The Warren & Bernice Hensel

Kythryn & Vishnoo Shahani Charitable Trust

Cincinnati, OH

The trust funds charitable organizations, including schools, arts groups, and community-service organizations, with recent grants supporting education, performing arts, music, parks, and housing services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,500 to $80,000, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to Ohio, followed by Missouri, with smaller amounts in Kentucky, North Carolina, and Michigan. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Huntington Charitable Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

Huntington Charitable Foundation supports community revitalization, affordable housing, food security, youth and family services, health, workforce development, and the arts, primarily in Ohio. Its 2025 grants totaled about $5 million across 28 awards, ranging from $30,000 to $1 million, with a median of $82,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations; Huntington’s grant program requires an invitation to apply.

George and Mary Jo Budig Family Foundati

Fort Mitchell, KY

The foundation supports charitable organizations addressing community needs such as hunger, shelter, and social services, primarily in Kentucky and Ohio, with some giving in Virginia and Tennessee. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

American Homeland Title Community

Cincinnati, OH

Duke Energy Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The Duke Energy Foundation funds workforce development, local economic development and recovery, disaster resilience, conservation, and economic opportunity in communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It reports more than $30 million in annual charitable grants; awards vary widely, with a 2024 median of $25,000, and applications of $20,000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants should contact their local Foundation representative before applying.

L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc

Blue Ash, OH

The foundation funds charitable organizations in cultural arts, education, environment, and health that benefit residents of the Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Area—Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. Its typical grant is around $50,000, though awards vary; it accepts applications through an online portal from June 1 through August 1.

The Ross Charitable Trust

Cincinnati, OH

The Ross Charitable Trust supports preselected organizations in areas including hunger relief, education, social services, arts, and culture, primarily in Ohio and Kentucky. In 2025, its 14 grants ranged from $2,000 to $33,586, with a median of $12,118. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Heidt Family Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Heidt Family Foundation supports a range of charitable work, including education, medical research, disability services, religious leadership, and environmental conservation. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $465,512, with a median of $10,500; most funding went to Ohio and Florida. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Frances R Luther Charitable Trust

Cincinnati, OH

The trust supports health, arts and culture, education, hunger relief, and religious organizations, primarily in Ohio, with some funding in Kentucky. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $500,000, with a median of $50,000. It accepts requests by letter through Fifth Third Bank N.A.; no deadline is listed.

Charles H Dater Foundation Inc

Cincinnati, OH

The Charles H Dater Foundation funds nonprofit organizations and public agencies serving young people through arts and culture, education, healthcare, social services, and other community programs in Greater Cincinnati. Recent grants ranged from $20,000 to $250,000, with a median of $30,000. It accepts electronic applications and one-page pre-application summaries.

The James J and Joan a Gardner

Cincinnati, OH

The foundation funds education, health care, faith-based organizations, pro-life causes, opportunities for poor and underserved people, the arts, and environmental responsibility, prioritizing communities where its trustees live, especially in Ohio. It considers requests of $5,000 or more; its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000 and ranged from $1,000 to $1.5 million. It accepts applications through its website.

Louise Taft Semple Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Louise Taft Semple Foundation primarily funds arts and cultural projects in the Cincinnati region, while also considering education, civic, social service, and environmental initiatives. In 2024, grants ranged from $750 to $260,000, with a median of $15,000; most funding went to Ohio, with some in Kentucky and elsewhere. The profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.