Funding search · EIN 621465677 · Montgomery, OH

Hardy 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.

49
grants reported
$144,548
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,500
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.

Funder website ↗Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error

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.

Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.

Top recipients

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

  • University of Kansas3 grants · $26,675
  • Cincinnati Fire Museum3 grants · $25,523
  • University of Cincinnati-Innocence Project2 grants · $18,000
  • Xavier University2 grants · $11,000
  • First Step Home3 grants · $9,050
  • Artswave1 grant · $6,600
  • Africa Fire Mission3 grants · $5,300
  • Wgucwvxu Public Radio3 grants · $5,150
  • Planned Parenthood1 grant · $5,000
  • La Soupe1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$39,135
2022
$47,773
2023
$57,640
2024

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

  • $13,690

    University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2024

    Various

  • $12,000

    Cincinnati Fire Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Various

  • $11,750

    University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023

    Various

  • $11,523

    Cincinnati Fire Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Various

  • $10,000

    University of Cincinnati-Innocence Project · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Various

  • $8,000

    University of Cincinnati-Innocence Project · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Various

  • $6,600

    Artswave · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $6,000

    Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Various

  • $5,000

    La Soupe · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $5,000

    Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $3,300

    First Step Home · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Various

  • $3,000

    First Step Home · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Various

  • $2,750

    First Step Home · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $2,000

    Africa Fire Mission · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Various

  • $2,000

    Africa Fire Mission · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Various

  • $2,000

    Cincinnati Fire Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $1,900

    Wgucwvxu Public Radio · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Various

  • $1,750

    Foundation for Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Various

  • $1,750

    Wgucwvxu Public Radio · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Various

  • $1,500

    Give Directly · New York, NY · 2024

    Various

  • $1,500

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Various

  • $1,500

    Foundation for Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Various

  • $1,500

    Give Directly · New York, NY · 2022

    Various

  • $1,500

    Wgucwvxu Public Radio · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $1,300

    Africa Fire Mission · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $1,250

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Various

  • $1,250

    Foundation for Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Various

  • $1,235

    University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2022

    Various

  • $1,000

    Cincinnati Preservation Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Various

  • $1,000

    Funeral Service Foundation · Brookfield, WI · 2024

    Various

  • $1,000

    Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024

    Various

  • $1,000

    Cincinnati Preservation Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Various

  • $1,000

    Cincinnati Youth Collaborative · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Various

  • $1,000

    Cornerstone Community · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Various

  • $1,000

    Funeral Service Foundation · Brookfield, WI · 2023

    Various

  • $1,000

    Give Directly · New York, NY · 2023

    Various

  • $1,000

    Wharton School Univ of Pennsylvania · Philadelphiak, PA · 2023

    Various

  • $1,000

    Cincinnati Preservation Association · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $1,000

    Cincinnati Works · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

  • $1,000

    Funeral Service Foundation · Brookfield, WI · 2022

    Various

  • $1,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Various

  • $1,000

    Wharton School-Univ of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Various

  • $500

    Chamchambliss Center for Children · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Various

  • $500

    Friends of Music Hall · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Various

  • $500

    Chambliss Center for Children · Chattanooga, TN · 2023

    Various

  • $500

    Friends of Music Hall · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Various

  • $500

    Chambliss Center for Children · Chattanooga, TN · 2022

    Various

  • $500

    Friends of Music Hall · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Various

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

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.