Funding search · EIN 311077222 · Cincinnati, OH

John J & Mary R Schiff Foundation

Name: John J & Mary R Schiff Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

160
grants reported: $143.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $225,000
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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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.

Where the money goes

Cincinnati arts institutions: theatre, photography, museums, symphony
Xavier University and other Cincinnati higher education
Child welfare and youth services: ProKids, Boys & Girls Club
Naval heritage and Navy-affiliated museums and foundations
Cincinnati pediatric, cancer and medical school institutions
Food assistance and senior services in Greater Cincinnati

Typical grant

The median check is $225,000 and the middle half runs $100,000 to $1,000,000, but the money is concentrated at the top: multi-million awards to Xavier University, The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati, ProKids, Boys & Girls Club and the US Naval Institute carry most of the total, including a single $13.5 million theatre grant in 2022. Small grants in the $10,000 to $100,000 band go to long-standing local favorites like Mariemont Preservation, Art Academy of Cincinnati and Cape Cod cultural groups. Giving repeats with unusual precision year over year, often at the identical dollar figure: Xavier at $7,970,000 in both 2023 and 2024, Cincinnati Art Museum at $1,700,000 three years running, Children's Hospital at $1,500,000 three years running, ArtsWave at $111,000.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL SUPPORT”
“USS CINCINNATI MEMORIAL PEACE PAVILION”
“US NAVAL INSTITUTE FOUNDATION”
“COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI”
“CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER”

Positioning adjacent work

Route the ask through a funded Cincinnati anchor: UC College of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Xavier or Cincinnati Cancer Foundation.
Ask for unrestricted operating money. Every single grant on file is coded GENERAL SUPPORT, never project or research restricted.
Naval, maritime and military history work is a real second lane; pair it with a Cincinnati or Annapolis institution.
A realistic first ask is $100,000 to $250,000; the seven-figure checks go to institutions already in the rotation.

Worth knowing: This is a closed, relationship-driven circle: 160 grants went to only 74 recipients, and the same names recur at the same amounts each year, so new entrants are rare and almost always Cincinnati-based. Read the state column carefully, since several Cincinnati organizations such as the Symphony and ArtsWave are listed at Massachusetts addresses reflecting the donors' Cape Cod ties rather than the grantee's actual location, and Cape Cod cultural groups form a small persistent side portfolio.

Top recipients

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

The Children'S Theatre of Cincinnati4 grants · $22.0M
Xavier University4 grants · $21.0M
Prokids2 grants · $8.0M
US Naval Institute Foundation4 grants · $6.6M
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $6.2M
Wesley Services Organization Fka Wesley Hall4 grants · $5.6M
Children'S Hospital Medical Center4 grants · $5.5M
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati1 grant · $5.0M
Fotofocus2 grants · $4.3M
Fotofocus Cincinnati2 grants · $4.3M

Giving over time

$20.9M

2021

$41.0M

2022

$33.2M

2023

$47.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 160 grants.

$13.5M
The Children'S Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$8.0M
Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$8.0M
Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$5.4M
US Naval Institute Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2022
General support
$5.2M
Wesley Services Organization Fka Wesley Hall · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$5.0M
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$5.0M
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$5.0M
The Children'S Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$3.0M
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$2.8M
Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$2.8M
Fotofocus · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$2.8M
Fotofocus Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$2.5M
Northern Cincinnati Foundation (Uss Cincinnati Memorial Peace Pavilion) · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$2.5M
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$2.3M
Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$2.0M
Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$2.0M
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$2.0M
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · South Yarmouth, MA · 2024
General support
$2.0M
The Children'S Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$2.0M
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$2.0M
College of Medicine - University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$2.0M
College of Medicine - Univeristy of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$1.8M
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$1.7M
Cincinnati Art Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$1.7M
Cincinnati Art Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$1.7M
Cincinnati Arts Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$1.5M
Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$1.5M
Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$1.5M
Fotofocus · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$1.5M
Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$1.5M
Easter Seals Tristate · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$1.5M
Fotofocus Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$1.5M
College of Medicine - Univeristy of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$1.5M
The Children'S Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$1.3M
Northern Cincinnati Foundation · West Chester, OH · 2022
General support
$1.2M
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · South Yarmouth, MA · 2023
General support
$1.2M
Freestorefoodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$1.2M
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$1.2M
Cincinnati Arts Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$1.0M
Cincinnati Cancer Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Cincinnati Cancer Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Northern Cincinnati Foundation (Uss Cincinnati Memorial Peace Pavilion) · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Cincinnati Cancer Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$1.0M
Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$1.0M
Cincinnati Cancer Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$1.0M
Crossroads Health Services · Mentor, OH · 2021
General support
$1.0M
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$1.0M
Springer School & Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$810,000
Navy League of the US · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$700,000
Freestorefoodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$700,000
St John'S Lutheran Church · Merrick, NY · 2022
General support
$625,000
Activities Beyond the Classroom · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$600,000
Shiloh United Methodist Church · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$500,000
Samaritans of New York · New York City, NY · 2024
General support
$500,000
Manifest Center for the Arts · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$500,000
Arbogast Performing Arts Center · Troy, OH · 2021
General support
$450,000
The Hamilton County Spca Inc Dba Spca Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$405,000
Navy League of the United States · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
$405,000
Navy League of the United States · Arlington, VA · 2021
General support
$400,000
Neusole Foundation · Forest Park, OH · 2024
General support
$400,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2024
General support
$400,000
US Naval Institute Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2024
General support
$400,000
Uss Constitution Museum · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$400,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2023
General support
$400,000
US Naval Institute Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2023
General support
$400,000
Uss Constitution Museum · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$400,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2022
General support
$400,000
Uss Constitution Museum · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$400,000
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$400,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2021
General support
$400,000
US Naval Institute Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2021
General support
$400,000
Uss Constitution Museum · Boston, MA · 2021
General support
$300,000
Spca - Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$300,000
Spca - Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$300,000
The Hamilton County Spca Inc Dba Spca Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$260,000
Western Hills High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$250,000
Cincinnati Observatory · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$250,000
St Xavier Church · St Marys, GA · 2023
General support
$250,000
Samaritans of New York · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$200,000
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$200,000
Shiloh United Methodist Church · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$200,000
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$200,000
Oral Health Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$200,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$200,000
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$200,000
Oral Health Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$200,000
Shiloh United Methodist Church · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$200,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$200,000
Oral Health Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$200,000
Shiloh United Methodist Church · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$150,000
Contemporary Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$150,000
Contemporary Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$150,000
Wesley Services Organization Fka Wesley Hall · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$150,000
The Contemporary Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$150,000
Wesley Services Organization Fka Wesley Hall · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$150,000
Samaritans of New York · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$150,000
The Contemporary Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$150,000
Wesley Services Organization Fka Wesley Hall · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$125,000
La Soupe · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support

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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.