Louise Taft Semple Foundation Grant

The Louise Taft Semple Foundation Grant aims to enhance the quality of life in Cincinnati, Ohio, by providing financial support for artistic, cultural, educational, civic, and social service projects. The foundation prioritizes funding for the local arts community, education institutions promoting arts, and civic initiatives. Applicants must be tax-exempt organizations and wait two years between proposals. Notably, the foundation does not support general operating expenses, individual scholarships, or projects already completed.

Funding Priorities
The overwhelming majority of the Foundation’s awards sustain the region’s vibrant arts community. The Trustees also consider requests from select Elementary and Secondary Private Education institutions, usually with an eye for promoting arts education and cultural enrichment. Remaining funding, when available, promotes Civic and Community Projects and Environmental Initiatives.
Types of Awards
In addition to project and program funding, The Louise Taft Semple Foundation accepts capital improvement proposals and, in some rare cases, endowment requests.
Applicants must wait at least two years before submitting another proposal, regardless of decision.

Eligibility

All applicants must demonstrate their tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) and classification as “not a private foundation” under Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Service Code.The Louise Taft Semple Foundation supports programs that benefit the people of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not support:general operating expensesindividuals, including scholarships for specified individualsadvocacy and community organizinggrantees with outstanding requirements from previous awardsorganizations who have submitted a proposal within the past two yearsprojects that have already been completed