Ohio · Nonprofit
THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND
THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND (Ohio) receives grants from 53 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,029,149 to it, the largest being CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ($985,000). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.7M
- Funders on record
- 53
- Grants received
- $4.0M
- Net assets
- $6.7M
What The Cincinnati Reds Community Fund does
Mission
The reds community fund is dedicated to improving the lives of youths by leveraging the tradition of the cincinnati reds and the game of baseball.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The p&g mlb cincinnati reds youth academy was established in 2009 and operated for five years at a temporary location in conjunction with cincinnati public schools. The indoor training facility in roselawn (opened in 2014) hosts free, year-round baseball and softball instruction along with educational programming. Program goals include increasing participation and interest in baseball and softball, encouraging academic achievement and emphasizing good character development.
$1,360,833 spent53% of program spendingThe reds community fund's field renovation program underwrites the expense for improvements to area youth baseball fields throughout reds country. Upgrades include new soil for the infields, turf upgrades in the outfields, backstop repairs, fencing, dugouts and more. Applicants who wish to receive funding for a field renovation project must have a specific need and complete an online application process providing information on the project such as location, maintenance schedule and most importantly, scope of use for each field.
$335,425 spentof which $100,000 as grants13% of program spendingThe reds community fund youth baseball & softball funding initiative provides support to over 300 boys baseball and girls softball teams. Organizations receive funding to purchase uniforms, equipment and cover various operating expenses. Qualifying organizations must operate in "reds country," demonstrate financial need, and participate in a minimum of three community service or fundraising activities throughout the year. Specific programs that are supported include the p&g mlb cincinnati reds youth academy, greater cincinnati knothole, cincinnati public schools and reviving baseball in inner cities.
$118,002 spentof which $174,776 as grants5% of program spendingReviving baseball in inner cities (rbi) is a major league baseball youth outreach program designed to: - increase participation and interest in baseball and softball among underserved youth - promote greater inclusion of youth with diverse backgrounds into the mainstream of the game - increase number of talented athletes prepared to play in college and professionally - encourage academic achievement, community service and model citizenship - teach the value of teamwork
$746,627 spent29% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,560,887.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $7.6M to $7.0M (−7%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 10% · 2021 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
75% of THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Charles Frank
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 12 funders to 22 funders, grant income rose $309k → $590k.
13 of 53 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 30% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 53 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 24% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
80% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 40% · 2018 51% · 2019 52% · 2020 55% · 2021 84% · 2022 27% · 2023 22% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
32% of THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 47% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND draws 56% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, across 14 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND's funding base is broadening — from 12 funders to 22 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,203 community improvement nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
67%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- The Cincinnati Reds · partnership
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND?
- THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND (Ohio) receives grants from 53 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,029,149 to it, the largest being CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ($985,000). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND have?
- IRS filings report 53 organizations giving $4,029,149 in grants to THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND, 25 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND?
- CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER is the largest funder on record, with $985,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 53 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing