Funding search · EIN 311411794 · Pittsburgh, PA

Pfau Charitable Foundation

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

210
grants reported
$5.7M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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1 grant matching “geraldine · $30,000

  • $30,000

    The Pointarc of Northern · Covington, KY · 2025

    Dr anthony & geraldine

Top recipients

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

  • Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts3 grants · $150,000
  • Springer School and Center4 grants · $150,000
  • Cincinnati Museum Association4 grants · $110,000
  • Greater Cincinnati Fdn1 grant · $100,000
  • Comprehensive Community Child Care2 grants · $100,000
  • Mindpeace2 grants · $100,000
  • Diocesan Catholic Children'S Homeinc2 grants · $95,000
  • Cincinnati Works3 grants · $90,000
  • Bethany House Services2 grants · $90,000
  • Lighthouse Youth Services3 grants · $90,000

Giving over time

$1.4M
2022
$1.4M
2023
$1.5M
2024
$1.6M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 210 grants.

  • $100,000

    Greater Cincinnati Fdn · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    Support power of place

  • $60,000

    Crayons To Computers · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $55,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Bethany House Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Cincinnati Inst of Fine Arts · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Cincinnati Youth Collaborative · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    Support mentoring programs

  • $50,000

    Comprehensive Community Child Care · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Mindpeace · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati I · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Diocesan Catholic Children'S Homeinc · Fort Mitchell, KY · 2024

    Residential

  • $50,000

    East Tennessee Foundation · Knowville, TN · 2024

    General operating

  • $50,000

    Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Comprehensive Community Child Care · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Mindpeace · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Brighton Center · Newport, KY · 2022

    Support of opportunity

  • $50,000

    Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Catalyzing impact grants

  • $50,000

    Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Support of power pack

  • $50,000

    Starfire Council of Greater · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Support of community

  • $45,000

    Diocesan Catholic Children'S Homeinc · Fort Mitchell, KY · 2022

    Residential

  • $42,500

    Cincinnati Museum Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $42,500

    Cincinnati Museum Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Support founders society

  • $40,000

    1n5 · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $40,000

    Cincinnati Eye Institute · Blue Ash, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $40,000

    Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visu · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $40,000

    Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    Support of power pack

  • $40,000

    Learning Grove · Covington, KY · 2025

    General support

  • $40,000

    Stepping Stones · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    Investments in drex campus,

  • $40,000

    Beech Acres Parenting Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Beyond the classroom

  • $40,000

    Breakthrough Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Bring breakthrough summer

  • $40,000

    Children'S Home of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Support family wellness

  • $40,000

    Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Summer camp inclusion

  • $40,000

    Cntrl Clinic Behavioral Health · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $40,000

    Family Nurturing Center of Kentucky · Florence, KY · 2024

    Kids on the block child

  • $40,000

    University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Promoting positive life

  • $40,000

    Visionaries and Voices · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Teaching artist program

  • $40,000

    Ywca of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Bethany House Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Cincinnati Association for the Blind · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Joy Outdoor Education Center · Clarksville, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Breakthrough Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Bring breakthrough summer

  • $40,000

    Children'S Home of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Support family wellness

  • $40,000

    Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Summer camp inclusion

  • $40,000

    Stepping Stones · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Investments in drex campus,

  • $40,000

    Visionaries and Voices · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Teaching artist program

  • $37,500

    Springer School and Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $37,500

    Springer School and Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $37,500

    Springer School and Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $37,500

    Springer School and Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Support of advancing

  • $35,000

    Emergency Shelters of Northern · Covington, KY · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    Cincinnati Youth Collaborative · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $35,000

    Clovernook Center for the · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $35,000

    Ohio Humane Society · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $35,000

    Cincinnati Eye Institute · Edgewood, KY · 2022

    Expansion of services in

  • $30,000

    Citylink Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Found Village · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Ohio Justice & Policy Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    Support legal clinics

  • $30,000

    Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2025

    Support it training

  • $30,000

    Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    Support casa university

  • $30,000

    The Pointarc of Northern · Covington, KY · 2025

    Dr anthony & geraldine

  • $30,000

    Autism Connections · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $30,000

    Cincinnati Center for Autism · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Support the sensory

  • $30,000

    Cincinnati Works · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Down Syndrome Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Early matters quarterly

  • $30,000

    Glad House · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Support the champs

  • $30,000

    Greater Cincinnati Behavioral · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Gcbhs school based services

  • $30,000

    Lighthouse Youth Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Ohio Valley Voices · Loveland, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Casa university

  • $30,000

    Redwood School & Rehabilitation · Fort Mitchell, KY · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Santa Maria Community Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Sjo Kids · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    1n5 · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    American Diabetes Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Cincinnati Works · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    City Gospel Mission · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Emergency Shelter of Northern Ky · Covington, KY · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Hearing Speech & Deaf · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Lighthouse Youth Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Ohio Valley Voices · Loveland, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    People Working Cooperatively · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Per Scholas · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Redwood School & Rehabilitation · Fort Mitchell, KY · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Santa Maria Community Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Cincinnati Works · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Support job readiness

  • $30,000

    Greater Cincinnati Behavioral · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Gcbhs school based services

  • $30,000

    Lighthouse Youth Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Lighthouse sheakley center

  • $30,000

    Ohio Valley Voices · Loveland, OH · 2022

    Tuition assistance for

  • $30,000

    Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Support casa university

  • $30,000

    Redwood School & Rehabilitation · Fort Mitchell, KY · 2022

    Support early care & after

  • $30,000

    Santa Maria Community Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Building youth assets in

  • $30,000

    Ywca of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Support project care

  • $25,000

    Bawac · Florence, KY · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    From Fatherless To Fearless · Blue Ash, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Literacy Network of Greater · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    Little free libraries

  • $25,000

    Northern Kentucky University · Highland Heights, KY · 2025

    General support

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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.