Louise Taft Semple Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0653526. Reported 238 grants totalling $7,244,500 to 163 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. Louise Taft Semple 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $300,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taft Museum of Art | Cincinnati, OH | $325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Artswave | Cincinnati, OH | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Country Day School | Cincinnati, OH | $314,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | Cincinnati, OH | $303,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $301,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Seven Hills School | Cincinnati, OH | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artworks | Cincinnati, OH | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ladd - Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled | Cincinnati, OH | $211,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Public Radio Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mercantile Library | Cincinnati, OH | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Springer School and Center | Cincinnati, OH | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Opera Association | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Contemporary Arts Center | Cincinnati, OH | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wave Foundation Inc | Newport, KY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $67,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Best Point Education and Behavioral Health | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Ballet Company | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clifton Cultural Arts Center | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ohio History Connection | Columbus, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Maria Community Services | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xavier Jesuit Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethany House Services | Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Youth & Family Services | Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neuro Acupuncture Institiute | Sante Fee, NM | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stepping Stones Center | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tandana Foundation Fund | Spring Valley, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Indian Hill Church | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The First Step Home | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Dragonfly Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $34,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Learning Through Art Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beech Acres | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Arts Association | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cloverook Ctr for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crayons to Computers Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East End Adult Education Center | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Price Hill Will | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| School for Creative and Performing Arts | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul - Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Scpa Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joy Outdoor Education Center | Clarksville, OH | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 1N5 | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cardinal Land Conservancy | Milford, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cincinnati Park Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Depaul Cristo Rey High School | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Every Child Succeeds | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Learning Grove | Covington, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lindner Center of Hope | Mason, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mariemont Preservation Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Music Resource Center | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Robert O'neal Multicultural Art Center | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vent Haven Museum Inc | Fort Mitchell, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wcetchannel 48 | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women Helping Womem | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mutual Dance Theatre and Arts Center | Cincinnati, OH | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Landmark Productions | Cincinnati, OH | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Visionaries and Voices | Cincinnati, OH | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bi-Okoto Drum & Dance Theatre | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sistersof Greater Cincinnat | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Books By the Banks | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Cincinnati Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnat Musical Festival | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation | Blue Ash, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crown Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dayton Contemporary Dance | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Economics Center | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grant US Hope | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Her Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Know Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mindpeace Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio Valley Voices | Loveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Xavier High School | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Welcome House of Northern Kentucky Inc | Covington, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Band in a Bus | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camping & Education Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chatfield College | St Martin, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Music Festival | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Observatory Center | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Time Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Cincinnati Behavioral | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heritage Village Museum | Sharonville, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of the Cincinnati Area | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Soupe | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miami Valley Christian Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Kentucky Symphony Inc | Newport, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Kentucky Symphonyinc | Newport, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelterhouse | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center Inc | Covington, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Literacy Lab | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New School Montessori | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wesley Education Center for Children and Families | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Word Play Cincy | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imago Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fernside | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wordplay | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brighton Center | Newport, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chamber Music Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnat Squash Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Boychoir Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Squash Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Youth Collaborative | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elemetz | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ferrnside | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| From Fatherless to Fearless | West Chester, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Great Parks Forever | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Umbrella | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keep Cincinnati Beautiful | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Level Up Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Linton Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mason Youth Organization | Mason, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohio River Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Over-the-Rhine Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partnership for Innovation in Education | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peaslee Neighborhood Center Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prevention First | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum | Hamilton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Queen City Book Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Art Club of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Western Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Men's Chorus | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Families Forward | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Azalea Montessori Elementary Nature School | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Contemporry Jazz Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fitton Center | Hamilton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fitton Center for Creative Arts | Hamilton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muse | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muse Cincinnati's Women's Choir | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Andover | Andover, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Andover Phillips Academy | Andover, MA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cartoon Crossroads Columbus | Columbus, OH | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alumni Fund Associations of Yale | New Haven, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
53 of 163 (33%) 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 24%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 149 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 | 51 | $1,531,500 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 72 | $1,939,500 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $1,942,750 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 56 | $1,830,750 | $15,000 |
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
96% 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 $15,000. 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 Louise Taft Semple 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: 425 Walnut Street Suite 1800, Cincinnati, OH, 45202. 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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