Hatton Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 31-1533046 · since 1997·Ohio·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.9M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$2,000 to $60,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$10,000

Typical grant (median)

69 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Hatton Foundation, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, states a focus on civic and arts, faith-based, homelessness and poverty, medical and health, special needs and families, sports and youth development, and veterans programmes, so check whether your work fits one of these.
The filing shows grants mainly in Ohio, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat Ohio as where its giving has gone rather than as a rule about who may apply.
Its typical grant runs from $2,000 to $60,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 174 grants to organisations in that band, a median of $10,000, and half of its grants at $10,000 or less, so a request around $10,000 is a realistic starting point; its largest grant was $330,000, so the band is not a ceiling.
Repeat funding made up 79% of its grant dollars to organisations, so it may favour groups it already knows, and the filing gives no deadlines, so contact the foundation for application information before writing a full proposal.

Overview

Hatton Foundation is a US private foundation based in Cincinnati, OH.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and web pages about the foundation (uchealth.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Hatton Foundation states that its focus spans civic and arts programmes, faith-based programmes, homelessness and poverty programmes, medical and health organisations, programmes for people with special needs and their families, sports and youth development programmes, and veterans. A Cincinnati-based description also names support for medical organisations, youth, disabled people, research in families with disabled children and mentoring programmes. Its grants go to a broad mix of charitable organisations, including health and disability providers, youth and sports groups, churches, and social-service organisations. Its stated focus covers both particular communities and organisations serving them.

Themes

Civic and arts
Faith-based programmes
Homelessness and poverty
Medical and health
Special needs and families
Sports and youth development
Veterans

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Ohio.

How to apply

Contact the foundation for application information.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 174 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.

Grant dollars by state

Ohio90%

Kentucky4%

Arizona2%

New York1%

North Carolina<1%

Florida<1%

4 other states: <1%

The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2025, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations Hatton Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
10% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

69 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $10,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 69 grants in tax year 2025 by size

$1k–$2.5k9%

$2.5k–$5k10%

$5k–$10k20%

$10k–$25k36%

$25k–$50k12%

$50k–$100k4%

$100k–$250k6%

$250k–$500k3%

Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)

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

Nuxhall Foundation · Center for hope/matching grant
$330,0002025 tax year
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Freeman center expansion
$250,0002025 tax year
Impact Autism Foundation · Impact autism
$150,0002025 tax year
Greater Cincinnati Foundation · General support-procamps sponsorship
$150,0002025 tax year
Inspiring Purpose Day Program · Capital campaign-operational growth
$100,0002025 tax year
Turning Point USA · In memory of charlie kirk
$100,0002025 tax year
Found Village · Launch2independence grant
$60,0002025 tax year
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Support for light the night--peter
$50,0002025 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Margaret Lunsford — Trustee
Michael Stenger — Trustee
Tamara Jones Andersson — Trustee
Carlene Robinson — Secretary
Kim Beach — Treasurer
Robert Robinson — Vice President
Chase Lunsford — Trustee
Walter Lunsford — Executive Director
Steve Scherzinger — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$1,738,703	$1,378,650	$32,697,084	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,680,694	$1,271,551	$38,670,124	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$2,342,669	$1,880,125	$42,510,213	Filing for 2025 tax year

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.