Unnewehr Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation is based in Cincinnati, OH, and its filings show grants mainly in Ohio, though no geographic focus is stated, so a group elsewhere should check the fit with the foundation before assuming it is ruled out.
- Its grants reach a wide range of charitable fields, and its recorded approach is general-fund support, so a request for unrestricted funds fits its stated approach.
- Most grants fall between $5,000 and $50,000, with a median of $15,000, so a modest request in that band is typical; the largest grant was $275,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Apply in writing with a brief description of your charity and your request, as no deadlines are given, and note that 57% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so a prior link with the foundation may matter.
Overview
Unnewehr Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Cincinnati, OH.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded grants provide general-fund support, which recipients can use as they see fit. Its grants reach a varied group of charitable organisations, including schools and other education providers, health and medical charities, social-service and family-support organisations, food banks, cultural institutions, churches and environmental organisations. The record also includes youth organisations, housing and homelessness services, disability and rehabilitation providers, and community organisations. These examples describe the kinds of organisations receiving grants; the filings do not set out a narrower funding field, applicant criteria or a preferred type of project. Its recorded approach is to make contributions to organisations' general funds rather than to attach a specified use to each award.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Ohio.
How to apply
Organisations should apply in writing with a brief description of the charity and its request.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 57% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 195 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 57% of grant dollars went to organisations Unnewehr Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
- 9% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 104 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Cincinnati Zoo · Given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit$275,0002024 tax year
- Cincinnati Cancer Foundation · Given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit$250,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Club · Given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit$200,0002024 tax year
- Saint Xavier High School · Given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit$100,0002024 tax year
- Rosemary's Babies Company · Given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit$100,0002024 tax year
- Accelerate Great Schools · Given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit$100,0002024 tax year
- Stepping Stones Center · Given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit$70,0002024 tax year
- Washington University (ST Louis) · Given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit$65,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Stephanie Midkiff — Secretary
- George Verkamp — Vice President
- Charles Verkamp — Vice President
- John R Verkamp — Treasurer
- Mary Elizabeth Unnewehr — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $0 | $0 | $0 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,315,991 | $2,342,500 | $61,143,510 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,965,162 | $2,892,508 | $66,617,338 | 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.
Sources
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- Cincinnati, OH
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (513) 721-8400
- Cincinnati, OH