Funding search · EIN 311802325 · Cincinnati, OH

Louis M Groen Foundation

Name: Louis M Groen Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

55
grants reported: $3.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education childrens welfare acres county donated foundation groen

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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.

Top recipients

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

Otsego County3 grants · $1.3M
Ronald McDonald House3 grants · $1.1M
Elder High School3 grants · $300,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medi3 grants · $225,000
Freestore Foodbank3 grants · $100,000
Friends of Camp Louis Ernst3 grants · $75,000
Boy Scouts of America3 grants · $70,000
Johannesburg Christian Church2 grants · $55,000
Peace Lutheran Church1 grant · $53,055
Versailles American Legion Post 1732 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$1.3M

2024

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$446,055
Otsego County · Gaylord, MI · 2022
This grant was made to maintain the preserve donated to Otsego County by the Louis M. Groen Charitable Trust and the 25 acres donated to Otsego County by the Louis M. Groen Foundation.
$426,867
Otsego County · Gaylord, MI · 2023
This grant was made to maintain the preserve donated to Otsego County by the Louis M. Groen Charitable Trust and the 25 acres donated to Otsego County by the Louis M. Groen Foundation.
$419,231
Otsego County · Gaylord, MI · 2024
This grant was made to maintain the preserve donated to Otsego County by the Louis M. Groen Charitable Trust and the 25 acres donated to Otsego County by the Louis M. Groen Foundation.
$350,000
Ronald McDonald House · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support/Childrens Welfare
$350,000
Ronald McDonald House · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General Support/Childrens Welfare
$350,000
Ronald McDonald House · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General Support/Childrens Welfare
$100,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medi · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support
$100,000
Elder High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support/Education
$100,000
Elder High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General Support/Education
$100,000
Elder High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General Support/Education
$75,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medi · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General Support
$53,055
Peace Lutheran Church · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Johannesburg Christian Church · Johannesburg, MI · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medi · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General Support/Education
$50,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General Support
$50,000
St Jude Children Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General Support/Childrens Welfare
$50,000
Sycamore Community Schools · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Cincinnati Nature Center · Milford, OH · 2024
General Support/Education
$25,000
Cincinnati Tennis Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Friends of Camp Louis Ernst · Dupong, IN · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Make-a-Wish Ohio Kentucky Indiana · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Mary Magdalen House · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support
$25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Support/Childrens Welfare
$25,000
Versailles American Legion Post 173 · Versailles, IN · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Boy Scouts of America · Irving, TX · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Circle Tail · Pleasant Plain, OH · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Friends of Camp Louis Ernst · Dupong, IN · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Guardian Angels · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Last Mile Food Rescue · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Padua Franciscan · Parma, OH · 2023
General Support
$25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2023
General Support/Childrens Welfare
$25,000
The Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Boy Scouts of America · Irving, TX · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Cincinnati Nature Center · Milford, OH · 2022
General Support/Education
$25,000
Covington Catholic High School · Covington, KY · 2022
General Support/Education
$25,000
Covington Latin School · Covington, KY · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Friends of Camp Louis Ernst · Dupong, IN · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Indiana State Council Knights of Co · South Bend, IN · 2022
General Support
$25,000
The Archeological Research Institut · Lawrenceburg, IN · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Versailles American Legion Post 173 · Versailles, IN · 2022
General Support
$20,000
Boy Scouts of America · Irving, TX · 2024
General Support
$15,000
Camping Education Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support
$15,000
Indiana State Council Knights of Co · South Bend, IN · 2024
General Support
$12,500
Harrison Avenue Assembly of God · Harrison, OH · 2024
General Support
$10,000
Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding Horse · Milford, OH · 2024
General Support
$10,000
Covington Catholic High School · Covington, KY · 2024
General Support/Education
$10,000
Our Lady of Visitation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support
$10,000
Covington Catholic High School · Covington, KY · 2023
General Support/Education
$10,000
Diocese of Covington · Covington, KY · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Johannesburg Christian Church · Johannesburg, MI · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Camping Education Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Cincinnati Cancer Advisors · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General Support

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