Now is the Time
Greater Cincinnati Foundation is committed to ensuring we all rise together to shape a new reality where everyone thrives.
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We Amplify the Power of Your Giving
As your leading community foundation, we believe the greatest changes happen when people come together – in partnership, collaboration and generosity. Our role is to align the right players and then coordinate their efforts and contributions to make the biggest impact. Together, we all rise.
Connecting People with Purpose
Individuals, Families and Businesses
Whether you’re a seasoned donor or just getting started, we help you discover the right charitable plan so your generosity can reach its full potential.
HOW WE HELPNonprofits
When our communities lack the resources needed to prosper, nonprofits answer the call. We provide grants to nonprofits to meet their greatest needs.
Learn MoreGifting Business Assets
We can help you find the optimal way to use privately held C-Corp or S-Corp shares, real estate or other non-cash assets to fuel your charitable giving. Working with your advisors, we can help you achieve the ideal arrangement for improving your tax status — both now and for generations to come.
Read MoreAffordable Housing
What does it feel like to live under the stress of not having enough money to pay the rent, utilities, food, or childcare? Every day, individuals and families in our region are making these difficult choices.
By investing in affordable housing initiatives and focusing on economic mobility for all, we can give families more options – helping end the ongoing cycle of generational poverty. Now is the time to take a deeper look and create new opportunities for those in need the community.
Our Racial Equity Approach
Greater Cincinnati Foundation’s Community Leadership is our community change strategy. Specifically, this is the area where GCF serves as a community leader by acting as a catalyzing force that creates a better future for all by addressing our region’s most critical or persistent challenges.
As a foundation – part of our mission is to build a community where everyone can thrive and fulfill their full potential. Racial equity is the overarching goal for our community leadership work because we believe that a racially equitable community is the ideal state for our region.
Now is the time to address the racial divide and we're doing so by targeting investments in the black community.
News & Events
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Read MoreA Reflection from Delores
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Congratulations to Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for the first endowed Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer position and Harold Brown, a GCF alumnus, who is the first leader in this role. This impactful position will lead the charge towards a more diverse and inclusive art community.
Are you a K-12 educator that has a creative and interesting project for your classroom next year? Learning Links RFP grant applications are now available, which are made possible through the generous support of GCF's donors and continued support from the Charles H Dater Foundation. Apply today! https://bit.ly/335OgpL
Register today for our Racial Equity Matters Groundwater virtual session, presented by bi3, on January 25! This 3 hour session is an introduction to racial equity and uses stories and data to illustrate the structural and cross-sector nature of racism. To register: http://ow.ly/v1Ts50Ht8Xi
Join All-In Cincinnati and Center for Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation on January 18 to celebrate Cincinnati’s National Day of Racial Healing, sponsored by GCF. This year's keynote speaker is Heather C. McGhee, author of "The Sum of Us". Register today! www.racialhealingcincinnati.com
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GCF is pleased to promote two outstanding leaders to accelerate its mission. Effective April 1, Rasheda Cromwell, Vice President, Community Strategies and Meghan Cummings, Vice President, Civic Advancement will work in close partnership to collaborate with cross-sector community organizations and attract national funders to advance a focused, long-term regional agenda. Read the press release to learn more: http://ow.ly/gHjc50Hs90y
Does your organization drive the inclusion of people living with physical and development disabilities in our region? RFP applications are now available for the Inclusive Communities Cohort, apply today! https://bit.ly/3nbPHuc
The Heights Movement, a 2020 recipient of GCF's Racial Justice Fund, is constantly working on creating community engagement opportunities for Village of Lincoln Heights residents. The resource empowers the residents to control their own destiny and see the fruit of their hard work.
As the GCF Governing Board Chair from 2020-2021, Delores Hargrove-Young inspired many and made a difference. Her passion for equity, transparency and collective philanthropy will forever be inspirational. We are extremely grateful for her service. Read her reflection: gcfdn.org/news/delores
Do you have a fun, enriching and educational program for kids this summer? RFP applications are now available for Summertime Kids grants, which are made possible through the generous support of GCF's donors and continued support from the Charles H Dater Foundation. Apply today! https://bit.ly/335OgpL
Happy New Year!
Join us this year as we continue our efforts to make Greater Cincinnati a more equitable community for all who call it home.