Funding search · EIN 516532661 · Cincinnati, OH
William G & Jane Helms Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 62
- grants reported
- $231,931
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,875
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Wacc Foundation4 grants · $34,431
- Orsnco1 grant · $25,000
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden4 grants · $21,500
- Ucan Nonprofit Pet Care Clinic1 grant · $17,000
- Taft Museum4 grants · $14,000
- Free Store Foodbank4 grants · $13,500
- Save the Animals Foundation1 grant · $11,000
- Piper Pantry1 grant · $10,000
- Newpath Church Mc Foundation2 grants · $10,000
- Greater Cincinnati Television Educa1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 62 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Orsnco · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $19,730
Wacc Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $17,000
Ucan Nonprofit Pet Care Clinic · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $11,000
Save the Animals Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $10,000
Free Store Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitabl;e purpose
- $10,000
Greater Cincinnati Television Educa · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $10,000
Piper Pantry · Columbus, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $10,000
Wacc Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $7,500
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Promote charitable purpose
- $7,000
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Cincinnati Public Radio · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Contemporary Atrs Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Newpath Church Mc Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Taft Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Toys for Tots · Erlanger, KY · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Cincinnati Art Center · Cincinanti, OH · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Newpath Church Mc Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Atada Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Promote charitable purpose
- $5,000
Mariemont Preservation Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Promote charitable purpose
- $4,000
Taft Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Promote charitable purpose
- $3,701
Wacc Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Promote charitable purpose
- $3,000
Wave Pool · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $2,750
Cincinnati Art Center · Cincinanti, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $2,500
Taft Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $2,500
Taft Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $2,500
Ucan · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $2,500
Karen Wellington Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Promote charitable purpose
- $2,000
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $2,000
Harriet Beecher Stowe House · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,750
Cincinanti Public Radio · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,500
Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinanti, OH · 2022
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,500
Free Store Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Promote charitabl;e purpose
- $1,250
Nku Foundation · Highland Hights, KY · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,000
Cincinnati Academy Performing Arts · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,000
Free Store Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Promote charitabl;e purpose
- $1,000
Archdiocese of Southern Ohio · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,000
Art Academy of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,000
Free Store Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitabl;e purpose
- $1,000
Karen Wellington Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,000
Make a Wish · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,000
Meals On Wheels · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,000
Over the Rhine Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,000
Wacc Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $1,000
Nku Foundation · Highland Heights, KY · 2022
Promote charitable purpose
- $600
Toys for Tots · Erlanger, KY · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $500
Cso Pops · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $500
Toys for Tots · Erlanger, KY · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $500
Cet · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $500
City Gospel Mission · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $500
Salvation Army of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $350
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $200
Wwii Museum · Dallas, TX · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $100
Habitat for Humanity · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $100
National Army Museum · Fort Belvoir, VA · 2024
Promote charitable purpose
- $100
Habitat for Humanity · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $100
National Army Museum · Fort Belvoir, VA · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $100
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Promote charitable purpose
- $100
National Army Museum · Fort Belvoir, VA · 2022
Promote charitable purpose
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