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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2967556

Louise B Guthman Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $500,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $8,363,832

  • Tax year 2024

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $8,271,567

  • Tax year 2023

    $520,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $8,278,367

  • Tax year 2022

    $507,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $8,245,829

  • Tax year 2021

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,868,541

  • Tax year 2020

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $361,923

  • Tax year 2019

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $157,446

  • Tax year 2018

    $385,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $73,535

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Hospital AuxiliaryCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $200,000
  2. Jewish Federation of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $75,000
  3. Lighthouse Youth & FamilyCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $50,000
  4. Freestore FoodbankCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $30,000
  5. Cincinnati ZooCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $25,000
  6. Indian Hill FoundationCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $25,000
  7. Jewish Family ServicesCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $25,000
  8. College of Contemporary JudaismCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $25,000
  9. Alzheimer's FoundationCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $20,000
  10. Cincinnati Children's HospitalCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $10,000
  11. Indian Hill Field House ProjectCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $10,000
  12. Wise TempleCincinnati, OH

    General funding

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $75,00058% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $30,00023% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $25,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio12 grants $500,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Peggy GreenbergPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Patti RothfussTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Stuart R SusskindTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $10,000

The return

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