Funding search · EIN 831848071 · Cincinnati, OH
David N and Ann Early 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.
- 63
- grants reported
- $848,466
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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2 grants matching “brighten” · $10,000
- $5,000
Brighten Center · Newport, KY · 2024
In support of its mission
- $5,000
Brighten Center · Newport, KY · 2023
In support of its mission
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Ronald McDonald House of Cincinnati4 grants · $90,000
- Library Foundation of Cincinnati & Hamilton County2 grants · $86,490
- League for Animal Welfare Batavia Ohio2 grants · $86,490
- Thomas More University4 grants · $82,000
- League for Animal Welfare2 grants · $79,901
- Library Foundation for Cincinnati and Hamilton County2 grants · $79,901
- University of Kentucky Family Sciences Dept2 grants · $45,000
- Matthew 25 Ministries4 grants · $44,400
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden4 grants · $40,000
- University of Kentucky2 grants · $32,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 63 reported grants, largest first.
- $44,960
League for Animal Welfare Batavia Ohio · Batavia, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $44,960
Library Foundation of Cincinnati & Hamilton County · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $43,156
League for Animal Welfare · Batavia, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $43,156
Library Foundation for Cincinnati and Hamilton County · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $41,530
League for Animal Welfare Batavia Ohio · Batavia, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $41,530
Library Foundation of Cincinnati & Hamilton County · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $36,745
League for Animal Welfare · Batavia, OH · 2021
In support of its mission
- $36,745
Library Foundation for Cincinnati and Hamilton County · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
In support of its mission
- $30,000
Thomas More University · Crestview Hills, KY · 2024
In support of its mission
- $29,000
Ronald McDonald House of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
In support of its mission
- $25,000
University of Kentucky Family Sciences Dept · Lexington, KY · 2024
In support of its mission
- $21,000
Ronald McDonald House of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $20,000
Ronald McDonald House of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $20,000
Thomas More University · Crestview Hills, KY · 2023
In support of its mission
- $20,000
University of Kentucky Family Sciences Dept · Lexington, KY · 2023
In support of its mission
- $20,000
Ronald McDonald House of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $16,000
Thomas More University · Crestview Hills, KY · 2022
In support of its mission
- $16,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2022
In support of its mission
- $16,000
Thomas More University · Crestview Hills, KY · 2021
In support of its mission
- $16,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2021
In support of its mission
- $15,155
Notre Dame Urban Education Center · Covington, KY · 2022
In support of its mission
- $14,400
Matthew 25 Ministries · Blue Ash, OH · 2021
In support of its mission
- $14,400
Notre Dame Urban Education Center · Covington, KY · 2021
In support of its mission
- $11,115
Notre Dame of Northern Kentucky Urban Education · Covington, KY · 2023
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Alliance of Catholic Urban Education · Covington, KY · 2024
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Matthew 25 Ministries · Blue Ash, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Notre Dame of Northern Kentucky Urban Education · Covington, KY · 2024
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Alliance of Catholic Urban Education · Covington, KY · 2023
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Matthew 25 Ministries · Blue Ash, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Alliance for Catholic Urban Education · Covington, KY · 2022
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Matthew 25 Ministries · Blue Ash, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $10,000
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
In support of its mission
- $7,500
Brighton Center · Newport, KY · 2022
In support of its mission
- $7,000
Bethany House · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $7,000
Cincinnati Art Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $5,000
Brighten Center · Newport, KY · 2024
In support of its mission
- $5,000
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $5,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $5,000
May We Help · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $5,000
Brighten Center · Newport, KY · 2023
In support of its mission
- $5,000
May We Help · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $5,000
May We Help · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $5,000
Bethany House · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
In support of its mission
- $4,000
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $4,000
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $3,103
Ohio Alleycat Resourceneuter Clinic · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $3,000
Heartt Animal Rescue · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $3,000
Ohio Alleycat Resourceneuter Clinic · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $3,000
Heartt Animal Rescue · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $3,000
Heartt Animal Refuge · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $3,000
May We Help · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
In support of its mission
- $2,811
Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spayneuter Clinic · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In support of its mission
- $2,000
Paw Prints Animal Rescue · Florence, KY · 2024
In support of its mission
- $2,000
Save the Animals Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $2,000
Bethany House Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $1,500
Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spayneuter Clinic · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
In support of its mission
- $1,200
Indian Hill Historical Society · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of its mission
- $1,100
Cincinnati Nature Center · Milford, OH · 2021
In support of its mission
- $1,000
The Childrens Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
- $400
Save the Animals Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In support of its mission
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