Funding search · EIN 306081757 · Cincinnati, OH

Patricia Kisker Foundation

Name: Patricia Kisker Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

51
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship scholarships

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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.

Cincinnati Museum Center2 grants · $175,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation3 grants · $150,000
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden2 grants · $150,000
Contemporary Arts Center1 grant · $75,000
Beech Acres Parenting Center3 grants · $75,000
Prokids1 grant · $50,000
University of Cincinnati1 grant · $50,000
Cincinnati Art Museum2 grants · $50,000
Clovernook Center for the Blind2 grants · $50,000
Glad House2 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$315,000

2022

$355,000

2023

$400,000

2024

$480,000

2025

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

$150,000
Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$125,000
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Annual fund
$75,000
Contemporary Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$50,000
Lighthouse Beacon for Youth · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$50,000
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$50,000
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$50,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$50,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Scholarship
$50,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Scholarship
$35,000
American National Red Cross · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
Beech Acres Parenting Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Project/program support
$25,000
Bethesda Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Clifton Cultural Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Ispace · Evendale, OH · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Kennedy Heights Art Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$25,000
The Children'S Theatre · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$25,000
The Dragonfly Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Beech Acres Parenting Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$25,000
Cincinnati Art Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$25,000
Glad House · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Project/program support
$25,000
American National Red Cross- Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
Children'S Home of Northern Kentucky · Covington, KY · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
Cincinnati Art Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
Clovernook Center for the Blind · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
Diocesan Catholic Childrens Home · Fort Mitchell, KY · 2023
Annual fund
$25,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
Glad House · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$25,000
Beech Acres Parenting Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$25,000
Cincinnati Golden Gloves for Youth · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$25,000
City Gospel Mission · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$25,000
Clovernook Center for the Blind · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$25,000
Mayo Home for Youth Development · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program/project support
$25,000
Partnership for Innovation in Education · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$25,000
Tender Mercies · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$25,000
Upspring · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$20,000
The Salvation Army · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$15,000
Childhood Food Solutions · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Wave Foundation · Newport, KY · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Activities Beyond the Classroom · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Price Hill Will · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
$10,000
St Rita School for the Deaf · Evendale, OH · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Axis Teen Centers · Liberty Township, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$10,000
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Project/program support
$10,000
Make a Wish Foundation of · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project/program support
$5,000
Christian Children'S Fund · Richmond, VA · 2022
Contribution
$5,000
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Contribution

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