Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect 001576 is a private foundation located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its 2024 filing reports 37 grants totaling $90,035 to organizations including a college, health and human-services organizations, and cultural and conservation groups. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 18 grants totaling $102,000.
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect at a glance
In short: Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect gave $102K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state Ohio. 22% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $102,000
- +13.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -51.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,667
- +132.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,247,879
- -0.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 22% first-time grantees (4 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (35% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect
- How to Apply
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The foundation states that requests should be submitted in letter form and lists R M Keyes as the contact. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations; restrictions on awards are listed as none.
- Contact
Application contact: R M Keyes
Mailing address: 4125 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223
Phone: (513) 542-7800
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sweet Briar Institute ($25K). Together the top 10 received $75K.
Grant Size Distribution
175 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 175 grants of 175 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, Ohio recipients received 50% of grant dollars, followed by Virginia (17%), New York (10%), Texas (7%), and Florida (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect open to new grantees?
22%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 18 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 78% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $83K (2021) to $102K (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $102K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Briar Institute Sweet Briar, VA | Charitable | $25,000 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | Charitable | $7,000 |
| Menninger Clinic Houston, TX | Program Support | $6,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | Program Support | $6,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Jackksonville, FL | Program Support | $6,000 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Cincinnati Art Club Cincinnati, OH | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati, OH | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, OH | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Georgetown University Law Center Washington, WA | Program Support | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,247,879 | $127,701 | $128,013 | $102,000 | 18 | $108,476 | $110,322 | $117,905 |
| 2024 | $1,248,657 | $141,249 | $111,213 | $90,035 | 37 | $101,517 | $132,605 | $114,111 |
| 2023 | $1,218,658 | $83,760 | $120,147 | $98,144 | 40 | $108,452 | $75,516 | $103,522 |
| 2022 | $1,256,415 | $175,640 | $119,459 | $98,144 | 40 | $109,587 | $167,022 | $106,408 |
| 2021 | $1,200,246 | $94,388 | $106,208 | $82,580 | 40 | — | $85,988 | $110,670 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect reported a distributable amount of $118K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, Freestore Foodbank describes its mission as improving lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with its community; UC Health Foundation says it supports work in prevention, treatment, education, and research; and Guiding Eyes for the Blind says it provides guide dogs to people with vision loss. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation made 37 grants totaling $90,035. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median grant of $1,500. The largest award was $15,000 to Sweet Briar College for program support. Other notable grants included $5,000 each to The Menninger Clinic, Wounded Warriors Project, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Georgetown University Law Center, and Tunnel to Towers. Freestore Foodbank and UC Health Foundation each received $3,000. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 18 grants totaling $102,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
North Side Bank Trust Company is listed as trustee on the 2024 filing.
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect's only listed officer is Baird Trust Company, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Baird Trust Company
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$16K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: North Side Bank Trust Company (2021–2024) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $16K, to Baird Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect
How much does Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect give each year?
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect gave $102K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $90K across 37 grants.
What is Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect's typical grant size?
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,667, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect that year got $10K on average.
Where does Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect give grants?
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect's top state is Ohio, with 35% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Virginia (25%) and Texas (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cincinnati, OH (8 grants), Houston, TX (3 grants) and Washington, WA (2 grants).
Does Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (11 grants) and "Charitable" (6 grants).
Who are Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect's largest grantees?
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect's largest 2025 grantees include Sweet Briar Institute ($25,000), The Museum of Fine Arts Houston ($7,000) and Menninger Clinic ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect?
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $108K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $118K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for a range of organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect?
The foundation states that requests should be submitted in letter form and lists R M Keyes as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect's EIN?
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6016786. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/ab-cord-charitable-foundation-tr-nect-morg_24737ccc701f4196bb31e86f14bafdba
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