The University of Cincinnati Foundation
Mission: to inspire a community of uc and uc health supporters through the power of philanthropy. Vision: igniting passion to transform lives.
The University of Cincinnati Foundation at a glance
In short: The University of Cincinnati Foundation gave $83.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $83.3M), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $83,280,206
- +23.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $83,280,206
- +23.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $83,280,206
- Total assets
- $970,907,904
- +7.3% 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 University of Cincinnati Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Cincinnati ($83.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The University of Cincinnati Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54.7M (2020) to $93.7M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $83.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | Program Support | $83,280,206 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $970,907,904 | $147,453,508 | $121,854,737 | $83,280,206 | 1 | $33,213,221 |
| 2024 | $904,693,969 | $177,906,583 | $104,023,416 | $67,321,363 | 1 | $28,913,869 |
| 2023 | $790,352,151 | $148,318,754 | $105,726,355 | $69,755,344 | 1 | $26,212,724 |
| 2022 | $743,496,538 | $143,064,693 | $125,858,709 | $93,716,540 | 1 | $24,057,277 |
| 2021 | $757,922,023 | $116,975,364 | $93,191,638 | $65,186,607 | 1 | $23,748,450 |
| 2020 | $616,325,698 | $119,970,948 | $87,755,287 | $54,699,882 | 1 | $22,010,241 |
About The University of Cincinnati Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The University of Cincinnati Foundation is a public charity, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $970.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $83.3M. Net investment income was $33.2M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The University of Cincinnati Foundation is led by O. Richard Bundy III, President on every filing since 2024; 13 of 57 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
O. Richard Bundy III
President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$392K (2025)
Leigh R. Fox
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alvin H. Crawford MD
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Wait
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anil Hinduja
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Fant
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darrell D. Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edwin L. Bowman III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric C. Broyles
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary D. Johns
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gyan Jha
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jacqueline C. Neumann
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Boyce
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerome C. Kathman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry L. Fritz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John B. Berding
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy L. Pershern
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberlee J. Dobbs
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurence F. Jones III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori A. Beer
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard C. Seal
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russell C. Myers
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruthie S. Keefe
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shakila T. Ahmad
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shenan P. Murphy
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shimul A. Shah
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen E. Kimpel
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Carleton
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy A. Elsbrock
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William J. Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William T. Neat
Trustee
Chair → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea K. Wiot
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anndrea Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arun Murthy
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Van Pelt
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Perry
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lourdes Harshe
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Green
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
La Vandez Jones
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Santi
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Patterson
Trustee -
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annabel Konesco
Trustee -
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cara Baah-Binney
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Sprung
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caleb Whitted
Vice President for Development, West & Regional Campuses
Vice President for Principal Giving → Vice President of Principal Giving, 2024
Vice President of Principal Giving → Vice President for Development, West & Regional Campuses, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$171K (2020) → $283K (2025)
Carrie E. White
Vice President of Tech, Info & Philan Strategy
Vice President Advancement Services → Vice President, Tech, Info & Philanthropic Strategy, 2023
Vice President, Tech, Info & Philanthropic Strategy → Vice President of Tech, Info & Philan Strategy, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$220K (2020) → $256K (2025)
Jennifer L. Heisey
Vice President, Alumni & Annual Giving
Executive Director & Vice President Alumni Relations → Vice President of Alumni & Donor Experience, 2024
Vice President of Alumni & Donor Experience → Vice President, Alumni & Annual Giving, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$249K (2020) → $295K (2025)
Karen Hatcher
Assistant Vice President of Principal Gifts & Athletics
Assistant Vice President Development & Athletics → Assistant Vice President & Principal Gifts-Athletics, 2023
Assistant Vice President & Principal Gifts-Athletics → Assistant Vice President of Principal Gifts & Athletics, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$198K (2020) → $258K (2025)
Linda Bledsoe
Vice President & Human Resources
Vice President & Human Resources → Vice President of Human Resources, 2024
Vice President of Human Resources → Vice President & Human Resources, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$152K (2020) → $279K (2025)
Thomas D. Freeman
Vice President, CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$261K (2020) → $523K (2025)
Heather Ellison
Chief of Staff & Secretary
Director Board Relation & Secretary → Chief of Staff & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$71K (2022) → $155K (2025)
Jonathan Agree
Vice President for Development & Academic Health Enterprise
Vice President, Development - Academic Health & Uc Health → Vice President of Development - Academic Health, 2024
Vice President of Development - Academic Health → Vice President for Development & Academic Health Enterprise, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$209K (2022) → $382K (2025)
Julie Engebrecht
Vice President & Strategic Communications
Vice President & Strategic Communications → Vice President of Strategic Communications, 2024
Vice President of Strategic Communications → Vice President & Strategic Communications, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$173K (2022) → $216K (2025)
Heather Pena
Associate Vice President & Alum
COO & Uc Alumni Association → Associate Vice President & Alum, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$185K (2023) → $199K (2025)
Kendra Smith
Vice President, CFO & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$173K (2025)
Tammy Wernke
Assistant Vice President & Gift Planning
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$205K (2025)
Rae A. Mang
Immediate Past Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2021
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Cora K. Ogle (2020–2024) — Trustee -
- Former: Joseph P. Judge (2020–2024) — Trustee -
- Former: Peter A. Alpaugh (2020–2024) — Trustee -
- Former: Peter Landgren (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Ryan M. Rybolt (2020–2024) — Trustee -
- Former: Sean P. Connell (2020–2024) — Trustee -
- Former: Stuart G. Hoffman (2020–2024) — Trustee -
- Former: Laureen McCorkle (2023–2024) — Assistant Vice President of Development & Uc Cancer Center
- Former: Mike Zenz (2023–2024) — Executive Director for Principal Giving
- Former: Steve Rosfeld (2023–2024) — Vice President of Development-
- Former: Kenneth Byers (2024) — Trustee -
- Former: Andrea I. Zahumensky (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ellen Rieveschl (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Eva L. Maddox (2020–2023) — Trustee -
- Former: John M. Tew (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ken V. Byers (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Phil D. Collins (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Randall E. Smith (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Robert J. King (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Robert R. Buck (2020–2023) — Trustee -
- Former: Carrie K. Hayden (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Danny Z. Ferrell (2020–2022) — Executive & Director Gift Planning
- Former: Dianne G. Dunkelman (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kathryn A. Hollister (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Robert L. Fealy (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sandra S. Wiesmann (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen A. Rosfeld (2020–2022) — Vice President for Development
- Former: Michael Paxton (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Andi K. Wiot (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Brian E. Hall (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Gregory C. Wolf (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: James A. Schiff (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: James F. Orr III (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Joffre P. Moine II (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michael D. Zenz (2020–2021) — Vice President, Development-Ahc & Uch
- Former: Naimah Bilal (2020–2021) — Director Board Relation & Secretary · Filing note: Until 12/2020
- Former: Patricia L. Klingbiel (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Todd C. Degarmo (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Heather Ellison Eff (2021) — Director Board Relation & Secretary
- Former: Michael T. Schueler (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $523K, to Thomas D Freeman (VP & CFO, TREASURER (until Oct 2024)). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The University of Cincinnati Foundation
How much does The University of Cincinnati Foundation give each year?
The University of Cincinnati Foundation gave $83.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $67.3M across 1 grant.
How large is The University of Cincinnati Foundation?
The University of Cincinnati Foundation reported $970.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $147.5M.
Where does The University of Cincinnati Foundation operate?
The University of Cincinnati Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is The University of Cincinnati Foundation's EIN?
The University of Cincinnati Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-0896555. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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