The Peter and Mary Levin Family
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 20-3841581. Reported 209 grants totalling $2,139,291 to 114 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 Peter and Mary Levin Family 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 $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Justice and Policy Center | Cincinnati, OH | $189,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $168,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Volunteers in Medicine | Great Barrington, MA | $95,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohi | Cincinnati, OH | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires | Barrington, MA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Grad Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $60,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ohio Innocence Project | Cincinnati, OH | $58,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Barrington Stage Company | Pittsfield, MA | $55,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pregnancy Justice | New York, NY | $47,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hand in Hand Center for Jewish | Portland, OR | $45,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $44,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Let's Get Ready | New York, NY | $40,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation | Boulder, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immigrant and Refugee Law Center | Cincinnati, OH | $33,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Center for Common Ground | Ladysmith, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| States United Democracy Center | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cosmic Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Equality Ohio Education Fund | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strategies to End Homelessness | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teambrownsvilleinc | Brownsville, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Veterans Community Project | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foun | New York, NY | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Arts Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Step Home | Cincinnati, OH | $22,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Her Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $22,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center | Denver, CO | $22,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mayday Medicines Inc | New York, NY | $22,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Village Exchange Center | Aurora, CO | $22,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wild Plum Center for Youth Children | Longmont, CO | $22,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethany House Services | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arts Wave | Cincinnati, OH | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Guest House | Alexandria, VA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Beth Adam | Loveland, OH | $16,666 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Artswave | Cincinnati, OH | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $15,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Law Center Inc | Covington, KY | $15,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Squash Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cobalt Abortion Fund | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Inspired and Ready to Lead | Fairfax, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Last Mile Food Rescue | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Settlements Music School | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women Helping Women | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Yoga | Cincinnati, OH | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mercy Neighborhood Ministries | Cincinnati, OH | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Berkshire Education & Correction | Pittsfield, MA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Shares of Greater Cincinn | Cincinnati, OH | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mazon a Jewish Response to Hunger | Los Angeles, CA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Avenues for Justice | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bard Prison Initiative | Annadaleonhudson, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Common Ground | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Organization for Latina | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foodbank of Western Massachusetts | Chicopee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hand in Hand | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hispanics Against Child Abuse and | Falls Church, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lenox Library Association | Lenox, MA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| May We Help | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| ACLU of Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $7,600 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Mount | Lenox, MA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Linton Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Public Radio | Cincinnati, OH | $6,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New England Public Media | Springfield, MA | $6,100 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Shares Ofgreater Cincinna | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Center for Respite Care | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Construct Inc | Great Barrington, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grant a Dream | Broomfield, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillel Leb | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homefarm at Undermountain | Lenox, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mortar Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tender Mercies Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berkshire Humane Society | Pittsfield, MA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Congregation Beth Adam | Loveland, OH | $4,025 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires | Pittsfield, MA | $3,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Community | Cincinnati, OH | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Seven Hills School | Cincinnati, OH | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Committe Cincinnati | Loveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Footsteps Learning Center | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Opera Association | Cincinnati, OH | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Access to the Arts Inc | Great Barrington, MA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Greater Cincinnati Television Edu | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lets Get Ready | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Olli Osher Lifelonglearning Instit | Pittsfield, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Opera Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Ins | Cincinnati, OH | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Berkshire Garden Center Inc | Pittsfield, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cricket Hill Academy for Horsemansh | Ancramdale, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Economics Center | Cincinnati, OH | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mass Audubon | Lincoln, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Mattapan, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | Pittsfield, MA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cetchannel 48 | Cincinnati, OH | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Parks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cantilena Chamber Choir | Lenox, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Service of the Cincin | Cincinnati, OH | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Impact 100 | Cincinnati, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stockbridge Bowl Association | Stockbridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Woman's City Club of Greater Cinti | Cincinnati, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berkshire Opera Festival | Barrington, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intl Society for Traumatic Stress | Chicago, IL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
51 of 114 (45%) 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 52%, 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.
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.
- Ohio Justice and Policy Center
JUSTICE FOR ALL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Volunteers in Medicine
INCREASE ACCESS/ QUALITY HEALTH SERV - Ohio Innocence Project
SUPPORT LEGAL EFFORTS FOR IN NEED - Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires
INCREASE ACCESS/QUALITY HEALTH SERV - Grad Cincinnati
SUPPORT ONGOING EFFORTS TO EDUCATE - Center for Common Ground
SUPPORT PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO VOTE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 127 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 | 31 | $348,075 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 47 | $295,400 | $2,400 |
| 2023 | 30 | $399,050 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 43 | $477,183 | $4,500 |
| 2025 | 58 | $619,583 | $4,000 |
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
50% 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 $4,000. 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 The Peter and Mary Levin Family'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: 1849 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45206. 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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