TQL Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 47-2494883 · since 2016tql.com/ourcommunity·Ohio, Pennsylvania·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.8M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$1,000 to $50,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$8,265

Typical grant (median)

63 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Overview

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

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The TQL Foundation describes its purpose as serving the community and partnering with nonprofits that provide support systems for people who lack them. Its grants are described as program support, without narrower stated fields. The recipients span schools, churches, youth organisations, family and social-service agencies, health charities, arts groups and other community organisations. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio. The public description does not set out narrower cause priorities or specify which organisations are eligible to apply.

Geographic Focus

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

How to apply

Organisations may use any form. They may be asked to submit proof of tax-exempt status.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 78% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 212 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Ohio85%

Pennsylvania8%

New York2%

Illinois2%

Massachusetts<1%

Tennessee<1%

6 other states: 2%

The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 78% of grant dollars went to organisations TQL Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
<1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Bahamas).
37% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

63 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $8,265

How much do they typically give?

Share of 63 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k10%

$1k–$2.5k14%

$2.5k–$5k10%

$5k–$10k21%

$10k–$25k14%

$25k–$50k17%

$50k–$100k10%

$100k–$250k2%

$250k–$500k2%

$500k–$1M2%

Median $8,265 (tax year 2024)

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

American Online Giving Foundation · Program support
$563,1802024 tax year
Guardian Angels Parishchurch · Program support
$250,0002024 tax year
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cincinnati · Program support
$111,0652024 tax year
Cincinnati Works · Program support
$75,0002024 tax year
Ronald McDonald House of Greater Cincinnati · Program support
$50,0002024 tax year
Southwest Ohio Regional Family Advocacy Center · Program support
$50,0002024 tax year
Saint Christopher's Truck Relief Fund · Program support
$50,0002024 tax year
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati · Program support
$50,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Kerry Byrne — President / Secretary
Michael Zins — Treasurer
Kenneth G Oaks — Chairman

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,528,585	$2,348,678	$29,277,058	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$2,445,444	$2,311,201	$31,533,433	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,936,209	$1,780,759	$33,395,419	Filing for 2024 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.