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The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$23M
Granted FY2025still arriving
37
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$8.2M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Philanthropy$52MEducation$24MRecreation & Sports$12MReligion$11MHealth$7.0MHuman Services$3.2MEmployment$2.4MYouth Development$2.3MOther$0
02FY2025 · 37 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k13 grants · $371k
  • $50k–250k16 grants · $1.5M
  • $250k+8 grants · $21M
$57,500
Median grant
7
States reached
$370M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati$8,228,288
Rockwern Academy$4,184,812
Mayerson JCC$2,910,335
Jewish Family Service$1,991,437
Individual grant recipient$1,743,380
Cincinnati Hebrew Day School$1,494,250
JVS - Careers$301,500
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Inc$250,000
Jewish Discovery Center of Ohio Inc$212,000
Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati$200,000
Hillel of University of Cincinnati$150,823
Camp Livingston$144,242
Cincinnati Community Kollel$100,000
Greater Cincinnati Foundation$100,000
Cincinnati Opera Association$75,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $30k) 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 its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%EquaSion: $30k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
NY
MA
OH
CA
KY
NC
DC
GA
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$65M · 39 repeat orgs$1.9M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +16% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

39 repeat relationships: 27 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

39
27

Total granted

$65M
$1.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+16%
0%

Still filing today

64%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $275k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureReligionEducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsFood & NutritionOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • YD
    Yavneh Day School Association
    6× · 2020–2025 · $15M · revenue +90% · 48% of their budget
  • JC
    Jewish Community Center Of Cincinnati
    8× · 2018–2025 · $10M · revenue +61%
  • CH
    CINCINNATI HEBREW DAY SCHOOL INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $8.2M · revenue +35%

Funded once

  • HU
    Hebrew Union College - JIR
    one grant, 2021 · $743k
  • WF
    WEXNER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $135k · revenue +22%
  • CF
    Center for Jewish Living & Learning Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $75k
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.

04Its field

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.

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The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati
Philanthropy
2
Hillel the Foundation of Jewish Campus Life

The purpose of Hillel is to be a center for enriching the lives of Jewish students in the Greater Cincinnati area and to strengthen Jewish identity through social and a broad range of programs and services in an atmosphere that is…

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3
Foundation for Cincinnati Jewish Seniors formerly Jewish Home of Cincinnati Inc
Health
4
JewishColumbus

Make Jewish life vibrant, accessible and secure in Columbus, Israel and around the world.

Religion
5
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra

Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO) creates intimate, transformative experiences that connect the musically curious.

Arts & Culture
6
Jewish Federation of Columbus

Make Jewish life vibrant, accessible and secure in Columbus, Israel and around the world.

Philanthropy
7
Jewish Family Service of the Cincinnati Area

A social service agency, JFS strengthens lives and our diverse community by providing exceptional and transformational human services. Services include: Counseling, Case Management, Financial and Food Support, Home Care, Senior Services,…

Human Services
8
The Contemporary Arts Center

The CAC is a lab for understanding ourselves, others, and the world around us through the experience and creation of all contemporary art forms.

Arts & Culture
9
Cincinnati Public Radio Inc

Cincinnati Public Radio is the trusted, independent source of journalism, music and culture empowering a vibrant, engaged and informed community.

Arts & Culture
10
Columbus Jewish Foundation

Make Jewish life vibrant, safe, and accessible in Columbus, Israel, and around the world.

Philanthropy
11
Cleveland Hillel Foundation Inc

Center of jewish life for undergraduate, graduate and professional students who attend 11 colleges and universities in greater cleveland. provides the means for students to celebrate their judaism through enriching cultural, educational,…

Philanthropy
12
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati

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…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Greater Cincinnati Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Wexner Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

45 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 45 of the 78 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
45/45
Grantees still filing
25/45
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Jewish Federation of Cincinnati: $51,179,404 · PhilanthropyJewish Federation of Cincinnati+5 more: $390,094 · PhilanthropyJewish Family Service: $9,754,086 · OtherJewish Family ServiceIndividual grant recipient: $8,654,595 · OtherIndividual grant recipientJVS Career Services: $1,265,447 · Otherish: $1,138,857 · OtherJVS - Careers: $1,104,103 · Other+42 more: $5,974,289 · Other+42 moreYavneh Day School Association: $15,426,108 · EducationYavneh Day School Asso…CINCINNATI HEBREW DAY SCHOOL INC: $8,160,200 · EducationCINCINNATI HEBREW DAY …+2 more: $210,000 · EducationJewish Community Center Of Cincinnati: $10,336,220 · Recreation & SportsJewish Comm…Camp Livingston Inc: $1,366,083 · Recreation & SportsCamp Living…B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION: $1,264,750 · Youth DevelopmentThe Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education: $371,875 · Arts & CultureThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $120,435 · Arts & CultureCincinnati Opera Association Inc: $115,000 · Arts & CultureCincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $110,000 · Arts & CultureCINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER: $108,000 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE DYBBUK: $50,000 · Arts & CultureART OPPORTUNITIES INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureCINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $50,000 · Arts & CultureOVER-THE-RHINE MUSEUM: $50,000 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $70,000 · Arts & CultureONETABLE INC: $210,000 · ReligionJEWFOLK MEDIA INC: $152,500 · ReligionMOISHE HOUSE: $100,000 · ReligionBon Secours Mercy Health Foundation: $50,000 · ReligionINTERFAITHFAMILYCOM INC: $32,500 · Religion
Philanthropy$51,569,498Other$27,891,377Education$23,796,308Recreation & Sports$11,702,303Youth Development$1,264,750Arts & Culture$1,095,310Religion$545,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJewish Federation of Cincinnati: $51,179,404 over 8y, 40% of budgetYavneh Day School Association: $15,426,108 over 6y, 48% of budgetJewish Community Center Of Cincinnati: $10,336,220 over 8y, 11% of budgetCINCINNATI HEBREW DAY SCHOOL INC: $8,160,200 over 8y, 23% of budgetCamp Livingston Inc: $1,366,083 over 6y, 27% of budgetB'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION: $1,264,750 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetJewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati Inc: $800,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetThe Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education: $371,875 over 2y, 12% of budgetHillel Foundation at Miami University: $370,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetJEWISH FERTILITY FOUNDATION INC: $295,000 over 5y, 6.4% of budgetONETABLE INC: $210,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetGREENLIGHT FUND INC: $200,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetJEWFOLK MEDIA INC: $152,500 over 3y, 12% of budgetTHE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSchool Board School: $150,000 over 3y, 32% of budgetWEXNER FOUNDATION: $135,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $120,435 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCincinnati Opera Association Inc: $115,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $110,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $110,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER: $108,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMOISHE HOUSE: $100,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $60,094 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetXAVIER UNIVERSITY: $60,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $55,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHEATRE DYBBUK: $50,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetImmigrant & Refugee Law Center: $50,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetART OPPORTUNITIES INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBon Secours Mercy Health Foundation: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEaster Seals Tristate: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOVER-THE-RHINE MUSEUM: $50,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetINTERACT FOR CHANGE: $50,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetMayerson Academy for Human Resources: $45,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $37,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINTERFAITHFAMILYCOM INC: $32,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetEQUASION: $30,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMUSIC HALL REVITALIZATION COMPANY INC: $20,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCOMMUNITY SHARES OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $15,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetACTION TANK: $10,994 over 2y, 57% of budgetFRIENDS OF GIVAT HAVIVA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget
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 Jewish Federation of Cincinnati ↗
  • Who funds Yavneh Day School Association ↗
  • Who funds Jewish Community Center Of Cincinnati ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI HEBREW DAY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Camp Livingston Inc ↗
  • Who funds B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION ↗
  • Who funds Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education ↗
  • Who funds Hillel Foundation at Miami University ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FERTILITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ONETABLE INC ↗
  • Who funds GREENLIGHT FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWFOLK MEDIA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds School Board School ↗
  • Who funds WEXNER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds The Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc ↗
  • Who funds Cincinnati Opera Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MOISHE HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds XAVIER UNIVERSITY ↗

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…Jewish Federation of …Jhsi IncCambridge Charitable …Carol Ann and Ralph V…Jewish Federation of …Ohio Child Care Resou…Jewish Communal FundDonor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH25.3× affinity11 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Jewish Federation of Cincinnati · Jhsi Inc · Cambridge Charitable Foundation · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association · Jewish Communal Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get 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
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    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 a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than 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 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati?

    Find your warmest path to The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 78 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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