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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2102454

Louis & Melba Schott Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $100,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Established after review of intial letter
Restrictions
Restricted to geographical area served by fifth third bancorp. Organizations that make a substantial difference in the quality of community life and strengthen families.

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Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,719,892

  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,644,072

  • Tax year 2022

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,708,516

  • Tax year 2021

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,028,321

  • Tax year 2020

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,050,674

  • Tax year 2019

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $980,689

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UpspringCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  2. Cincinnati Youth CollaborativeCincinnati, OH

    Project/program support

    $25,000
  3. Cincinnati Urban PromiseCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $20,000
  4. The Schott Foundation for Public EduCambridge, MA

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. Guiding Light FoundationLima, OH

    General operating

    $10,000
  6. A Childs Hope International IncCincinnati, OH

    Project/program support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $25,00031% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $25,00031% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $20,00025% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $10,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio5 grants $90,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Fifth Third Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $32,757

The return

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