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Walter & Olivia Kiebach 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.

$500k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
38
Grants FY2025
33
Organizations funded FY2024
24%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
33 to 40
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 24% of the organizations Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $68k 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
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthRecreation & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving38$500k21%
FY202433$465k24%
FY202340$490k23%
FY202238$537k37%
FY202136$472k39%
FY202040$463kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$706kArts & Culture$493kRecreation & Sports$450kHealth$389kHuman Services$171kEnvironment$166kHousing & Shelter$76kReligion$70kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
VA
MD
NM
SC
DC
OK
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

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All grantees of Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cleveland Baseball Federation$313,000632%
Cincinnati Museum Association$170,00060%
Georgetown University$135,00060%
St George's School$109,00040%
Changing the World Inc$106,000438%
The Seven Hills School$104,00040%
Newport County Regional YMCA$90,00061%
Trinity College$82,00050%
Cotuit Center for the Arts Inc$79,75061%
Community Connections Inc$55,00050%
Blair House Foundation$50,00020%
Ford's Theatre Society$45,00050%
Christ Chapel Inc$45,0004n/a
Southern Methodist University$40,00030%
Merging Vets and Players$40,00022%
Barnstable Land Trust Inc$39,75051%
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod$36,36052%
The Vida School$35,00042%
Emanuel Community Center DBA Cincinnati Squash Academy$27,00061%
Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education$22,50030%
Business Volunteers Unlimited$20,00020%
Santa Picsu$20,0001n/a
Financial Scholars Inc$20,0002n/a
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences$20,00030%
The Agnes Irwin School$18,50020%
The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc$18,00020%
Caulbridge School Education Foundation$17,50013%
Gateway to Leadership Foundation$17,50033%
The Taft School Corporation$17,00010%
Cincinnati Works$16,00060%
Jupiter Medical Center Inc$15,00010%
The Royal Poinciana Chapel Inc$12,0001n/a
The Preservation Society of Charleston Inc$10,00010%
University Hospital & Clinics Inc$10,00020%
Bringing Hope Home$10,00010%
Jefferson Scholars Foundation$10,00010%
Newport Hospital$10,00010%
The Ohio University Foundation$10,00010%
Spouting Rock Beach Association$10,00010%
Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati Inc$10,00011%
Tip of the Spear Foundation$8,00022%
Cape Kid Meals Inc$8,00041%
Christ Fellowship Church$7,0001n/a
Christ Fellowship Church Inc$6,0002n/a
Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Inc$6,00050%
Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism$5,00012%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati$5,00020%
A Kid Again Inc$5,00010%
Save Twin Brooks Inc$5,00014%
Cleveland Museum of Art$5,00010%
Pga Tour Wives Association Inc$5,0001n/a
Friends of Breakthrough Schools$3,00010%
Folds of Honor Foundation$3,00020%
Newport Country Club Preservation Foundation Trust$2,50011%
World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals$2,00020%
Provision Ministry Inc$2,00020%
Treasured Life Initiative Inc$1,00012%
The Cape Cod Museum of Art Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($932k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 51 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCleveland Baseball Federation: $313,000 over 6y, 32% of budgetCincinnati Museum Association: $170,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgetown University: $135,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSt George's School: $109,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChanging the World Inc: $106,000 over 4y, 38% of budgetThe Seven Hills School: $104,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNewport County Regional YMCA: $90,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetTrinity College: $82,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCotuit Center for the Arts Inc: $79,750 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetCommunity Connections Inc: $55,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBlair House Foundation: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFord's Theatre Society: $45,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMerging Vets and Players: $40,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetBarnstable Land Trust Inc: $39,750 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetThe Arts Foundation of Cape Cod: $36,360 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetThe Vida School: $35,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetEmanuel Community Center DBA Cincinnati Squash Academy: $27,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetEd Snider Youth Hockey & Education: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBusiness Volunteers Unlimited: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetPennsylvania College of Health Sciences: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Agnes Irwin School: $18,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCaulbridge School Education Foundation: $17,500 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetGateway to Leadership Foundation: $17,500 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetThe Taft School Corporation: $17,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Works: $16,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Preservation Society of Charleston Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUniversity Hospital & Clinics Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBringing Hope Home: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJefferson Scholars Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNewport Hospital: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ohio University Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpouting Rock Beach Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetStarfire Council of Greater Cincinnati Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTip of the Spear Foundation: $8,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetCape Kid Meals Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetAlliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNortheast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetA Kid Again Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSave Twin Brooks Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetCleveland Museum of Art: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Breakthrough Schools: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFolds of Honor Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNewport Country Club Preservation Foundation Trust: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWorld Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% 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 51.

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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.

Mutual Bancorp Foundation Inc Fka Cape Cod 5 Foundation IncMA17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mutual Bancorp Foundation Inc Fka Cape Cod 5 Foundation Inc · Cape Cod Foundation Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Bilezikian Family Foundation Inc · Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Trust · Amica Companies Foundation · Olb Foundation Inc · Donald C McGraw Foundation Inc · Louise Taft Semple Foundation · Horizon Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Fidelity 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.

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About Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation

How much does Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation give?
Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation reported 38 grants totaling $500,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 40 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (24%), Arts & Culture (17%), Recreation & Sports (15%).
Who are Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Cleveland Baseball Federation ($313k), Cincinnati Museum Association ($170k), Georgetown University ($135k).
Does Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Walter & Olivia Kiebach 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 Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mutual Bancorp Foundation Inc Fka Cape Cod 5 Foundation Inc, Cape Cod Foundation Inc, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund.
Where is Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation based?
Walter & Olivia Kiebach 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 94 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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