· 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.
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| XAVIER UNIVERSITY | $1,000 |
| ST XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL | $500 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI | $300 |
| CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN PARK | $300 |
| CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE CO | $250 |
| ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI | $250 |
| EVANS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | $250 |
| CINCINNATI POLICE HISTORICAL | $200 |
| GREAT PARKS FOUNDATION | $100 |
| THE CARTER CENTER | $100 |
| THE CRU FOUNDATION | $100 |
| CANCER FAMILY CARE | $100 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–20) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
8 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (too recent to call). Read against FY2018, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.
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 FY2020, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CPCincinnati Playhouse in the Park3× · 2017–2020 · $10k · revenue -5%
- XUXAVIER UNIVERSITY2× · 2018–2020 · $3k · revenue +19%
- SXST XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL INC3× · 2017–2020 · $2k
Funded once
- ESEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $250 · revenue +56%
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 Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) is to educate, entertain and engage audiences of all ages through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming. Our vision is to awaken a lifelong love of…
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO) creates intimate, transformative experiences that connect the musically curious.
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 cleveland institute of music's mission is to empower the world's most talented classical music students to fulfill their dreams and potential.
The CAC is a lab for understanding ourselves, others, and the world around us through the experience and creation of all contemporary art forms.
Cincinnati Public Radio is the trusted, independent source of journalism, music and culture empowering a vibrant, engaged and informed community.
Classical Theatre Company is dedicated to boldly re-envisioning classical drama on the stage, in the community, and in the classroom through engaging and enlightening plays that bring them new life and relevance while maintaining the…
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…
Know Theatre is a small professional theatre showcasing voices, new works, & plays that embrace the inherent theatricality of the live experience. Know Theatre seeks to be a place where artists and audiences feel welcome to take artistic…
Capital university transforms lives by empowering an inclusive community of learners through engaging academic, co-curricular, and professional experiences.
The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA), a not-for-profit, was founded in 1990 to serve as a manager, presenter and educator. CAA's mission is to present a broad range of high quality performing and visual arts programs, develop diverse…
The mission of the organization is to connect students residing in greater cincinnati with post-high school scholarship opportunities to pursue their educational goals
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 20 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 THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park ↗
- Who funds XAVIER UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CLEVELAND ↗
- Who funds CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ↗
- Who funds EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI ↗
- Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds THE CARTER CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds Cancer Family Care Inc ↗
- Who funds Cincinnati Bar Foundation ↗
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
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Cissell Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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