Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cincinnati, OH EIN: 31-1629017

The Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation is a private foundation based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its 2025 filing lists 13 grants totaling $280,000, all to recipients in Ohio, for project or program support.

Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation at a glance

In short: Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation gave $280K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$280,000
-6.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
13
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$21,538
-6.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$5,650,904
+6.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

How to apply to Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation

How to Apply

The filing lists a letter as the application material and states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations. Awards are restricted to activities that promote, encourage, or aid religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes.

Review Cycle
None listed.
Deadline
None listed.
Contact

Application contact: Fifth Third Bank N A Co Jelena A
Mailing address: 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 534-7213

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

New Life Furniture: $30KNew Life Furniture$30KEast End Adult Education Center: $25KEast End Adult EducationCenter$25KDepaul Cristo Rey High School: $25KDepaul Cristo Rey High School$25KCommunity of the Transfiguration: $25KCommunity of theTransfiguration$25KShelterhouse Volunteer Group: $25KShelterhouse Volunteer Group$25KWorking in Neighborhoods: $25KWorking in Neighborhoods$25KCornerstone Renter Equity Inc: $25KCornerstone Renter Equity Inc$25KCincinnati Community Toolbank: $25KCincinnati Community Toolbank$25KLast Mile Food Rescue: $25KLast Mile Food Rescue$25KCenter for Holocaust and Humanity: $15KCenter for Holocaust andHumanity$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was New Life Furniture ($30K). Together the top 10 received $245K.

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants across all recorded years

55<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 55 grants of 55 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to organizations in Ohio. Listed recipients were based in Cincinnati or West Chester, Ohio.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CincinnatiColumbusMilfordFort MitchellHamiltonLiberty TownshipNewportWest Chester

How Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation gives

  • 8% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 16 grants2020 16 grants2021 0 grants2022 13 grants2023 13 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $190K (2023) to $300K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $280K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Life Furniture Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$30,000
East End Adult Education Center Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$25,000
Depaul Cristo Rey High School Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$25,000
Community of the Transfiguration Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$25,000
Shelterhouse Volunteer Group Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$25,000
Working in Neighborhoods Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$25,000
Cornerstone Renter Equity Inc Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$25,000
Cincinnati Community Toolbank Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$25,000
Last Mile Food Rescue Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$25,000
Center for Holocaust and Humanity Cincinnati, OHProject/Program Support$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$5,650,904$706,685$335,906$280,00013$289,547$610,243$284,059
2024$5,332,326$565,827$366,583$300,00013$308,452$469,585$270,109
2023$5,121,410$1,625,401$255,230$190,00013$190,905$1,584,403$224,528
2022$3,812,483$1,137,624$34,526——$5,785$1,081,660$227,138
2021$2,708,910$233,302$302,813$260,00016$265,968$145,574$249,402
2020$2,778,634$252,470$245,299$205,00016—$145,886$203,736
2019$2,772,355$258,861$233,992$195,0001—$177,487$198,841

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation reported a distributable amount of $284K 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 2025 grants included organizations whose own descriptions cover areas such as adult education, homelessness services, food rescue, neighborhood development, and renter asset-building. For example, Cornerstone Renter Equity describes its work as helping low-income renters build equity, while East End Adult Education Center describes its work as GED attainment and literacy. Shelterhouse Volunteer Group describes providing basic services to homeless men and women, and Last Mile Food Rescue describes rescuing food and connecting it with nonprofits serving people facing food insecurity.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave $280,000 through 13 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $30,000, with a median of $25,000. Listed awards included $30,000 to New Life Furniture and $25,000 each to East End Adult Education Center, DePaul Cristo Rey High School, Community of the Transfiguration, Shelterhouse Volunteer Group, Working in Neighborhoods, Cornerstone Renter Equity, Cincinnati Community Toolbank, and Last Mile Food Rescue. The 2025 filing describes the grants as project/program support.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Fifth Third Bank N A as co-trustee.

Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation's only listed officer is Fifth Third Bank N A, Co-Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Fifth Third Bank N A

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $27K (2020) → $52K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Narley L. Haley (2019–2022) — Co-Trustee
  • Former: Fifth Third Bank (2019) — Co-Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Fifth Third Bank N a — Co-Trustee: $52KFifth Third Bank N aCo-Trustee$52K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $52K, to Fifth Third Bank N a (Co-Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation

How much does Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation give each year?

Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation gave $280K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $300K across 13 grants.

What is Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation's typical grant size?

Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $21,538, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation give grants?

Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Cincinnati, OH (12 grants).

Does Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Project/Program Support" (13 grants).

Who are Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation's largest grantees?

Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include New Life Furniture ($30,000), East End Adult Education Center ($25,000) and Depaul Cristo Rey High School ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation?

Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation reported $5.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $290K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $284K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose own descriptions cover areas such as adult education, homelessness services, food rescue, neighborhood development, and renter asset-building. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation?

The filing lists a letter as the application material and states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation's EIN?

Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1629017. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Frank J & Jacqueline D Kloenne Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/frank-j-and-jacqueline-d-kloenne-foundation-morg_740578c57ce54a1a86f88f66fb09da31

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