Vista Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1347794. Reported 121 grants totalling $1,644,200 to 89 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. Vista 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 $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $65,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Zoo | Cincinnati, OH | $79,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camping & Education Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Alliance to End Homelessne | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Key West Literaray Seminar | Key West, FL | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Take Stock in Children | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Bay School of San Fran | San Fransisco, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club Palm Beach | Delray Beach, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul | Cincinnati, OH | $39,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joe Burrow Foundation | Liberty Township, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Playing for Change Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cam | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Intl Folk Market | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Praying for Change Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Site Sante Fe | Sante Fe, NM | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservataory | Sacramento, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Afghan Scout Relief Fund | Ranchos De Taos, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cam Foundation | Sheman Oaks, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coral Restoration | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crown Cincinnati Co Green Umbrella | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manifest Creative Research Gallery | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Acupuncture Inst | La Verne, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Community Shelter | Cincinnati, OH | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Elizabeth Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cise | Cincinnati, OH | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Fund | Wleesley, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Art Works | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Care | Hamilton, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Parks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Step Home | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Soupe | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ladd Foundation | Littleton, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neuva | Albequerque, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Daily Bread | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Weston Art Gallery | Ellensburg, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Coral and Aquarium | West Chester, OH | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kwds | Delray Beach, FL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Louisvulle, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillside Trust | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Taft Musuem of Art | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sew Valley | Cincinnati, OH | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planet Women | Walnut Creek, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sun Club South | Hailey, ID | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Basilica St Mary Star of the Sea | Key West, FL | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Exposure | San Fransisco, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adopt-a-Native-Elder | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Hospital Emergency Srvs | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Boys and Girls | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati County Day School | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Observatory | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Earth Medicine Institute | Taos, NM | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Santa Fe River | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jospeh House | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Summit County Day School | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa | Tampa, FL | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delray Citizens for Delray Police | Delray Beach, FL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regis University | Denver, CO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Cecilia School | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cet | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Public Radio Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Studios of Key West | Key West, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington County Community Foundat | Eighty Four, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Symphony | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnatti Playhouse in the Park | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Point Blue | Ville Platte, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Canterbury School | New Milford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Summit School | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Recreation Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monstary of Christ in Desert | Abiquiu, NM | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Gubbio Project | San Fransisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Cocina | Fort Collins, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts Wave | Cincinnati, OH | $2,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Church | Delray Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | Truckee, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canterberry School | New Milford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Garden Club of Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown Visitation School | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
32 of 89 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 48%, across 1 year-to-year transition. 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 48 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 | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 67 | $900,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $719,200 | $10,000 |
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 $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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Vista 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: 1991 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45208. 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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