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The Off Family Foundation at a glance

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The Off Family 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.

$31k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$45kReligion$24kHealth$12kAnimals$11kEducation$10kFood & Nutrition$8kRecreation & Sports$5kHuman Services$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k18 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$340k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
K BROWNING MUSEUM FOUNDATION$10,000
CINCINNATI ART CLUB$5,000
POMFRET SCHOOL$2,000
INDIAN HILL CHURCH$1,600
TAFT MUSEUM OF ART$1,500
CINCINNATI ZOO$1,500
CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM$1,500
CINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL$1,250
THE MADELEINE GORDON GIFT OF LIFE FOUNDATION$1,000
LIGONIER FENCING CLUB INC$1,000
FREESTORE FOODBANK$850
ARTSWAVE$650
CINCINNATI PARKS FOUNDATION$500
Individual grant recipient$500
THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI ACADEMY & OFFICES$500
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 (FY18–24, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAM: $650 → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%BEST POINT EDUCATIONS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: $100 → 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

ME
VT
MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
CT
CA
KY
MD
SC
DC
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$102k · 19 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +12% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
27

Total granted

$102k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+4%

Still filing today

63%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k 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 & CultureHealthEnvironmentHuman ServicesEducationRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • CM
    CINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
    8× · 2018–2025 · $12k · revenue +21%
  • CC
    CINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
    8× · 2018–2025 · $6k · revenue +36%
  • CA
    CINCINNATI ART CLUB
    2× · 2024–2025 · $6k · revenue +53%

Funded once

  • SJ
    ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHUCH
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • AF
    ALPAUGH FAMILY ECONOMIC CENTER HONOR JOHN FRANK
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $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.

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.

1
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
2
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

We are Cincinnati's national theater - committed to bringing diverse, engaging works of great artistry to our community, and to putting Cincinnati's artistic excellence in the national spotlight.

Arts & Culture
3
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra

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

Arts & Culture
4
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

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…

Community Improvement
5
Cincinnati Zoo Foundation Inc

Perform fundraising functions, provide financial support, carryout the purpose and otherwise operating for the benefit of the zoological society of cincinnati.

Animals
6
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

As a trusted and connected partner, we inspire generous people to invest in a more equitable and vibrant region now and for generations to come.

Philanthropy
7
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
8
Columbus Museum of Art

Cma is dedicated to creating its mission of providing "great experiences with great art for everyone".

Arts & Culture
9
Art Academy of Cincinnati

Our mission is to operate, maintain, and oversee an independent college of art and design.

Education
10
Children's Hospital Medical Center

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,…

Health
11
Cincinnati Observatory Center

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.

Arts & Culture
12
Cleveland Botanical Garden

The cleveland botanical garden connects people with the wonder, beauty, and value of trees and plants, to inspire action for healthy communities.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Cincinnati Museum Association; the most unlike its peers is Ligonier Fencing Club Inc. 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

33 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. 33 of the 51 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/33
Grantees still filing
20/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE INDIAN HILL CHURCH: $21,600 · OtherTHE INDIAN HILL CHURCHCINCINNATI ZOO: $11,250 · OtherCINCINNATI ZOOK BROWNING MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherK BROWNING MUSEUM FOUNDATIONFAMILIES FORWARD: $2,300 · Other+25 more: $18,100 · Other+25 moreCINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION: $12,000 · Arts & CultureCINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATIO…TAFT MUSEUM OF ART: $10,520 · Arts & CultureTAFT MUSEUM OF ARTCINCINNATI ART CLUB: $6,000 · Arts & CultureCINCINNATI ART CLUBCINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER: $1,500 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $2,650 · Arts & Culture+5 moreMADELEINE H GORDON DBA GIFT OF LIFE FOUNDATION: $5,750 · HealthMADELEINE …CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $3,500 · HealthCALIFORNIA…GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION OF CINCINNATI INC: $2,750 · HealthGOOD SAMAR…+2 more: $350 · HealthCINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $6,350 · EducationPOMFRET SCHOOL INCORPORATED: $2,850 · EducationFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $4,700 · Food & NutritionLIGONIER FENCING CLUB INC: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsCincinnati Parks Foundation: $1,500 · Recreation & SportsAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 · Human ServicesHUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC: $650 · Human ServicesThe Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio: $100 · Human Services
Other$63,250Arts & Culture$32,670Health$12,350Education$9,200Food & Nutrition$4,700Recreation & Sports$4,500Human Services$1,750

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

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION: $12,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTAFT MUSEUM OF ART: $10,520 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $6,350 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI ART CLUB: $6,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetMADELEINE H GORDON DBA GIFT OF LIFE FOUNDATION: $5,750 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $4,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLIGONIER FENCING CLUB INC: $3,000 over 3y, 21% of budgetPOMFRET SCHOOL INCORPORATED: $2,850 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION OF CINCINNATI INC: $2,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInter Parish Ministry Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Parks Foundation: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC: $650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC: $650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHELBURNE MUSEUM INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARIN FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetART OPPORTUNITIES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHELBURNE FARMS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEARNING GROVE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEAST WALNUT HILLS ASSEMBLY: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVING DESERT THE: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI NATURE CENTER: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE OF CINCINNATI INCORPORATED: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Christ Hospital Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

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…Louise Taft Semple Fo…The Thomas J Emery Me…Carol Ann and Ralph V…Johnson Charitable Gi…Sutphin Family Founda…The Oliver Family Fou…Tr Uw Jacob Schmidlap…Marge & Charles J Sch…Millstone FundCharles H Dater Found…Andrew Jergens Founda…
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH24.4× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Louise Taft Semple Foundation · The Thomas J Emery Memorial · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Sutphin Family Foundation Ica · The Oliver Family Foundation · Tr Uw Jacob Schmidlapp #1 · Marge & Charles J Schott Foundation · Millstone Fund · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · Andrew Jergens 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 Off Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Off Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Shelburne Museum Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Shelburne Farms: 3% of income from government
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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 · 0–60%
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.

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 51 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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