The Charles H. Dater Foundation

• The Charles H. Dater Foundation funds projects that benefit children, teens and young adults in arts/culture, education, healthcare and social services, and its geographic focus is Greater Cincinnati: Hamilton, Butler, Warren and 5 more counties, so your organisation and project need to sit within that area and those fields.
• Most grants to organisations fall between $20,000 and $50,000, with a median of $30,000, though the largest grant recorded was $275,000, so a request in the usual range is the realistic starting point rather than a large capital ask, as capital fund projects are funded only with rare exception.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through an online process, and the foundation strongly advises reviewing its grantmaking guidelines first.
• With 94% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded, this looks like a relationship-led funder where repeat support predominates, so first-time applicants should expect real competition for a look-in.
• If you have had a grant before, you must submit an evaluation report on your most recent grant before a new application will be considered, and the foundation does not fund individuals, scholarships for individuals, or debt reduction.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Mini-Grants For Kids (Learning Links And Summertime Kids)
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Crayons to Computers · Leveling The Education Playing Field Comprehensive Campaign
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Bloc Ministries · Outreach And Support For At-Risk Youth In Price Hill
  $100,0002024 tax year
• Scouting America, Council 438 Dan Beard · Scouting & Skilled Trades
  $100,0002024 tax year
• CET Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation · Cet's Pbs Kids: Engaging Our Youngest Viewers On-Air, Online, And In The Classroom
  $100,0002024 tax year
• Santa Maria Community Services · Dater4kids
  $75,0002024 tax year
• Cincinnati Public Radio · Democracy & Me
  $75,0002024 tax year
• Children's Theatre of Cincinnati · 2024-25 Mainstage School Ticket Subsidy
  $75,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.