Landen Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cincinnati, OH EIN: 56-2407331

Landen Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its 2025 filing reports $760,000 in grants to 11 organizations, with listed recipients in Ohio and Tennessee.

Key facts about Landen Family Foundation Inc

In short: Landen Family Foundation Inc gave $760K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $69K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
56-2407331
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$760,000
Grants made (2025)
11
Average grant
$69,091
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$4,793,462
Primary geography
Ohio (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.8M

+81.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$760K

-1.3% YoY

Grant Count

11

+10.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$69K

-10.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Landen Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $220K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Landen Family Foundation Inc gives

  • 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 345% 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.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s own stated mission is not provided. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas reflected by their stated purposes, including land protection, patient and caregiver lodging, food access, education, youth services, job training, affordable housing, and arts and storytelling.

Grantee descriptions illustrate this range: Friends of Radnor Lake says its mission is to protect and improve Radnor Lake State Natural Area and educate the public about it. Hospital Hospitality House Corporation describes its mission as providing lodging, meals, and support to patients and caregivers receiving medical treatment in Nashville. WordPlay Cincy says it uses storytelling, creative expression, and arts in healing with young people. Communities in Schools of Tennessee describes its mission as surrounding students with community support so they can stay in school and achieve in life. Breakthrough Cincinnati says it provides a college-preparatory summer learning program for high-need, high-potential middle school students and trains college students as future teachers.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave $760,000 through 11 grants. Grants ranged from $25,000 to $200,000, with a median grant of $50,000.

Notable 2025 grants included $200,000 to Corporation For Findlay Market Of for Findlay Forward; $100,000 to Friends of Radnor Lake for land acquisition for Harris Trail boundary protection; $95,000 to Hospital Hospitality House Corporation for an operations grant; and $60,000 to Freestore-Foodbank Inc for its School Pantry Program. The foundation also gave $50,000 each to Breakthrough Cincinnati, Communities in Schools of Tennessee, Crossroads Campus, WordPlay Cincy, and Changing Gears.

How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio (61%) and Tennessee (39%). Listed recipients were in Cincinnati and Pleasant Plain, Ohio, and Nashville, Tennessee.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

CincinnatiNashvilleMilfordPleasant PlainWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2019 22 grants2020 14 grants2021 12 grants2022 10 grants2023 10 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $1.1M (2020). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $760K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Corporation For Findlay Market Of: $200KCorporation For Findlay MarketOf$200KFriends of Radnor Lake: $100KFriends of Radnor Lake$100KHospital Hospitality House Corporation: $95KHospital Hospitality HouseCorporation$95KFreestore-Foodbank Inc: $60KFreestore-Foodbank Inc$60KBreakthrough Cincinnati Inc: $50KBreakthrough Cincinnati Inc$50KCommunities in Schools of Tennessee: $50KCommunities in Schools ofTennessee$50KCrossroads Campus: $50KCrossroads Campus$50KWordPlay Cincy: $50KWordPlay Cincy$50KChanging Gears: $50KChanging Gears$50KCircle Tail Inc: $30KCircle Tail Inc$30K

The largest 2025 recipient was Corporation For Findlay Market Of ($200K). Together the top 10 received $735K.

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K19$50–100K15$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 57 (40%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Corporation For Findlay Market Of Cincinnati, OHFindlay Forward$200,000
Friends of Radnor Lake Nashville, TNLand Acquisition for Harris Trail Boundary Protection$100,000
Hospital Hospitality House Corporation Nashville, TNOperations Grant$95,000
Freestore-Foodbank Inc Cincinnati, OHFreestore Foodbank's School Pantry Program$60,000
Breakthrough Cincinnati Inc Cincinnati, OHNurturing Potential to Gifted But Disadvantaged Youth Through the Summer, School Year, and College Bound Programs$50,000
Communities in Schools of Tennessee Nashville, TNWrap around services for Metro Nashville Students$50,000
Crossroads Campus Nashville, TNJob Training, Affordable Housing & Supportive Services for Young Adults$50,000
WordPlay Cincy Cincinnati, OHAmplifying Youth Voice$50,000
Changing Gears Cincinnati, OHChanging Gears$50,000
Circle Tail Inc Pleasant Plain, OHCircle Trail Campus Modernization$30,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $4,793,462 $2,926,101 $797,273 $760,000 (11 grants)
2024 $2,645,981 $2,228,024 $804,244 $770,000 (10 grants)
2023 $1,180,354 $458,923 $674,414 $645,000 (10 grants)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,793,462$2,645,981$1,180,354
Revenue$2,926,101$2,228,024$458,923
Expenses$797,273$804,244$674,414
Qualifying Distributions$760,100$770,100$648,550
Net Investment Income$51,459$236,999$429,264
Distributable Amount$220,173$150,217$115,934

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 17, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Elizabeth L Krone as Director and President, Margaret L Arnold as Director and Vice President, Louise M Landen as Director, and Bruce A Krone as Treasurer.

Landen Family Foundation Inc is led by Elizabeth L Krone, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elizabeth L Krone

    Director & President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louise M Landen

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret L Arnold

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce A Krone

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 700 Walnut Street Suite 311, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 241-1234

Frequently asked questions about Landen Family Foundation Inc

How much does Landen Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Landen Family Foundation Inc gave $760K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $770K across 10 grants.

What is Landen Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Landen Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $69,091, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Landen Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Landen Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Ohio: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Tennessee (39%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cincinnati, OH (6 grants) and Nashville, TN (4 grants).

Does Landen Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Landen Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Landen Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Landen Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Corporation For Findlay Market Of ($200,000), Friends of Radnor Lake ($100,000) and Hospital Hospitality House Corporation ($95,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Landen Family Foundation Inc?

Landen Family Foundation Inc reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $760K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $220K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Landen Family Foundation Inc fund?

The foundation’s own stated mission is not provided. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Landen Family Foundation Inc?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Landen Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Landen Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2407331. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Landen Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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