The CCDS Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Cincinnati, OH EIN: 31-1289746

Maintain an endowment for the operational support of the cincinnati country day school.

The CCDS Foundation at a glance

In short: The CCDS Foundation gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.5M), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,521,890
+0.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,521,890
+0.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,521,890
Total assets
$38,220,412
+9.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The CCDS Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Cincinnati

How The CCDS Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2021) to $1.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$1,521,890
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$38,220,412$10,263,352$1,673,459$1,521,8901$10,096,952
2024$35,013,821$1,483,927$1,648,186$1,507,7981$1,324,998
2023$31,561,021$1,899,599$1,582,056$1,454,0131$1,610,680
2022$30,245,718$3,230,304$1,393,277$1,256,5651$2,577,594
2021$33,022,027$2,506,548$1,314,774$1,102,6061$2,141,210

About The CCDS Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The CCDS Foundation is a public charity, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $38.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $10.1M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The CCDS Foundation is led by J. Brant, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • J. Brant

    President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • A. Hanson

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • C. Thomas

    Secretary

    Head Master Appointee → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • K. Ward

    Alumni Representative

    Member → Alumni Representative, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • L. Vaughn

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • R. Zimmerman

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • T. Witt

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • G. Wright

    Alumni Representative

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • P. Stewart

    Head Master Appointee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • K. Rosenthal

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: E. Jones (2022–2023) — Alumni Representative
  • Former: J. Hall (2022) — President
  • Former: J. March (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: K. Scheer (2022) — Alumni Representative
  • Former: Amy Hanson (2021) — Member
  • Former: Anthony Jaccaci (2021) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Edmund Jones (2021) — Alumni Representative
  • Former: Jeffrey March (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Jon Hall (2021) — Chair
  • Former: Julie Fleischmann (2021) — Head Master Appointee
  • Former: Karl Scheer (2021) — Alumni Representative
  • Former: Kevin Ward (2021) — Member
  • Former: Louise Vaughn (2021) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Todd L. Witt (2021) — Assistant Treasurer

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.

Frequently asked questions about The CCDS Foundation

How much does The CCDS Foundation give each year?

The CCDS Foundation gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.5M across 1 grant.

How large is The CCDS Foundation?

The CCDS Foundation reported $38.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.3M.

Where does The CCDS Foundation operate?

The CCDS Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is The CCDS Foundation's EIN?

The CCDS Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1289746. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 21, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 2, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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