Funding search · EIN 311534712 · Cincinnati, OH
Waddell Family 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.
- 62
- grants reported
- $617,263
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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
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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 Cincinnati Foundation3 grants · $150,000
- St Xavier High School3 grants · $75,000
- Cancer Family Care3 grants · $67,500
- Guardian Angels Church3 grants · $59,482
- Clifton Cultural Arts Center2 grants · $25,000
- My Why Cincinnati1 grant · $20,000
- National Museum of Women in the Art2 grants · $20,000
- Artworks2 grants · $17,500
- McNicholas High School2 grants · $15,000
- May We Help1 grant · $10,843
Giving over time
Grant history
All 62 reported grants, largest first.
- $80,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $60,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $40,000
St Xavier High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $30,000
Guardian Angels Church · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $27,500
Cancer Family Care · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $25,000
St Xavier High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
My Why Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Cancer Family Care · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Clifton Cultural Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Cancer Family Care · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
- $15,828
Guardian Angels Church · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
National Museum of Women in the Art · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating
- $13,654
Guardian Angels Church · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $10,843
May We Help · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Med · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Muscular Dystrophy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
St Xavier High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Artworks · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
- $10,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $10,000
Creative Time · New York, NY · 2021
General operating
- $8,500
National Ms Society · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $7,500
McNicholas High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $7,500
Artworks · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $7,500
McNicholas High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Brooklyn Museum · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Carolee Schneemann Foundation · New Paltz, NY · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Ohio Justice Policy Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Pets in Need · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Carolee Schneemann Foundation · New Paltz, NY · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
National Museum of Women in the Art · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Breastcancerorg · Ardmore, PA · 2021
General operating
- $5,000
Clifton Cultural Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $5,000
My Daily Living · Nitro, WV · 2021
General operating
- $5,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating
- $5,000
Pets in Need of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $4,500
Madi'S House · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $3,977
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $3,828
Cincinnati Animal Care · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $3,318
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $3,000
Fernside Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $3,000
Uso · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating
- $2,977
Nuxall Miracle League · Fairfield, OH · 2021
General operating
- $2,500
Madi'S House · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
My Daily Living · Nitro, WV · 2022
General operating
- $2,500
Brown County Animal Shelter · Georgetown, OH · 2021
General operating
- $2,500
Cincinnati Art Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $2,500
Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $2,500
Greenacres Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $2,500
My Daily Living · Nitro, WV · 2021
General operating
- $2,500
Ohio Justice & Policy Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $2,500
Tri Delta Foundation - Zeta Chapter · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $2,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating
- $2,000
9united · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Ohio Advisory Group Nmwa · Shaker Heights, OH · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating
- $1,000
Family Nuturing Center · Florence, KY · 2023
General operating
- $1,000
Contemporary Arts Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Ohio Justice Policy Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General operating
- $338
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General operating
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