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The All-In Cincinnati Equity Coalition is bringing community volunteers, various organizations, and Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) together to eliminate racial gaps affecting Black women across the region. For several years, the All-In Cincinnati’s Volunteer Core Team and Equity Coalition have provided GCF with a roadmap of resources to address affordable…

When dollars circulate in Black and brown communities – endless possibilities emerge. That is the critical importance of our regional ecosystem. Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) understands that investing in Black entrepreneurship and small businesses creates better school systems, employment opportunities and livable wages for neighborhoods to thrive. Throughout the years,…

Volunteers are critical to Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) and our efforts to address racial inequities and crippling systems across the region. Their expertise and passion are key ingredients to our mission, enabling us to all grow together. Wisconsin native Ann Schwister has dedicated seven years to GCF’s Governing Board and…

For 30 years, John and Jane Domaschko have supported St. Elizabeth Healthcare, recognizing the organization as a major asset to the community. “We love St. E’s for assembling such a talented and caring team to shepherd us through our own personal health crises with sincere, heartfelt compassion,” said John. “To…

April 2021 Brittany Corde, Director, Community Strategies, is a native of Maysville, Kentucky and most recently received her Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership at Northern Kentucky University. In her new role, she is looking forward to learning about and being a part of the great work taking place in…

Six Republican Senators, four Senate Democrats, and fourteen members of the House of Representatives (including ten Democrats and four Republicans) have introduced legislation to expand the increased charitable deduction cap for non-itemizers to up to one third of the standard deduction. The Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act (S.618/H.R.1704…

For many donors, the importance of a multi-generational family philanthropy plan is high on the radar, especially in the wake of 2020’s eye-opening events highlighting the importance of rallying around important social and community priorities. How do you know when a client’s family is a strong candidate for more formal…

Last summer, Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) was able to secure laptop devices for each student needing a way to connect to upcoming remote learning. Connecting those devices for remote learning proved another issue. CPS set to work with Cincinnati Bell and Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) to develop a program that…

With each inciting event, the cycle begins again. Dialogue resurfaces, people gather and plan, donations flood in – and tomorrow’s news takes over once again. Local businessman Mel Gravely II wants that circuit to change sooner rather than later. He says we can begin by asking ourselves two questions: What…

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and several others in 2020 highlighted a long history of community and police tension across the nation. The Greater Cincinnati region is not omitted from this notion of bias policing, police reform and misconduct. We have our past. However, we also have our…

“Life’s situations will either be a lesson or a blessing. Stay committed to growth, learning, and change. Make the most out of every opportunity.” – Donisha Collis Donisha Collis, Greater Cincinnati Foundation’s Director, Talent and Culture, is a Cincinnati native and received her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Northern…

The housing market is showing no signs of slowing down in 2021. For certain clients, this presents a strong opportunity for charitable gifts of real estate, whether a primary residence, second home, rental property, or even niche commercial property that’s benefited from a multi-faceted pandemic marketplace.   As is the case with…

Your client’s fund at Greater Cincinnati Foundation can be an ideal recipient of estate gifts through a will or trust, or through a beneficiary designation on a qualified retirement plan or life insurance policy.  Bequests of qualified retirement plans can be extremely tax-efficient because GCF is tax-exempt. This means the…

As your clients reboot after a wild 2020, now is a great time to address their charitable giving plans for 2021. COVID-19 has proven to be a marathon, not a sprint. Nonprofit organizations in the Greater Cincinnati region will be relying on the generosity of donors for the foreseeable future…

As 2020 ends and 2021 begins with little relief in sight from crises affecting our region, more and more attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors are fielding questions from well-intended clients who are exploring starting their own nonprofits to help people in need. Whether a client’s passion is health care access,…

The odds of President-Elect Biden’s proposed tax plan becoming law depend on factors that will not be known until Georgia’s run-off elections on January 5, which will determine whether the Democrats or the Republicans will control the United States Senate. This uncertainty prevents advisors from having confidence about advising clients…