Meisel Family Foundation
Meisel Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $199K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $4K.
Meisel Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Meisel Family Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,000
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,667
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $198,512
- -3.1% 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 September 2026.
Who Meisel Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way ($6K). Together the top 3 received $8K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Meisel Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 83% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $47K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way Cincinnati, OH | General Fund | $6,000 |
| Talbert House Cincinnati, OH | General Fund | $1,500 |
| Alzheimer's Association Cincinnati, OH | General Fund | $500 |
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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 | $198,512 | $3,875 | $10,159 | $8,000 | 3 | $8,000 | $3,875 | $9,607 |
| 2024 | $204,796 | $4,244 | $3,987 | $2,000 | 3 | $2,000 | $4,241 | $8,508 |
| 2023 | $204,539 | $3,543 | $5,510 | $3,000 | 3 | $3,000 | $3,689 | $7,407 |
| 2022 | $206,506 | $1,463 | $10,705 | $7,950 | 5 | $7,950 | $1,463 | $7,563 |
| 2021 | $215,748 | $-6,488 | $50,491 | $46,825 | 4 | — | $844 | $9,077 |
| 2020 | $272,727 | $12,381 | $28,344 | $24,080 | 17 | — | $2,381 | $9,366 |
| 2019 | $288,690 | $86,796 | $30,912 | $26,677 | 39 | — | $4,563 | $10,990 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Meisel Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Meisel Family Foundation is led by Alvin Z Meisel, Trustee & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alvin Z Meisel
Trustee & President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mark H Berliant
Trustee
On filings since 2019
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.
Frequently asked questions about Meisel Family Foundation
How much does Meisel Family Foundation give each year?
Meisel Family Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 3 grants.
What is Meisel Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Meisel Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $2,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Meisel Family Foundation give grants?
Meisel Family 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 (3 grants).
Does Meisel Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Meisel Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Meisel Family Foundation?
Meisel Family Foundation reported $199K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (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 is Meisel Family Foundation?
Meisel Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Cincinnati, OH. It holds $199K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Meisel Family Foundation's EIN?
Meisel Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1581846. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 2, 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 February 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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