Funding search · EIN 316036206 · Cincinnati, OH

Bardes Fund

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

79
grants reported
$521,851
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationawarenesscommunitymuseumstheatreconservationpreservationreligious

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • The Seven Hills School3 grants · $70,750
  • Palm Beach Day Academy3 grants · $53,500
  • Cincinnati Ballet3 grants · $49,351
  • Srba Historic Building & Environ Pres Fdtn2 grants · $40,000
  • Boston College3 grants · $38,000
  • Bath & Tennis Historic Bldg Preser Fdtn2 grants · $36,000
  • United Way of Greater Cincinnati3 grants · $30,000
  • The Lawrenceville School3 grants · $20,000
  • Artswave2 grants · $20,000
  • Red Sneakers for Oakley2 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$127,101
2022
$184,550
2023
$210,200
2024

Grant history

All 79 reported grants, largest first.

  • $36,000

    The Seven Hills School · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $33,500

    Palm Beach Day Academy · Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    Education

  • $30,000

    Bath & Tennis Historic Bldg Preser Fdtn · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Conservation / preservation

  • $30,000

    Srba Historic Building & Environ Pres Fdtn · Newport, RI · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $22,800

    The Seven Hills School · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Education

  • $20,000

    Cincinnati Ballet · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Museums / theatre

  • $17,550

    Cincinnati Ballet · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Museums / theatre

  • $13,000

    Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $13,000

    Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $12,000

    Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022

    Educational assistance

  • $11,950

    The Seven Hills School · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $11,801

    Cincinnati Ballet · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Arts program assistance

  • $10,000

    Artswave · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Museums / theatre

  • $10,000

    Palm Beach Day Academy · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $10,000

    Red Sneakers for Oakley · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $10,000

    St George'S School · Middletown, RI · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $10,000

    The Royal Poinciana Chapel · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Religious

  • $10,000

    United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Community fund

  • $10,000

    Artswave · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Museums / theatre

  • $10,000

    Palm Beach Day Academy · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $10,000

    Srba Historic Building & Environ Pres Fdtn · Newport, RI · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $10,000

    United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Community fund

  • $10,000

    United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Community program assistance

  • $8,000

    The Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022

    Education

  • $6,000

    Henry Morrison Flagler Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Museums / theatre

  • $6,000

    The Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $6,000

    Bath & Tennis Historic Bldg Preser Fdtn · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Conservation / preservation

  • $6,000

    Henry Morrison Flagler Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Museums / theatre

  • $6,000

    The Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $5,000

    Buccan Provisions Non-Profit Corp · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Community fund

  • $5,000

    Georgetown Mission & Ministry · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community fund

  • $5,000

    Newport Historical Society · Newport, RI · 2024

    Conservation/preservation

  • $5,000

    Southern Methodist University · University Park, TX · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $5,000

    Buccan Provisions Non-Profit Corp · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Community fund

  • $5,000

    Georgetown Mission & Ministry · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community fund

  • $5,000

    Red Sneakers for Oakley · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $5,000

    Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Museums / theatre

  • $5,000

    The Fdtn To Combat Anti-Semitism · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $5,000

    The Royal Poinciana Chapel · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Religious

  • $5,000

    Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Community fund

  • $5,000

    Cincinnati Symphony · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Theater program assistance

  • $5,000

    Georgetown Mission & Ministry · Washington, DC · 2022

    Community program assistance

  • $5,000

    Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    Arts program assistance

  • $4,000

    Cincinnati Film · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Community fund

  • $3,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $3,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $3,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Education

  • $2,700

    Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Community fund

  • $2,500

    Newport Film · Newport, RI · 2024

    Museums / theatre

  • $2,500

    Earth Medicine Institute Taos Fdtn · Taos, NM · 2023

    Medical research

  • $2,500

    Newport Film · Newport, RI · 2023

    Museums / theatre

  • $2,500

    Newport Film · Newport, RI · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $2,500

    St George'S School · 2022

    Education

  • $2,000

    Ccn Historic Building Preservation Fdtn · Newport, RI · 2023

    Conservation / preservation

  • $2,000

    Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Museums / theatre

  • $2,000

    Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Arts program assistance

  • $1,000

    Aquidneck Island Land Trust · Middletown, RI · 2024

    Conservation/preservation

  • $1,000

    Georgetown University Law School · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $1,000

    Independence Alliance · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Community fund

  • $1,000

    Newport Hospital Fdtn · Newport, RI · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $1,000

    Palm Beach Police & Fire Fdtn · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Community fund

  • $1,000

    University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Education / awareness

  • $1,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Youth assistance

  • $1,000

    Georgetown University Law School · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $1,000

    Jefferson Scholar Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $1,000

    Newport Hospital Fdtn · Newport, RI · 2023

    Education / awareness

  • $1,000

    Palm Beach Police & Fire Fdtn · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Community fund

  • $1,000

    Bath & Tennis Club Preservation Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    Conservation/preservation

  • $1,000

    Georgetown University Law School · Washington, DC · 2022

    Education

  • $1,000

    Henry Morrison Flagler Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    Museum assistance

  • $1,000

    Jefferson Scholar Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Education

  • $500

    Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Youth assistance

  • $500

    Preservation Society of Newport County · Newport, RI · 2024

    Conservation/preservation

  • $500

    The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Religious

  • $500

    Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Community fund

  • $500

    The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Religious

  • $250

    Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Conservation / preservation

  • $200

    Redwood Library & Anthenaeum · Newport, RI · 2023

    Museums / theatre

  • $100

    Newport Tree Conservancy · Newport, RI · 2023

    Conservation / preservation

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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.