The Heidt Family Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 20-5881913. Reported 264 grants totalling $11.8M to 132 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Heidt Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations The Heidt Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $2,836,187 to them. That is 31% of the $9,180,197 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
1 of them file Form 990-PF and did not check the box saying it funds only organizations it picks. The other 4 file Form 990, which never asks, so for those there is no answer on record either way. The last column says which is which.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples Children Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Florida | $2,780,920 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Scripps Howard Foundation | grantmaking organization | Ohio | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | No, on its 990-PF |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | grantmaking organization | Tennessee | $16,667 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Greater Cincinnati Foundation | community foundation | Ohio | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $25,856; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,143,675.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples Children & Education Foundation | Naples, FL | $2,780,920 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH | $1,648,446 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Childrens Home of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $723,130 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $686,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lindner Center of Hope | Mason, OH | $605,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bethany House | Cincinnati, OH | $568,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Xavier High School | Cincinnati, OH | $392,950 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Cincinnati, OH | $373,085 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Depaul Cristo Rey High School | Cincinnati, OH | $255,350 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Umbrella | Cincinnati, OH | $249,999 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ladd | Cincinnati, OH | $221,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Summmit Country Day School | Cincinnati, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sustainable Medical Missions | Cincinnati, OH | $193,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arts Wave | Cincinnati, OH | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $127,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Cancer Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Leadership Institute | Malvern, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Roger Bacon High School | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Seton Education Partners | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Naples Botanical Garden | Naples, FL | $88,650 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Springer School and Center | Cincinnati, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati, OH | $78,180 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $65,068 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Christ Hospital Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Golisano Childrens Museum of Naples | Naples, FL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ken Anderson Alliance | Cincinnati, OH | $54,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Anthony Munoz Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Xavier Jesuit Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mercy Neighborhood Ministries | Cincinnati, OH | $49,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cris Collinsworth Proscan Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jesuit Spiritual Center of Milford | Milford, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pilot Light | Chicago, IL | $42,121 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pink Ribbon | Cincinnati, OH | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scripps Howard Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Naples Art Association | Naples, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The My Hero Project Inc | Laguna Beach, CA | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alden Volunteers | Alden, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Order of Malta American Assn | New York, NY | $22,900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Organization for the Less Fortunate (golf) | Golf, IL | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Vincent Depaul | Cincinnati, OH | $21,010 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Parks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $20,160 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Archdiocese of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $17,228 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, TN | $16,667 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hire Heroes USA | Alpharetta, GA | $16,667 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Operation Second Chance | Germantown, MD | $16,667 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Collier City | Naples, FL | $16,031 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Matthew 25 Ministries | Blue Ash, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Gertrude Parish | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saint Xavier Church | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Francis Seraph Ministries | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| La Soupe Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $11,030 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Best Point | Cincinnati, OH | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Inner-City Schools Education | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Ministries Appeal 2021 | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College of St Joseph the Worker | Steubenville, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lighthouse Youth Services | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saint Louis University Advancement | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taft Museum of Art | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Community of the Good Shepherd | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Wyler Family Foundation | Milford, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Point Society of Greater Cincinnati | Madeira, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Care Center | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kenzie's Closet | Cincinnati, OH | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati International Wine Festival | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| East End Adult Education Center | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| First Tee | Naples, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Journalistic Learning Initiative | Eugene, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Als Association | Arlington, VA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $7,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Compassion International | Colorado Springs, CO | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stepping Stones | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Torch Lake Protection Alliance | Bellaire, MI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Peletonia | Columbus, OH | $5,693 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals Tristate | Cincinnati, OH | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 1N5 | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alen Volunteers | Alden, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art Opportunities | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad | Carlsbad, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boomer Esiason Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Ballet | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crossroads Church | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National STEM Cell Foundation | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Jesuits | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USO Tribute Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upreach Therapeutic Riding Center | Goffstown, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban League of Greater Southwest Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $4,770 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Rookery Bay | Naples, FL | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wellness Community | Fort Wright, KY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Royal Poinciana Golf Club | Naples, FL | $3,466 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Joyful Heart Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $3,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sundari Foundation | Miami, FL | $3,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women Helping Women | Cincinnati, OH | $3,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodward Abc | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housewares Charity Foundation | Rosemont, IL | $2,588 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dan Beard Council | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teepe Family Foundation | Cininnati, OH | $2,175 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Institute of Health | Bethesda, MD | $2,060 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation | Reston, VA | $1,075 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Her Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $1,069 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank | Fort Myers, FL | $1,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Gives | Denver, CO | $1,020 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Support Community | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Scholarship | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grass River Natural Area | Bellaire, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers | Ossining, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mayfield Education and Research Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Live Arts | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Athenaeum of Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madeira & Indian Hill Fire Company | Cincinnati, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pregnancy Center East | Cincinnati, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Three Lakes Association | Bellaire, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Serenelli Project | Cincinnati, OH | $256 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Naples, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati | Milford, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America Needs Fatima | Hanover, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disabled Veterans National Foundation | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
55 of 132 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 55%, across 4 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- The Childrens Home of Cincinnati
EDUCATION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN - University of Cincinnati Foundation
TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH - Society of St Vincent De Paul
SUPPORT MEDICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED - Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati
SUPPORTING YOUTH EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT - Ladd
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF DISABLED - Cincinnati Museum Center
FUNDING FOR MUSEUM AND PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 145 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 | 57 | $2,110,172 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 47 | $2,942,057 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 60 | $2,744,699 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 55 | $2,075,202 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 45 | $1,969,500 | $10,500 |
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
69% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Heidt Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 605 Indian Hill Trail, Cincinnati, OH, 45243. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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