Hcs Foundation
Westlake, OH · EIN 34-6514235. Reported 274 grants totalling $30.8M to 126 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. Hcs Foundation 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 $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $120,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $2,000,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $3,350,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH | $2,600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Christ Hospital Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $2,040,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $1,750,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope | Mason, OH | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $1,150,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Summit Country Day School | Cincinnati, OH | $711,458 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Xavier Jesuit Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $625,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $536,248 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethany House Services Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $460,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Association for the Blind | Cincinnati, OH | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Cancer Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $435,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cise | Cincinnati, OH | $435,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Museum Association | Cincinnati, OH | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis Xavier Church | Cincinnati, OH | $384,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anthony Muoz Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $377,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus Inc | Columbus, OH | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lighthouse Youth Services Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $302,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Freestore Foodbank Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green Umbrella | Cincinnati, OH | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ken Anderson Alliance | Cincinnati, OH | $273,710 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ccpro Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Taft Museum of Art | Cincinnati, OH | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Free Clinic | Cincinnati, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Magnified Giving | Cincinnati, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Maria Community Services Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley View Foundation | Milford, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $217,304 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky Inc | Covington, KY | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hands Together Inc | Chicopee, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount St Joseph University | Cincinnati, OH | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Rose of Lima Catholic Church | Cincinnati, OH | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Greater Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $170,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wesley Community Services Organization | Cincinnati, OH | $166,667 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covington Catholic High School | Park Hills, KY | $166,666 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Main Street Ventures | Cincinnati, OH | $166,666 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Edward High School | Lakewood, OH | $165,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Optimall Services Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $150,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Leadership Institute | Malvern, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Cold Spring, KY | $150,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Valley Voices Inc | Loveland, OH | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul Community Pharmacy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beech Acres Parenting Center | Cincinnati, OH | $137,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cc Pro Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Springer School and Center | Cincinnati, OH | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Works Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $122,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mustard Seed Communities Inc | Medfield, MA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Last Mile Food Rescue | Cincinnati, OH | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Star House | Columbus, OH | $101,555 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Depaul Cristo Rey High School | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Talbert House | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great Parks Forever | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Miami University Foundation Inc | Oxford, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seton Education Partners | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Dragonfly Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women Helping Women | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals Tristate | Cincinnati, OH | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Covington Catholic High School | Park Hills, OH | $83,333 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ballet Metropolitan Inc | Columbus, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc | Clarksville, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adopt a Class Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Karen Wellington Memorial Foundation for Living With Breast Cancer | Cincinnati, OH | $60,665 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc | Gaylord, MI | $56,960 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington DC, DC | $55,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emergency Shelter of N Kentucky Inc | Covington, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lydia's House Inc | Norwood, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Committee | Loveland, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Mayerson Academy for Human Resource Development | Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $44,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pro Kids | Cincinnati, OH | $41,024 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Optim-All Services Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fast Cta | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Karen Wellington Fdn for the Living With Breast Cancer | Cincinnati, OH | $29,335 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American River Roots Experience | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Youth Collaborative | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ispace Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Soupe Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership Council for Nonprofits | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pregnancy Center East Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Greater Cincinnati Arts and Education Center | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Baseball Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Parks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fernside Inc a Center for Grieving Children | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | Xenia, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childhood Food Solutions | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Baseball Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emanuel Community Center | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Francis Seraph Ministries | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Mountain Bicycling Association | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sam Hubbard Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 1N5 | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Fire Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Cincinnati Incorporated | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund-USA Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Ohio Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center Association | Milford, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur Ohio Province | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Council 428 Dan Beard | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Respite Care Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cise Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pelotonia | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul Council | Cincinnati, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
54 of 126 (43%) 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 51%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Xavier University
TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF THE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE - The Christ Hospital Foundation
ESTABLISH THE HAROLD C. SCHOTT MECHANICAL CARDIAC SUPPORT PROGRAM IN THE CHRIST HOSPITAL'S HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
2024, 2025, 2026 AND 2027 INSTALLMENTS TO UNDERWRITE THE PRODUCTION OF THOMAS' HAMLET IN RECOGNITION OF LOUIS LANGREE'S FINAL SEASON WITH CSO AND FOR RENOVATIONS AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - University of Cincinnati Foundation
2024, 2025, 2026 AND 2027 INSTALLMENTS OF THE H. C. SCHOTT FOUNDATION ENDOWED FUND TO SUPPORT THE PORTMAN CENTER FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS - Xavier Jesuit Academy
SUPPORT TOWARD TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO EQUIP THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING TO DELIVER QUALITY EDUCATION AND SAFETY - The Summit Country Day School
UPPER SCHOOL RESOURCES PROGRAM 2024-2025, 2025-2026, & 2026-2027
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 214 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 | 73 | $6,908,095 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 62 | $8,041,211 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 64 | $8,051,841 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 75 | $7,756,444 | $40,000 |
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
92% 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 $50,000. 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 Hcs Foundation'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: 1991 Crocker Road 450, Westlake, OH, 44145. 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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