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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1339302

Howe Family Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $4.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,248,900

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $10,682,632

  • Tax year 2023

    $162,300

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $10,298,027

  • Tax year 2022

    $169,800

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $7,775,972

  • Tax year 2021

    $49,900

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $7,583,771

  • Tax year 2020

    $76,200

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $7,242,469

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,846,700

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $6,870,254

  • Tax year 2018

    $313,075

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $8,327,679

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Miami UniversityOxford, OH

    General

    $2,000,000
  2. Ashland County Community FoundationAshland, OH

    General

    $1,000,500
  3. The Christ HospitalCincinnati, OH

    General

    $1,000,000
  4. Boca Grande Health Clinic FoundationBoca Grande, FL

    General

    $105,000
  5. Friends of Boca GrandeBoca Grande, FL

    General

    $100,000
  6. United WayCincinnati, OH

    General

    $10,000
  7. ArtswaveCincinnati, OH

    General

    $5,000
  8. Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement AssociationBoca Grande, FL

    General

    $5,000
  9. Birmingham United Methodist ChurchBirmingham, OH

    General

    $4,000
  10. McLaren Northern Michigan FoundationPetoskey, MI

    General

    $2,500
  11. Armstrong Chapel UMCCincinnati, OH

    General

    $2,000
  12. Health Network FoundationChagrin Falls, OH

    General

    $2,000
  13. Cincinnati Art MuseumCincinnati, OH

    General

    $1,500
  14. Boca Grande Disaster FundBoca Grande, FL

    General

    $1,000
  15. Heritage Universalist Unitarian ChurchCincinnati, OH

    General

    $1,000
  16. Johann Fust LibraryBoca Grande, FL

    General

    $1,000
  17. Junior AchievementCincinnati, OH

    General

    $1,000
  18. The Island SchoolBoca Grande, FL

    General

    $1,000
  19. Walloon Lake AssociationWalloon Lake, MI

    General

    $1,000
  20. Camp Stepping StonesCincinnati, OH

    General

    $500
  21. Cincinnati WorksCincinnati, OH

    General

    $500
  22. Forest Bluff SchoolLake Bluff, IL

    General

    $500
  23. LaddCincinnati, OH

    General

    $500
  24. Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    General

    $500
  25. Taft Museum of ArtCincinnati, OH

    General

    $500
  26. Tristate Warbird MuseumBatavia, OH

    General

    $500
  27. Boca Grande Historical SocietyBoca Grande, FL

    General

    $300
  28. Boys and Girls Club of EnglewoodEnglewood, FL

    General

    $300
  29. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General

    $300
  30. Free Store Food BankCincinnati, OH

    General

    $300
  31. YWCA of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    General

    $300
  32. Sarasota Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FL

    General

    $200
  33. Walloon SailorsPetoskey, MI

    General

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $1,105,50098% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $7,300<1% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $2,800<1% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $1,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio18 grants $4,030,100
  2. Florida9 grants $213,800
  3. Michigan3 grants $3,700
  4. Illinois1 grant $500
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $500
  6. New York1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Karen C HowePRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary H DavisSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • R Edwin HoweTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Roger L HoweTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joyce L HoweTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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