The Austin E Knowlton Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 31-1044475

Foundation Overview

Based in Cincinnati, OH, The Austin E Knowlton Foundation Inc has awarded 487 grants totaling $98,582,761 to organizations in Ohio, New York and 15 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $3,000,000, with a median award of $25,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$98,582,761
Total Assets
$237,444,476
Median Grant (all grants)
$25,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
43
Median Grant
$30,000
% Median Grant Growth
+20% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies

New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 12%

5 of 43 recipients (12%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Ohio

62% of grants are awarded in Ohio, with additional funding distributed across 16 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Ohio, funding concentrates in Cincinnati (60%), Granville (9%), Columbus (6%).

Funding Trajectory
+37%

Moderate 37% growth trend over 7 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (58%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Austin E Knowlton Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Augustana College $100,000 Rock Island, IL, US Apep Program 2023
Augustana College $25,000 Rock Island, IL, US Memorial 2023
Augustana College $359,256 Rock Island, IL, US Pjl Md Center 2023
Augustana College $3,000,000 Rock Island, IL, US Pjl Health Center 2023
Baldwin Wallace University $900,000 Berea, OH, US Knowltonscience Center 2023
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Cincinnati $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Camping And Education Foundation $142,500 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Childhood Food Solutions $15,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Cincinnati Academy Of Performing Arts $2,500 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Cincinnati Nature Center $10,000 Milford, OH, US Program Services 2023
Community Partners-ahep $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Program Services 2023
Dan Beard Council Bsa $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Denison University $500,000 Granville, OH, US Aek Launch Lab 2023
Denison University $1,100,000 Granville, OH, US Aek Career Center 2023
Denison University $40,000 Granville, OH, US Program Services 2023
Former Texas Rangers Foundation $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2023
Fredericksburg Isd Education Foundation $20,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2023
Frontiers Of Flight Museum Inc $10,000 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2023
Gillespie Cty Youth Livestock Show Assoc $25,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2023
Hill Country Community Needs Council $25,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2023
Hudson Link For Higher Education In Prison Inc $10,000 Ossining, NY, US Program Services 2023
Kindervelt #50 Cinti Children's Hosp Med Center $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Lighthouse Youth Services $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Luzerne Music Center Inc $25,000 Lake Luzerne, NY, US Program Services 2023
Mennonite Central Committee Us $50,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2023
Most Valuable Kids Of Greater Cincinnati $50,000 Norwood, OH, US Program Services 2023
Ohio State University Foundation $3,000,000 Columbus, OH, US Bmec Building 2023
Prokids $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Greater Cincinnati $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $250,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Ltap Scholarships 2023
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $100,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Rise 2023 2023
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $795,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Ltap Program 2023
Sisters Of Charity Senior Care Dba Bayley $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Springer School And Center $75,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Stepping Stones Inc $30,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Ten Thousand Villages $100,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2023
Ten Thousand Villages Of Cincinnati $30,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
The Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
The College Of Wooster $1,000,000 Wooster, OH, US Lowry Center 2023
The Good Samaritan Center $30,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2023
The Greater Cinti Television Ed Fdn $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2023
Uatx $50,000 Austin, TX, US Program Services 2023
Cincinnati Nature Center $10,000 Milford, OH, US Program Services 2022
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Cincinnati $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Ten Thousand Villages $100,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2022
Childhood Food Solutions $15,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Springer School And Center $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The Ronald Presidential Foundation & Institute $100,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2022
Most Valuable Kids Of Greater Cincinnati $25,000 Norwood, OH, US Program Services 2022
Central District Conference Of Mennonite $25,000 Goshen, IN, US Program Services 2022
Children's Hospital Medical Center $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Community-partner Alliance For Higher Ed In Prison $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Program Services 2022
Augustana College $3,000,000 Rock Island, IL, US Pjl Health Center 2022
Denison University $1,500,000 Granville, OH, US Aek Career Center 2022
Denison University $1,000,000 Granville, OH, US Aek Launch Lab 2022
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $250,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2022
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $795,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2022
Goshen College $100,000 Goshen, IN, US Scholarship Grant 2022
Muskingum University $100,000 New Concord, OH, US Scholarship Grant 2022
Thomas More University $100,000 Crestview Hills, KY, US Scholarship Grant 2022
Heidelberg University $100,000 Tiffin, OH, US Scholarship Grant 2022
National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation $5,000 Cambridge, OH, US Program Services 2022
Citylink Center $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
4 The Kidz $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Indian Hill Public Schools Foundation $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Girl Scouts Nky Wilderness Road Council $5,000 Erlanger, KY, US Program Services 2022
Sisters Of Charity Senior Care Dba Bayley $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The Cincinnati Ballet Co Inc $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Luzerne Music Center Inc $25,000 Lake Luzerne, NY, US Program Services 2022
Easter Seals Tristate $40,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The University Of Cincinnati Foundation $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The College Of Wooster $1,000,000 Wooster, OH, US Lowry Center 2022
Friends Of Harriet Beecher Stowe House $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Stepping Stones Inc $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Denison University $40,000 Granville, OH, US Program Services 2022
Augustana College $40,000 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarships 2022
Augustana College $5,000 Rock Island, IL, US Program Services 2022
Frontiers Of Flight Museum Inc $10,000 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2022
The Good Samaritan Center $20,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Hill County Community Needs Council $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Camping And Education Foundation $80,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Boys And Girls Clubs Of Greater Cincinnati $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Prokids $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Gillespie Cty Youth Livestock Show Assoc $20,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Former Texas Rangers Foundation $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Ohio State University Foundation $500,000 Columbus, OH, US Bmec Grant 2022
Baldwin Wallace University $1,000,000 Berea, OH, US Knowlton Science Center 2022
Centre College $750,000 Danville, KY, US Aek Center For Science And Mathematics 2022
Tiffin University $100,000 Tiffin, OH, US Aek Scholarship Grant 2022
Uatx $25,000 Austin, TX, US Program Services 2022
Hudson Link For Higher Ed In Prison Inc $7,500 Ossining, NY, US Program Services 2022
Business Jet Cares Inc $2,500 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2022
Ten Thousand Villages Of Cincinnati $35,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Anabaptist Biblical Seminary $10,000 Elkhart, IN, US Program Services 2022
Mater Filius Queen City Inc $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Cincinnati Nature Center $10,000 Milford, OH, US Program Services 2022
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Cincinnati $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Ten Thousand Villages $100,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2022
Childhood Food Solutions $15,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Springer School And Center $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The Ronald Presidential Foundation & Institute $100,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2022
Most Valuable Kids Of Greater Cincinnati $25,000 Norwood, OH, US Program Services 2022
Central District Conference Of Mennonite $25,000 Goshen, IN, US Program Services 2022
Children's Hospital Medical Center $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Community-partner Alliance For Higher Ed In Prison $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Program Services 2022
Augustana College $3,000,000 Rock Island, IL, US Pjl Health Center 2022
Denison University $1,500,000 Granville, OH, US Aek Career Center 2022
Denison University $1,000,000 Granville, OH, US Aek Launch Lab 2022
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $250,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2022
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $795,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2022
Goshen College $100,000 Goshen, IN, US Scholarship Grant 2022
Muskingum University $100,000 New Concord, OH, US Scholarship Grant 2022
Thomas More University $100,000 Crestview Hills, KY, US Scholarship Grant 2022
Heidelberg University $100,000 Tiffin, OH, US Scholarship Grant 2022
National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation $5,000 Cambridge, OH, US Program Services 2022
Citylink Center $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
4 The Kidz $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Indian Hill Public Schools Foundation $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Girl Scouts Nky Wilderness Road Council $5,000 Erlanger, KY, US Program Services 2022
Sisters Of Charity Senior Care Dba Bayley $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The Cincinnati Ballet Co Inc $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Luzerne Music Center Inc $25,000 Lake Luzerne, NY, US Program Services 2022
Easter Seals Tristate $40,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The University Of Cincinnati Foundation $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The College Of Wooster $1,000,000 Wooster, OH, US Lowry Center 2022
Friends Of Harriet Beecher Stowe House $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Stepping Stones Inc $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Denison University $40,000 Granville, OH, US Program Services 2022
Augustana College $40,000 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarships 2022
Augustana College $5,000 Rock Island, IL, US Program Services 2022
Frontiers Of Flight Museum Inc $10,000 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2022
The Good Samaritan Center $20,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Hill County Community Needs Council $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Camping And Education Foundation $80,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Boys And Girls Clubs Of Greater Cincinnati $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Prokids $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Gillespie Cty Youth Livestock Show Assoc $20,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Former Texas Rangers Foundation $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Ohio State University Foundation $500,000 Columbus, OH, US Bmec Grant 2022
Baldwin Wallace University $1,000,000 Berea, OH, US Knowlton Science Center 2022
Centre College $750,000 Danville, KY, US Aek Center For Science And Mathematics 2022
Tiffin University $100,000 Tiffin, OH, US Aek Scholarship Grant 2022
Uatx $25,000 Austin, TX, US Program Services 2022
Hudson Link For Higher Ed In Prison Inc $7,500 Ossining, NY, US Program Services 2022
Business Jet Cares Inc $2,500 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2022
Ten Thousand Villages Of Cincinnati $35,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Anabaptist Biblical Seminary $10,000 Elkhart, IN, US Program Services 2022
Mater Filius Queen City Inc $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Cincinnati Nature Center $10,000 Milford, OH, US Program Services 2022
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Cincinnati $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Ten Thousand Villages $100,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2022
Childhood Food Solutions $15,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Springer School And Center $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The Ronald Presidential Foundation & Institute $100,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2022
Most Valuable Kids Of Greater Cincinnati $25,000 Norwood, OH, US Program Services 2022
Central District Conference Of Mennonite $25,000 Goshen, IN, US Program Services 2022
Children's Hospital Medical Center $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Community-partner Alliance For Higher Ed In Prison $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Program Services 2022
Augustana College $3,000,000 Rock Island, IL, US Pjl Health Center 2022
Denison University $1,500,000 Granville, OH, US Aek Career Center 2022
Denison University $1,000,000 Granville, OH, US Aek Launch Lab 2022
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $250,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2022
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $795,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2022
Goshen College $100,000 Goshen, IN, US Scholarship Grant 2022
Muskingum University $100,000 New Concord, OH, US Scholarship Grant 2022
Thomas More University $100,000 Crestview Hills, KY, US Scholarship Grant 2022
Heidelberg University $100,000 Tiffin, OH, US Scholarship Grant 2022
National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation $5,000 Cambridge, OH, US Program Services 2022
Citylink Center $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
4 The Kidz $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Indian Hill Public Schools Foundation $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Girl Scouts Nky Wilderness Road Council $5,000 Erlanger, KY, US Program Services 2022
Sisters Of Charity Senior Care Dba Bayley $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The Cincinnati Ballet Co Inc $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Luzerne Music Center Inc $25,000 Lake Luzerne, NY, US Program Services 2022
Easter Seals Tristate $40,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The University Of Cincinnati Foundation $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
The College Of Wooster $1,000,000 Wooster, OH, US Lowry Center 2022
Friends Of Harriet Beecher Stowe House $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Stepping Stones Inc $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Denison University $40,000 Granville, OH, US Program Services 2022
Augustana College $40,000 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarships 2022
Augustana College $5,000 Rock Island, IL, US Program Services 2022
Frontiers Of Flight Museum Inc $10,000 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2022
The Good Samaritan Center $20,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Hill County Community Needs Council $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Camping And Education Foundation $80,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Boys And Girls Clubs Of Greater Cincinnati $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Prokids $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Gillespie Cty Youth Livestock Show Assoc $20,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Former Texas Rangers Foundation $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2022
Ohio State University Foundation $500,000 Columbus, OH, US Bmec Grant 2022
Baldwin Wallace University $1,000,000 Berea, OH, US Knowlton Science Center 2022
Centre College $750,000 Danville, KY, US Aek Center For Science And Mathematics 2022
Tiffin University $100,000 Tiffin, OH, US Aek Scholarship Grant 2022
Uatx $25,000 Austin, TX, US Program Services 2022
Hudson Link For Higher Ed In Prison Inc $7,500 Ossining, NY, US Program Services 2022
Business Jet Cares Inc $2,500 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2022
Ten Thousand Villages Of Cincinnati $35,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Anabaptist Biblical Seminary $10,000 Elkhart, IN, US Program Services 2022
Mater Filius Queen City Inc $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2022
Denison University $40,000 Granville, OH, US Program Services 2021
Hudson Link For Higher Education In Prison Inc $10,000 Ossining, NY, US Program Services 2021
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Cincinnati $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Most Valuable Kids Of Greater Cincinnati $25,000 Norwood, OH, US Program Services 2021
Childhood Food Solutions $15,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Lighthouse Youth Services $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Stepping Stonesinc $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Denison University $1,000,000 Granville, OH, US Career Center 2021
Luzerne Music Center Inc $15,000 Lake Luzerne, NY, US Program Services 2021
Experimental Aircraft Association Inc $10,000 Oshkosh, WI, US Program Services 2021
The Cincinnati Ballet Company $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Grad Cincinnati Inc $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Cincinnati Nature Center $10,000 Milford, OH, US Program Services 2021
Sisters Of Charity Senior Care Dba Bayley $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fnd & Institute $820,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2021
Denison University $1,000,000 Granville, OH, US Knowlton Launch Lab 2021
Educational Theatre Association Foundation $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Camping And Education Foundation $75,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Ten Thousand Villages Of Cincinnati $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Ten Thousand Villages $140,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2021
Baldwin Wallace University $2,500,000 Berea, OH, US Stem Center 2021
Centre College $750,000 Danville, KY, US Aek Center 2021
Frontiers Of Flight Museum Inc $10,000 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2021
Former Texas Rangers Foundation $10,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2021
Augustana College $2,040,000 Rock Island, IL, US Pjl Md Health Center And Scholarship Funds 2021
Boys And Girls Clubs Of Greater Cincinnati $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Prokids $230,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show Assn $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2021
Fredericksburg Isd Education Foundation $20,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2021
Hill Country Community Needs Council $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2021
Business Jet Caresinc $2,500 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2021
Augustana College $40,000 Rock Island, IL, US Pilot Program 2021
The College Of Wooster $1,000,000 Wooster, OH, US Lowry Center 2021
Girl Scouts Of Ky's Wilderness Rd Council $10,000 Erlanger, KY, US Program Services 2021
Friends Of The Harriet Beecher Stowe House $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Case Western Reserve University $200,000 Cleveland, OH, US Program Services 2021
Archbishop Moeller High School $300,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Design Lab 2021
Equiatude Foundation $10,000 Austin, TX, US Program Services 2021
Activities Beyond The Classroom $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Community Partners - Ahep $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Program Services 2021
Mater Filius Queen City $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
National Underground Rr Freedom Center $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary $50,000 Elkhart, IN, US Program Services 2021
The Greater Cinci Tv Educational Foundation $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Mount St Joseph University $200,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Wilmington College $200,000 Wilmington, OH, US Program Services 2021
Muskingum University $100,000 New Concord, OH, US Program Services 2021
Dance Downtown La Inc Dba La Dance Project $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Program Services 2021
The Good Samaritan Center $15,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2021
Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship $35,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Kindervelt #50 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2021
Asbury University $100,000 Wilmore, KY, US Program Services 2021
Denison University $30,000 Granville, OH, US Program Services 2020
Angel Flight South Central $10,000 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2020
Ten Thousand Villages $100,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2020
Hudson Link For Higher Education $10,000 Ossining, NY, US Program Services 2020
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Cincinnati $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Mennonite Central Committee Us $100,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2020
Most Valuable Kids Of Greater Cincinnati $25,000 Norwood, OH, US Program Services 2020
Childhood Food Solutions $15,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Lighthouse Youth Services $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Ten Thousand Villages $50,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2020
Augustana College $25,000 Rock Island, IL, US Program Services 2020
Stepping Stonesinc $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Denison University $1,500,000 Granville, OH, US Career Center 2020
Augustana College $1,000,000 Rock Island, IL, US Health & Wellness Center 2020
Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Luzerne Music Center Inc $15,000 Lake Luzerne, NY, US Program Services 2020
Dress For Success Cincinnati $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Experimental Aircraft Association Inc $100,000 Oshkosh, WI, US Program Services 2020
The Cincinnati Ballet Company $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Greater Cincinnati Police Historical Society $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Grad Cincinnati Inc $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Accelerate Great Schools $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Cincinnati Nature Center $10,000 Milford, OH, US Program Services 2020
Sisters Of Charity Senior Care Dba Bayley $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Bluffton University $25,000 Bluffton, OH, US Program Services 2020
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fnd & Institute $100,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2020
Ronald Reagan Presidential Fdn & Institute $100,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Program Services 2020
Denison University $500,000 Granville, OH, US Knowlton Launch Lab 2020
Fredericksburg Community Health Center Dba The Good Samaritan Center $10,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2020
Educational Theatre Association Foundation $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Camping And Education Foundation $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Ten Thousand Villages Of Cincinnati $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Ten Thousand Villages $15,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2020
Mennonite Central Committee Us $10,000 Akron, PA, US Program Services 2020
Citylink Center $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Baldwin Wallace University $2,000,000 Berea, OH, US Stem Center 2020
Centre College $750,000 Danville, KY, US Aek Center 2020
Ohio State University Foundation $200,000 Columbus, OH, US Professorship Endowment 2020
Denison University $40,000 Granville, OH, US Annual Fund 2020
Frontiers Of Flight Museum Inc $10,000 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2020
Gillespie County Fair & Festivals Assoc $10,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Scholarship Fund 2020
Former Texas Rangers Foundation $10,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2020
Madison Community Foundation $5,000 Madison, WI, US Advised Fund 2020
Augustana College $10,000 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarship Fund 2020
Augustana College $10,000 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarship Fund 2020
Augustana College $10,000 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarship Fund 2020
Augustana College $10,000 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarship Fund 2020
Boys And Girls Clubs Of Greater Cincinnati $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Prokids $275,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Services 2020
Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show Assn $12,500 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2020
Fredericksburg Isd Education Foundation $10,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2020
Hill Country Community Needs Council $10,000 Fredericksburg, TX, US Program Services 2020
Business Jet Caresinc $2,500 Dallas, TX, US Program Services 2020
Xavier University $200,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Scholarship Fund 2020
Chatfield College $230,000 St Martin, OH, US Program Services 2020
Augustana College $225,000 Rock Island, IL, US Program Services 2020
Kenyon College $200,000 Gambier, OH, US Scholarship Fund 2020
Ohio State University Foundation $800,000 Columbus, OH, US Professorship Endowment 2020
The College Of Wooster $1,000,000 Wooster, OH, US Lowry Center Project 2020
Denison University $500,000 Granville, OH, US Career Center 2020
Augustana College $51,000 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarships 2018
Augustana College $5,000 Rock Island, IL, US Program Support 2018
Baldwin Wallace University $300,000 Berea, OH, US Scholarships 2018
Bellarmine University $200,000 Louisville, KY, US Scholarships 2018
Big Brothers And Big Sisters Of Greater Cincinnati $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Bluffton University $100,000 Bluffton, OH, US Scholarships 2018
Bluffton University $1,600,000 Bluffton, OH, US Science Building Project 2018
Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation $10,000 Maitland, FL, US Program Support 2018
Boys And Girls Clubs Of Greater Cincinnati $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
California Woods Advisory Council $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Camping And Education Foundation $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Case Western Reserve University $200,000 Cleveland, OH, US Scholarships 2018
Centre College $100,000 Danville, KY, US Scholarships 2018
Childhood Food Solutions $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Cincinnati Academy Of Performing Arts $2,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra $15,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Cincinnati Museum Center $400,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Project Support 2018
Cincinnati Museum Center $50,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Cincinnati Nature Center $10,000 Milford, OH, US Program Support 2018
Cystic Fibrosis Of Greater Cincinnati $2,000 Bethesda, MD, US Program Support 2018
Denison University $100,000 Granville, OH, US Scholarships 2018
Denison University $25,000 Granville, OH, US Program Support 2018
Denison University $1,900,000 Granville, OH, US Career Center 2018
Eastern Mennonite University $25,000 Harrisonburg, VA, US Program Support 2018
Educational Theatre Association $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Experimental Aircraft Assocation $20,000 Oshkosh, WI, US Program Support 2018
Goshen College $100,000 Goshen, IN, US Scholarships 2018
Grad Cincinnati Inc $10,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Hamilton County Fire Chiefs Assoc $2,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Hudson Link For Higher Ed In Prison Inc $20,000 Ossining, NY, US Program Support 2018
Indian Hill Public Schools Fdn $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
Kenyon College $100,000 Gambier, OH, US Scholarships 2018
Kindervelt #50-cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2018
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center $15,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Program Support 2016
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Contact Information

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EIN 31-1044475
Website https://www.aekfoundation.org/
Address 312 WALNUT ST STE 3130 Cincinnati, OH 45202-4028

Key People (4)

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President John C Lindberg
Vice President And Cio Eric V Lindberg
Secretary Robert A Pitcairn Jr
Treasurer Edward D Diller

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.