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L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc

Blue Ash, OH · EIN 31-1351011. Reported 299 grants totalling $18.8M to 117 recipients across tax years 2022-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$50,000median grant
$18.8Mgranted, 2022-2025
117recipients, as named on its returns
72%of grantees funded again the next year
$126.6Massets, latest filing

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. L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$5,000 - $10,000
5 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
32 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
105 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
95 grants
$100,000 and Up
62 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
La Soupe IncCincinnati, OH$1,250,000442025
Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (cabvi)Cincinnati, OH$605,000442025
Cincinnati Works IncCincinnati, OH$520,000442025
Catholic Innercity Schools Education Fund (cise)Cincinnati, OH$480,000442025
The Cincinnati Eye Institute FoundationCincinnati, OH$450,000442025
Zoological Society of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$450,000222025
Depaul Cristo Rey High SchoolCincinnati, OH$400,000442025
St Vincent De Paul Charitable PharmacyCincinnati, OH$400,000222023
Greater Cincinnati Television Educational FoundationCincinnati, OH$380,000332025
Talbert HouseCincinnati, OH$375,000332025
Cincinnati Cancer Foundation IncCincinnati, OH$350,000112023
The University of Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH$350,000332025
Matthew 25 MinistriesBlue Ash, OH$340,000442025
Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH$300,000332025
Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and HorsemanshipMilford, OH$300,000442025
St Vincent De Paul Community Pharmacy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$300,000222025
The Nature ConservancyDublin, OH$300,000332025
The Salvation ArmyCincinnati, OH$300,000442025
Freestore Foodbank IncCincinnati, OH$280,000442025
Taft Museum of ArtCincinnati, OH$280,000442025
Crayons to ComputersCincinnati, OH$275,000442025
Beech Acres Parenting CenterCincinnati, OH$270,000442025
Teach for America Southwest OhioCincinnati, OH$270,000442025
Children's Hunger AllianceColumbus, OH$260,000442025
Women Helping WomenCincinnati, OH$256,500442025
Bethany House Services IncCincinnati, OH$250,000332025
Cincinnati Museum CenterCincinnati, OH$250,000112022
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical GardenCincinnati, OH$250,000112022
Society of St Vincent De Paul District Council of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$250,000222025
Center for Respite Care IncCincinnati, OH$240,000442025
Mill Creek AllianceCincinnati, OH$225,430442025
The Children's Theatre of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$225,000332025
4C for ChildrenCincinnati, OH$200,000222025
Canine Companions for IndependenceNew Albany, OH$200,000332025
Cincinnati Playhouse in the ParkCincinnati, OH$200,000442025
Cincinnati Public Radio (dba 909 Wguc 917 Wvxu 885 Wmub)Cincinnati, OH$200,000442025
Comprehensive Community Child Care IncCincinnati, OH$200,000222024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler CountyHamilton, OH$190,244332025
Episcopal Retirement ServicesCincinnati, OH$176,100332025
Camp Joy FoundationClarksville, OH$175,000222025
Cincinnati Youth CollaborativeCincinnati, OH$175,000442025
The Children's Home of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$175,000332025
Childhood Food SolutionsCincinnati, OH$164,850332025
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful IncCincinnati, OH$155,000442025
Joy Outdoor Education Center LLCClarksville, OH$150,000222024
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio RegionCincinnati, OH$150,000442025
ProkidsCincinnati, OH$150,000222025
Shelterhouse Volunteer Group Dba ShelterhouseCincinnati, OH$150,000332025
Cincinnati Museum AssociationCincinnati, OH$135,000332025
People Working CooperativelyCincinnati, OH$135,000112023
New Life Furniture Inc Dba New Life Furniture BankCincinnati, OH$130,000442025
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$125,000442025
Cet Greater Cincinnati Television Educational FoundationCincinnati, OH$125,000112022
Wave Foundation IncNewport, KY$125,000222023
American Red CrossCincinnati, OH$124,054332025
Our Daily BreadCincinnati, OH$120,000442025
Pro Bono Partnership of OhioCincinnati, OH$120,000332025
Stepping Stones IncCincinnati, OH$120,000442025
Adventure CrewCincinnati, OH$115,000442025
The Dragonfly FoundationCincinnati, OH$115,000332025
The East End Adult Education CenterCincinnati, OH$115,000442025
Ohio River FoundationCincinnati, OH$111,000442025
Down Syndrome Association of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$108,000442025
Brown County Educational Service CenterGeorgetown, OH$100,000222025
Fernside a Center for Grieving ChildrenCincinnati, OH$100,000442025
Last Mile Food RescueCincinnati, OH$100,000442025
Lighthouse Youth Services Inc Dba Lighthouse Youth & Family ServicesCincinnati, OH$100,000442025
Nature Conservancy in OhioDublin, OH$100,000112022
St Rita School for the DeafCincinnati, OH$100,000222023
Bayley Senior CareCincinnati, OH$90,920112023
Cincinnati Parks FoundationCincinnati, OH$90,000332025
Ohio Valley VoicesLoveland, OH$90,000332024
Holistic Management InternationalAlbuquerque, NM$87,844332024
Episcopal Retirement Services FoundationCincinnati, OH$86,104112022
Hospice of Cincinnati IncCincinnati, OH$80,000442025
YWCA Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$80,000112022
Brighton Center IncNewport, KY$75,000332025
Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled (ladd) IncCincinnati, OH$75,000112022
Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, CA$75,000222025
The First Step Home IncCincinnati, OH$75,000332025
Little Miami ConservancyLoveland, OH$63,200222024
Beechwood HomeCincinnati, OH$60,000222025
Santa Maria Community Services IncCincinnati, OH$60,000222024
Bon Secours Mercy Health FoundationCincinnati, OH$55,000222025
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$55,000222025
Pregnancy Center West IncCincinnati, OH$55,000222025
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY$52,500442025
Ken Anderson AllianceCincinnati, OH$51,200112022
Cincinnati Blue Line FoundationCincinnati, OH$50,000112023
Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually ImpairedCincinnati, OH$50,000112022
YMCA of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$50,000112025
Cincinnati Recylcing and Reuse HubCincinnati, OH$45,000222023
Inner City Youth OpportunitiesCincinnati, OH$45,000442025
Bloc Ministries IncCincinnati, OH$40,000222025
Changing GearsCincinnati, OH$40,000222025
Cincinnati Art MuseumCincinnati, OH$40,000112022
Diocesan Catholic Children's HomeFt Mitchell, KY$37,500332025
City Gospel MissionCincinnati, OH$30,000112025
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Inc (ofic)Columbus, OH$29,100442025
Bon Seours Mercy Health FoundationCincinnati, OH$25,000112023
Ddc Clinic - Center for Special Needs ChildrenMiddlefield, OH$25,000112023
New Day RanchVerona, KY$25,000112025
North Fairmount Community CenterCincinnati, OH$25,000112024
Operation WarmGlen Mills, PA$25,000112025
Samaritan Car Care ClinicCovington, KY$25,000112025
Sweet Cheeks Diaper BankCincinnati, OH$25,000112025
The Healing CenterCincinnati, OH$25,000112022
Valley View Nature PreserveMilford, OH$25,000112025
Cincinnati Community Toolbank IncCincinnati, OH$20,000112024
Optimall ServicesCincinnati, OH$20,000112022
Breakthrough Cincinnati IncCincinnati, OH$15,000112025
Camping & Education FoundationCincinnati, OH$15,000112023
Canine CompanionsNew Albany, OH$10,000112022
Community Matters Cincinnati IncCincinnati, OH$10,000112023
Lincoln Heights Outreach IncCincinnati, OH$10,000112024
Wesley Education Center for Children and FamiliesCincinnati, OH$10,000112023
Interchurch Organization IncNewport, KY$5,000112024

83 of 117 (71%) 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 72%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 188 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.

Human Services
52 grants
Arts & Culture
21 grants
Environment
18 grants
Education
15 grants
Food & Nutrition
15 grants
Health Care
11 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
11 grants
Housing & Shelter
7 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202271$4,722,879$50,000
202379$4,753,813$50,000
202468$4,041,328$42,500
202581$5,301,526$50,000

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

97% 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.

Ohio
$18.3M
Kentucky
$345K
New Mexico
$88K
California
$75K
Pennsylvania
$25K

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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.

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation76 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund75 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc74 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc55 shared recipientsGe Aerospace Foundation54 shared recipientsJohnson Charitable Gift Fund52 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. 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.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2022-2025). 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: 10653 Techwoods Circle Suite 101, Blue Ash, OH, 45242. 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.

EIN 31-1351011 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.

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