The Oliver Family Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1365209. Reported 286 grants totalling $10.6M to 103 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. The Oliver Family 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC College of Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | $1,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $1,025,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford, OH | $630,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens | Cincinnati, OH | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Taft Museum of Art | Cincinnati, OH | $545,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $529,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati, OH | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emery Theatretct | Cincinnati, OH | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Cincinnati College of Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $340,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Parks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $300,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $295,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $280,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Freestorefoodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Taft Museum of Art Development Office | Cincinnati, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ladd | Cincinnati, OH | $190,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Indian Hill Church | Cincinnati, OH | $170,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stepping Stones | Cincinnati, OH | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Memorial Hall Otr | Cincinnati, OH | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Childrens Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Calais, ME | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The University of Cincinnati Fdn UC College of Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uss Cincinnati Memorial & Peace Pavilion | West Chester Township, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Xavier Jesuit Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Ballet | Cincinnati, OH | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dress for Success Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Linder Center of Hope | Mason, OH | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atwill Memorial Chapel Association | Northport, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Civic Garden Center | Cincinnati, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Garden Club of America | New York, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Artswave | Cincinnati, OH | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Best Point Education & Behavioral Health | Cincinnati, OH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lighthouse Youth Services Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center | Cincinnati, OH | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cardinal Land Conservancy | Milford, OH | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hopeful Horizons | Beaufort, SC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hospice of Cincinnati Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Seven Hills School | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kenzie's Closet | Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Atwill Memorial Chapel | Northport, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Home of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Preservation Association | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Great Parks of Hamilton County | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Leelanau Conservancy | Leland, MI | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stepping Stones Center | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Ohio Nature Conservancy | Dublin, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Hillside Trust | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cancerfree Kids | Loveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Corporation for Findlay Market | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Indian Hill Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| America's River Roots Festival | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cinti | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Garden Club of America Attn Second Century Campaign | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc | Clarksville, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Soupe | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Community Vision | Northport, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trailblazers Booster Club | Mason, OH | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Artworks | Cincinnati, OH | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Association of Volunteers Chc | Terrace Park, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Camp Joy | Clarksville, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Civic Garden Center of Greater | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clovernook Center for the Blind Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hearing Speech Deaf Center | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Historic Southwest Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Families Forward | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| YWCA of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Convalescent Hospital for Childen | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethany School Attn Elaine Lynch | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cet | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinicphilanthropy Institute | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indian Hill Public School Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse Youth Services Inc C/O Development | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Ohio Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association of Volunteers | Terrace Park, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clovernook Center for Blind and Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visual | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fernside Center for Grieving Children | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Joy | Clarksville, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kenzies Closet | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YWCA of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art Works | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rothenberg School Rooftop Garden | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati Foundation | Mariemont, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Findlay Kitchen | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Womans Art Club of Cincinnati | Mariemont, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womens Art Club of Cincinnati | Mariemont, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
69 of 103 (67%) 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 81%, across 4 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 178 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 | 53 | $1,615,500 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 55 | $1,804,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 58 | $1,951,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 58 | $2,426,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 62 | $2,815,000 | $17,500 |
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
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 $10,000. 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Oliver 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: 6075 Park Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45243. 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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