L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation

• The L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation funds cultural arts, education, environment and health work that benefits residents of the Tri-State Area, so grant writers should check their project clearly fits both a theme and that geography before applying.
• Most grants fall between $20,000 and $125,000, with a median of $50,000, so a request in that band is realistic; note that half of all grants were $50,000 or less, so do not assume a large ask is typical.
• The Foundation looks relationship-led rather than purely open competition: 89% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded previously, so new applicants are competing for a smaller slice of the total giving.
• Applications go through an online portal with charity status checked via GuideStar, and there is a fixed annual deadline of 1 August, so plan the approach well in advance.
• Only 501(c)(3) public charities whose programmes benefit Tri-State Area residents and fit the stated fields should apply; those outside this remit should not.

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

• University of Cincinnati Foundation · Organization's charitable purpose
  $300,0002025 tax year
• La Soupe · Organization's charitable purpose
  $250,0002025 tax year
• Zoological Society of Cincinnati · Organization's charitable purpose
  $200,0002025 tax year
• Crayons to Computers · Organization's charitable purpose
  $150,0002025 tax year
• Saint Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy of Cincinnati · Organization's charitable purpose
  $150,0002025 tax year
• Society of Saint Vincent de Paul District Council of Cincinnati · Organization's charitable purpose
  $150,0002025 tax year
• Catholic InnerCity Schools Education Fund · Organization's charitable purpose
  $130,0002025 tax year
• Cincinnati Works · Organization's charitable purpose
  $130,0002025 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.