Funding search · EIN 311044475 · Cincinnati, OH

The Austin E Knowlton Foundation

Name: The Austin E Knowlton Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

143
grants reported: $35.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

services center scholarship bmec career lowry science apep

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “bmec” · $9.5M

$6.0M
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Bmec building
$3.0M
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Bmec building
$500,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Bmec grant

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ohio State University Foundation5 grants · $9.6M
Augustana College9 grants · $6.6M
Denison University8 grants · $5.2M
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute7 grants · $3.3M
The College of Wooster3 grants · $3.0M
Baldwin Wallace University2 grants · $1.9M
Centre College1 grant · $750,000
Georgetown College1 grant · $500,000
Camping and Education Foundation3 grants · $372,500
Ten Thousand Villages3 grants · $300,000

Giving over time

$11.4M

2022

$12.2M

2023

$11.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 143 grants.

$6.0M
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Bmec building
$3.0M
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2023
Pjl health center
$3.0M
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Bmec building
$3.0M
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2022
Pjl health center
$1.5M
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2022
Aek career center
$1.1M
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2023
Aek career center
$1.0M
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2024
Career exploration center
$1.0M
The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2024
Lowry center
$1.0M
The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2023
Lowry center
$1.0M
Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH · 2022
Knowlton science center
$1.0M
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2022
Aek launch lab
$1.0M
The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2022
Lowry center
$925,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2024
Program services
$900,000
Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH · 2023
Knowltonscience center
$795,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2023
Ltap program
$795,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2022
Program services
$750,000
Centre College · Danville, KY · 2022
Aek center for science and mathematics
$500,000
Georgetown College · Georgetown, KY · 2024
Davis-reid alumni gym project
$500,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2023
Aek launch lab
$500,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Bmec grant
$359,256
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2023
Pjl md center
$250,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2023
Ltap scholarships
$250,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2022
Program services
$200,000
Institute for Citizens and Scholars · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Program services
$200,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2024
National economic forum
$200,000
The Alexander Hamilton Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Program services
$150,000
Alliance for Higher Education in Prison · Denver, CO · 2024
Program services
$150,000
Camping and Education Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program services
$142,500
Camping and Education Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program services
$100,000
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2024
Apep program
$100,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2024
Scholarship fund
$100,000
Ohio Justice and Policy Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program services
$100,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Knowlton school of architecture
$100,000
Ten Thousand Villages · Akron, PA · 2024
Program services
$100,000
The Cincinnati Ballet Company · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program services
$100,000
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2023
Apep program
$100,000
Community Partners-Ahep · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Program services
$100,000
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program services
$100,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2023
Rise 2023
$100,000
Ten Thousand Villages · Akron, PA · 2023
Program services
$100,000
Goshen College · Goshen, IN · 2022
Scholarship grant
$100,000
Heidelberg University · Tiffin, OH · 2022
Scholarship grant
$100,000
Muskingum University · New Concord, OH · 2022
Scholarship grant
$100,000
Springer School and Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$100,000
Ten Thousand Villages · Akron, PA · 2022
Program services
$100,000
The Cincinnati Ballet Co · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$100,000
The Ronald Presidential Foundation & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2022
Program services
$100,000
Thomas More University · Crestview Hills, KY · 2022
Scholarship grant
$100,000
Tiffin University · Tiffin, OH · 2022
Aek scholarship grant
$80,000
Camping and Education Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$75,000
Springer School and Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program services
$60,000
University of Tx Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
Public educational grant
$50,000
Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program services
$50,000
Most Valuable Kids of Greater Cincinnati · Norwood, OH · 2024
Program services
$50,000
Mennonite Central Committee US · Akron, PA · 2023
Program services
$50,000
Most Valuable Kids of Greater Cincinnati · Norwood, OH · 2023
Program services
$50,000
The Cincinnati Ballet Company · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program services
$50,000
Uatx · Austin, TX · 2023
Program services
$50,000
Indian Hill Public Schools Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$50,000
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$40,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2024
Program services
$40,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2023
Program services
$40,000
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2022
Scholarships
$40,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2022
Program services
$40,000
Easter Seals Tristate · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$35,000
Gillespie Cty Youth Livestock Show Assoc · Fredericksburg, TX · 2024
Program services
$35,000
Ten Thousand Villages of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$30,000
Hill Country Community Needs Council · Fredericksburg, TX · 2024
Program services
$30,000
Ten Thousand Villages of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program services
$30,000
The Good Samaritan Center · Fredericksburg, TX · 2024
Program services
$30,000
Stepping Stones · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program services
$30,000
Ten Thousand Villages of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program services
$30,000
The Good Samaritan Center · Fredericksburg, TX · 2023
Program services
$25,000
Childhood Food Solutions · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program services
$25,000
Dan Beard Council Bsa · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program services
$25,000
Mennonite Church USA · Elkhart, IN · 2024
Program services
$25,000
National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2024
Program services
$25,000
Otterbein University · Westerville, OH · 2024
Equine science program
$25,000
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2023
Memorial
$25,000
Gillespie Cty Youth Livestock Show Assoc · Fredericksburg, TX · 2023
Program services
$25,000
Hill Country Community Needs Council · Fredericksburg, TX · 2023
Program services
$25,000
Luzerne Music Center · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2023
Program services
$25,000
Central District Conference of Mennonite · Goshen, IN · 2022
Program services
$25,000
Community-Partner Alliance for Higher Ed in Prison · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Program services
$25,000
Luzerne Music Center · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2022
Program services
$25,000
Most Valuable Kids of Greater Cincinnati · Norwood, OH · 2022
Program services
$25,000
Uatx · Austin, TX · 2022
Program services
$20,000
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2024
Scholarship fund
$20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program services
$20,000
Mennonite Central Committee US · Akron, PA · 2024
Program services
$20,000
Stepping Stones · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program services
$20,000
Dan Beard Council Bsa · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program services
$20,000
Fredericksburg Isd Education Foundation · Fredericksburg, TX · 2023
Program services
$20,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$20,000
Citylink Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$20,000
Gillespie Cty Youth Livestock Show Assoc · Fredericksburg, TX · 2022
Program services
$20,000
Stepping Stones · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program services
$20,000
The Good Samaritan Center · Fredericksburg, TX · 2022
Program services
$15,000
Former Texas Rangers Foundation · Fredericksburg, TX · 2024
Program services
$15,000
Frontiers of Flight Museum · Dallas, TX · 2024
Program services

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.