Agt August a Rendigs JR and Helen Rendigs Fdn
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1093339. Reported 149 grants totalling $1,326,000 to 60 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Agt August a Rendigs JR and Helen Rendigs Fdn did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Kentucky University Foundation | Highland, KY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Museum Association | Cincinnati, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center Association | Milford, OH | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stepping Stones Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $62,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Valley Voices Inc | Loveland, OH | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Imparied (cabvi) | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Taft Museum of Art | Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Preservation Association | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fotofocus Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beech Acres Parenting Center | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cancer Family Care Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Cincinnati Incorporated | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pro Bono Partnership of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Rita School for the Deaf | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springer School & Center | Cincinnati, OH | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rock Steady Boxing Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East End Adult Education Center | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Melanoma Know More | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Castleton United Methodist Church | Indianaplois, IN | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Soccer Club Ltd | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Academy of Performing Arts | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Art Club | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Sled Hockey | Montgomery, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Covington Ladies Home | Covington, KY | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gorman Heritage Farm | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hearing Speech and Deaf Center | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indian Hill Historical Society | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Know Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Know Theatre Tribe Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Madeira Historical Society | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Milford Area Historical Society Inc Promont House Museum | Milford, OH | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Terrace Park Historical Society | Terrace Park, OH | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fernside a Center for Grieving Children | Cincinnati, OH | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Cincinnati Television Education | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arh Foundation for Healthier Communities | Hazard, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Academy of Performing Art | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Couse Foundation | Taos, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faith Freedom Life Ministry | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fernside Center | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Cinci Arts & Educ Center Dba the Scpa Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holly Hill Childrens Home Inc | California, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc | Clarksville, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Home | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Southwest Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Down Syndrome Assn of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio Alleycat Resource and Spayneuter Clinic Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
40 of 60 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 79%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 96 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | $237,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 38 | $226,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 42 | $370,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $492,500 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
89% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Agt August a Rendigs JR and Helen Rendigs Fdn's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 630858, Cincinnati, OH, 45263. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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