Funding search · EIN 316646985 · Cincinnati, OH

The Frances R Luther Charitable Trust

Name: The Frances R Luther Charitable Trust grants, 2022–2025
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.

161
grants reported: $12.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

challenge endowment capital campaign scholarship

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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.

Top recipients

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

Children'S Hospital Medical Center3 grants · $1.2M
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts3 grants · $850,000
Taft Museum of Art4 grants · $740,000
Cincinnati Museum Center4 grants · $675,000
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $650,000
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Fdtn2 grants · $450,000
Christ Church Cathedral3 grants · $400,000
Cincinnati Ballet Company4 grants · $375,000
The Children'S Theatre3 grants · $300,000
Freestore Foodbank3 grants · $300,000

Giving over time

$2.9M

2022

$2.4M

2023

$3.0M

2024

$3.9M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 161 grants.

$500,000
Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$500,000
Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$415,000
Taft Museum of Art · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$350,000
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Annual fund
$350,000
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Fdtn · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$325,000
Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$300,000
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Annual fund
$250,000
Christ Church Cathedral · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$250,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$200,000
Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$200,000
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Annual fund
$200,000
Artswave · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Annual fund
$200,000
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Challenge grant
$175,000
Art Opportunities · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$150,000
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$150,000
Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$150,000
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$150,000
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Challenge grant
$125,000
Cincinnati Ballet Company · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$125,000
Taft Museum of Art · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$125,000
Greater Cincinnati Educational · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Challenge grant
$100,000
American Legacy Theatre · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$100,000
Christ Church Cathedral · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$100,000
Cincinnati Public Radio · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$100,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating support
$100,000
Easter Seals Redwood · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$100,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
The Children'S Theatre · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$100,000
Cincinnati Ballet Company · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$100,000
Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$100,000
Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating support
$100,000
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$100,000
Taft Museum of Art · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$100,000
The Children'S Theatre · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Capital funds
$100,000
Cincinnati Art Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
Cincinnati Ballet Company · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating support
$100,000
Cincinnati Musical Festival Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
Cincinnati Nature Center · Milford, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Fdtn · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
Clifton Cultural Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
Taft Museum of Art · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$100,000
The Children'S Theatre · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$80,000
Cincinnati Opera Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$80,000
Cincinnati Musical Festival Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$75,000
Kennedy Heights Art Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$75,000
Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$75,000
Cincinnati Nature Center · Milford, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$75,000
Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Endowment
$75,000
Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Endowment
$65,000
Green Umbrella · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$55,000
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Art Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Arts Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Association for the Blind and · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Landmark Productions · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Program/project support
$50,000
Council On Aging · Blue Ash, OH · 2025
General operating
$50,000
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$50,000
Episcopal Retirement Homes · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
Greater Cincinnati Television · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
Holocaust and Humanity Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$50,000
Hospice of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park · Hamilton, OH · 2025
General operating
$50,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$50,000
Wyoming Fine Arts Center · Wyoming, OH · 2025
General operating
$50,000
Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Endowment
$50,000
Ymca of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$50,000
Americas River Roots Experience · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Arts Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Ballet Company · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Nature Center Assn · Milford, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
Fernside Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
Hospice of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation · Clarksville, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
La Soupe · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Manifest Creative Research Gallery · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
Northern Kentucky Symphony · Newport, KY · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$50,000
Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Endowment
$50,000
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Cardinal Land Conservancy · Milford, OH · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Cincinnati Arts Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Center City Development Corp · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program/project support
$50,000
Cincinnati Public Radio · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$50,000
Greater Cincinnati Television · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Challenge grant
$50,000
Green Umbrella · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program/project support
$50,000
Life Learning Center · Covington, KY · 2023
Program/project support
$50,000
Ohio River Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program/project support
$50,000
The Seven Hills School · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$50,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$50,000
Christ Church Cathedral · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Arts Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$50,000
Cincinnati Public Radio · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$50,000
Episcopal Retirement Homes · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$50,000
Hospice of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support

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