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
Greater Cincinnati Foundation Awards $165,743 in Learning Links Grants to 99 Regional Schools
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Read MoreRacial Equity Matters – Impact Circle
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How many women across Greater Cincinnati are living in poverty?
A. 23%
B. 18%
C. 54%
D. 0.6%
E. None of the above
Leave your answers and suggestions in the comments on how we can address the root causes of systemic poverty on women and children.
The Coughlin Café, located inside GCF's Community Hub, was filled with laughter and smiles on Monday for an all staff Day of Connection. The GCF Team came together to celebrate each other and learn about our lived experiences and cultures. Our connection to each other is the fuel to doing transformational work in our region.
There is still time to register for the Women's Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation's digital fundraising event, Spark Parties, from September 24 - 26. Join the movement for gender equity and visit: http://ow.ly/xxGy50Ge3sa
Now is the time for Ohio residents to join this movement to keep Black history, women’s history, and civic engagement courses in our schools and public universities. For more information on Ohio #HB322 and #HB327 and how you can join the #TeachTruth movement, visit the League of Women Voters of Ohio’s website for quick links and resources: https://www.lwvohio.org/honestyineducation
The deadline to submit testimony to oppose these bills is by 3PM on SEPTEMBER 21, 2021.
Photo credit: : Zinn Education Project
Cincinnati's Walnut Hills neighborhood now has 26 permanent, supportive housing units. Watch this video to discover how Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati, The Model Group and Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation are transforming this historic neighborhood. http://ow.ly/yRAB50Gda8g
Amazing housing transformations are happening in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Watch this video to discover how local organizations are working together to offer more affordable housing options. http://ow.ly/nflT50GbaWr
Did your child's classroom receive a Learning Links grants this school year? GCF awarded $165,743 in Learning Links grants to 99 schools this year thanks to generosity of GCF donors and the continuing support of the Charles H Dater Foundation. Check to see if your child's classroom is on the list of grantees: http://ow.ly/B8a850G9WMG
Congratulations to Felicity Tao, Sr. Director, Marketing at GCF for receiving the Cincinnati Compass Community Leader Award. Her significant work brings us closer to a more vibrant and inclusive region.
"This whole experience is designed to blend a diverse group of people, where each of your voices will be heard and valued."
- Ellen Katz, President/CEO
Ellen emphasized the importance of building leadership in our region during Wednesday night's Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber's Leadership Cincinnati Class 45 Kickoff Celebration, sponsored by GCF. Learn more about the program below.