Wordplay Cincy
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$1.3M
Foundation funders
21
Grants recorded
48
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Wordplay Cincy?
Wordplay Cincy is funded by 21 grantmakers, led by Landen Family Foundation Inc ($680K), Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts ($183K), Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr ($117K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.3M in grants to Wordplay Cincy between 2019–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landen Family Foundation Inc | $680,000 | 5 | 2020–2025 |
| Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts | $183,000 | 3 | 2021–2024 |
| Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr | $116,825 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| Charles H Dater Foundation Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| The Poetry Foundation | $45,000 | 3 | 2021–2024 |
| The Greater Cincinnati Foundation | $45,000 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Interact for Health | $40,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Academy of American Poets Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Interact for Change | $25,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robert Adele Schiff Family Fdn Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Millstone Fund | $20,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Board of Trustees of Woodward High School | $15,000 | 3 | 2021–2023 |
| National Book Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| In Our Backyards Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Community Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maxwell C Weaver Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2019–2021 |
| NLT Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jack J Smith Jr Charitable Trust | $4,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| GE Aerospace Foundation | $3,992 | 10 | 2020–2024 |
| Dollar General Literacy Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robert a & Marian K Kennedy | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $434K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $90K.
What grants has Wordplay Cincy received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Landen Family Foundation Inc | Amplifying Youth Voice | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Millstone Fund | PROJECT/PROGRAM | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Charles H Dater Foundation Inc | Amplifying Youth Voices | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Poetry Foundation | EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Charles H Dater Foundation Inc | Power to the Poets: WordPlay Programming and Creative Community Hub | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts | Catalyzing Impact Grant | $14,500 |
| 2024 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | CAPACITY BUILDING | $12,500 |
| 2024 | GE Aerospace Foundation | MATCHING GIFT | $250 |
| 2024 | GE Aerospace Foundation | MATCHING GIFT | $250 |
| 2023 | Interact for Health | COMPETITIVE | $40,000 |
| 2023 | The Greater Cincinnati Foundation | PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT | $26,700 |
| 2023 | Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr | POWER TO THE POETS | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Charles H Dater Foundation Inc | Hear Our Voices 2023: Creative Writing, Poetry and Theater as Social Action | $20,000 |
| 2023 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | HAWTHORNDEN REGRANT | $12,500 |
| 2023 | Brooklyn Community Foundation | DAF | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Board of Trustees of Woodward High School | Extra-curricular literacy-enhancement programs for CPS students | $5,000 |
| 2023 | GE Aerospace Foundation | MATCHING GIFTS | $596 |
| 2023 | GE Aerospace Foundation | MATCHING GIFTS | $596 |
| 2022 | Landen Family Foundation Inc | WordPlays original proposal was a $400,000 request: $200,000 to be funded in 2020, and $200,000 in 2021. Of this amount, $30,000 each year will be dedicated to the Director of Programmings salary, and $170,000 to capital expenses for the renovation of our commercial building at 1556 Chase Ave. Due to the rapid changes brought on by the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, WordPlay has decided to pause renovations on the building and focus on generating operating support to keep our staff intact and redirect programming to multi-faceted online learning. Per Executive Director Libby Hunters conversation with Libby Krone on March 25, 2020, an additional $200,000 in operating support is being requested for 2020, with $200,000 to be awarded to the capital project in 2021 and $200,000 in 2022, for a total of $600,000 over the next three years. | $200,000 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts | ARP GRANT | $160,500 |
| 2022 | Interact for Change | RESTRICTED FUND GRANT | $25,000 |
| 2022 | The Greater Cincinnati Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $18,300 |
| 2022 | National Book Foundation Inc | LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND GRANT | $15,000 |
| 2022 | The Poetry Foundation | RENEWAL AND RECOVERY GRANT - WORDPLAY | $10,000 |
| 2022 | Board of Trustees of Woodward High School | Extra-curricular literacy-enhancement programs for CPS students. | $5,000 |
| 2022 | GE Aerospace Foundation | MATCHING GIFTS | $275 |
| 2022 | GE Aerospace Foundation | MATCHING GIFTS | $150 |
| 2021 | Landen Family Foundation Inc | Unleash Curiosity, Ignite Community: Wordplay's Capital Campaign | $200,000 |
| 2021 | Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr | RENOVATION COST OVERRUNS | $50,000 |
| 2021 | Robert Adele Schiff Family Fdn Inc | GENERAL OPERATING | $25,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 48 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Wordplay Cincy?
Wordplay Cincy is funded by 21 grantmakers, led by Landen Family Foundation Inc ($680K), Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts ($183K), Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr ($117K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.3M in grants to Wordplay Cincy between 2019–2025.
Who is Wordplay Cincy's largest funder?
Landen Family Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Wordplay Cincy, with $680K across 5 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has Wordplay Cincy received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.3M in grants to Wordplay Cincy across 48 grants from 21 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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