Ohio · Public charity
Warren County Foundation
To enhance the quality of life in warren county by encouraging and facilitating charitable giving and making it convenient, flexible and effective.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 60
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 45
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.2M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $11,200
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $154,844
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 45
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $26M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 56% of the organizations Warren County Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $284k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterArts & CultureOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 57 | $1.1M | 46% |
| FY2024 | 45 | $933k | 56% |
| FY2023 | 19 | $1.0M | 32% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $563k | 12% |
| FY2021 | 20 | $710k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $489k | 27% |
| FY2019 | 19 | $1.7M | 100% |
| FY2018 | 23 | $572k | 48% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$2.7MReligion$2.1MHealth$905kHuman Services$778kRecreation & Sports$267kPhilanthropy$225kYouth Development$104kFood & Nutrition$101kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Foundation | $980,050 | 3 | 0% |
| Lebanon Presbyterian Church | $842,950 | 6 | n/a |
| Bethesda Foundation Inc | $794,600 | 6 | 3% |
| Ralph J Stolle Countryside YMCA of Warren County | $660,262 | 4 | 4% |
| Miami University Foundation | $655,809 | 6 | 0% |
| Zoweh Inc | $172,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Warren County Park District | $164,844 | 1 | n/a |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $160,500 | 7 | n/a |
| New Freedom Church | $155,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Classical Christian Academy | $125,000 | 7 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Foundation | $980,050 | 3 | 0% |
| Lebanon Presbyterian Church | $842,950 | 6 | n/a |
| Bethesda Foundation Inc | $794,600 | 6 | 3% |
| Ralph J Stolle Countryside YMCA of Warren County | $660,262 | 4 | 4% |
| Miami University Foundation | $655,809 | 6 | 0% |
| Zoweh Inc | $172,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Warren County Park District | $164,844 | 1 | n/a |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $160,500 | 7 | n/a |
| New Freedom Church | $155,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Classical Christian Academy | $125,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Music Mission Kiev Inc | $120,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc | $87,441 | 6 | 1% |
| Folds of Honor of Central Ohio Inc | $75,641 | 2 | 6% |
| Dayton Christian Schools Inc | $75,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Mason United Methodist Church | $73,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Restoring Lives International | $70,000 | 7 | 5% |
| Beech Acres | $64,350 | 6 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation | $55,950 | 3 | 2% |
| The University of Cincinnati Foundation | $50,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Chess Christian School | $50,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Matthew 25 Ministries Inc | $48,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Family Promise of Warren County Dba Interfaith Hospitality Network of Warren | $47,150 | 2 | 2% |
| First Church of the Open Bible | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Rotary Club of Lebanon Ohio | $38,903 | 2 | 29% |
| Warren County Vocational School District | $35,653 | 2 | n/a |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation of Greater Cincinnati Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | $28,183 | 1 | 0% |
| Lebanon Food Pantry | $26,850 | 2 | 3% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $26,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Zoological Society of Cincinnati | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lebanon Christian School | $24,830 | 1 | n/a |
| Antioch | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Magnified Giving | $20,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Warren County Community Services Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Oeder Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Harmon Museum | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lebanon Chamber of Commerce Inc | $18,150 | 2 | 5% |
| Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Joshua's Place | $15,178 | 1 | n/a |
| Shared Harvest Foodbank Inc | $14,550 | 1 | 0% |
| Lmyf Inc | $14,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Jewell Education Foundation | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Miami University - Bursar's Office | $12,350 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Cincinnati | $12,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Middle Run Primitive Baptist Church Preservation Association Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elizabeth's New Life Center Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $11,663 | 2 | 0% |
| Humane Association of Warren County -Ohio | $11,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Otterbein Lebanon | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati Inc | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ms Innovation | $10,410 | 1 | n/a |
| Kettering Back Pack Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Cancer Family Care Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Middletown | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Mental Health Centers of Warren County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Waynesville Area Heritage and Cultural Center | $10,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Otterbein Homes | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Alpaugh Family Economics Center for Education and Research | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Last Mile Food Rescue | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Thriving Earth Collective | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ohio Living Quaker Heights | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Safe on Main Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Brown & Bills | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of Warren County Ohio | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grace to Griddle Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Village of Miles Heights Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hospice of Cincinnati Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dayton Children's Hospital | $9,212 | 1 | 0% |
| Grace Baptist Church | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mason Church of God | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project | $8,016 | 1 | 2% |
| Lebanon Community Methodist Church | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pink Ribbon Good Inc | $7,857 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ohio University Foundation | $7,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Coalition of Care Greater Cincinnati | $7,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Citizens for Beavercreek Schools | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Kings Citizens for Quality Education | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Flying Neutrons | $6,461 | 1 | n/a |
| Abilities First Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace Chapel | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mason Scholarship Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mason Christian Village Auxiliary | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope Evangelical Free Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lebanon Optimist Club | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Crossroads Community Church Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cincinnati Waldorf School | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 31 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Warren County Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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 45.
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 Cincinnati FoundationOH32.4× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Dayton Foundation Depository · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · United Way of Warren County Ohio · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · The Dayton Foundation · United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Warren County Foundation Depository · Sutphin Family Foundation Ica · John a Schroth Family Char Tr · Interact for Health · Ge Aerospace 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.
About Warren County Foundation
- How much does Warren County Foundation give?
- Warren County Foundation reported 60 itemized grants totaling $1,206,933, out of $1,823,698 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 45 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Warren County Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (35%), Religion (28%), Health (12%).
- Who are Warren County Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Ohio State University Foundation ($980k), Lebanon Presbyterian Church ($843k), Bethesda Foundation Inc ($795k).
- Does Warren County Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Warren County Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Dayton Foundation Depository, Johnson Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Warren County Foundation based?
- Warren County Foundation is based in OH.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home