundation
The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3k
- Granted FY2018
- 12
- Grants FY2018
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 42%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
79% of The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 8 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $3k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $250
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $1,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 42% of the organizations The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 49% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 12 | $3k | 42% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $2k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | $10,350 | 3 | 0% |
| Xavier University | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| St Xavier High School Inc | $1,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Cincinnati Foundation | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $150 | 1 | 0% |
| The Carter Center Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | $10,350 | 3 | 0% |
| Xavier University | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| St Xavier High School Inc | $1,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Cincinnati Foundation | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $150 | 1 | 0% |
| The Carter Center Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Cancer Family Care Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Bar Foundation | $75 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($2k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Earthward Bound Foundation · William P Anderson Foundation Central Trust · The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation Co Fifth Third Bank Na Agent · Millstone Fund · The Thomas J Emery Memorial · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · Andrew Jergens Foundation · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Ge Aerospace Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation
- How much does The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation give?
- The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $3,450 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (73%), Arts & Culture (17%), Education (8%).
- Who are The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park ($10k), Xavier University ($3k), St Xavier High School Inc ($2k).
- Does The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Earthward Bound Foundation, William P Anderson Foundation Central Trust, The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation Co Fifth Third Bank Na Agent.
- Where is The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation based?
- The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation is based in OH.
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