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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1404734

The Psalms Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $1.8 million 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,752,069

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $449,476

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,620,098

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $825,543

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,070,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $460,209

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,605,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $262,877

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,153,363

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,676,117

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,710,209

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $218,546

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,036,828

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $608,659

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,335,026

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $163,704

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Accelerate Great SchoolsCincinnati, OH

    General fund

    $200,000
  2. Alliance Defending FreedomScottsdale, AZ

    General fund

    $200,000
  3. FC Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH

    General fund

    $200,000
  4. First Liberty InstitutePlano, TX

    General fund

    $200,000
  5. University of Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Matthew b lindner endowment and michael privitera, MD endowed chair of the uc epilepsy center fund

    $200,000
  6. New GenerationsDenver, CO

    Sub-saharan africa

    $150,000
  7. House of Hope Fellowship ChurchCincinnati, OH

    General fund

    $120,000
  8. Center for Christian VirtueColumbus, OH

    General fund

    $100,000
  9. Mission EurasiaGlen Ellyn, IL

    School without walls

    $100,000
  10. Illuminations FoundationAlpharetta, GA

    Aham 4 project

    $52,069
  11. Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH

    Caregiver catalyst grants / CEO transformation fund

    $50,000
  12. Family Research Council IncWashington, DC

    General fund

    $50,000
  13. Legacy Pointe ChurchCincinnati, OH

    General fund

    $50,000
  14. Mission EurasiaGlen Ellyn, IL

    Publishing children's bibles

    $25,000
  15. Mission EurasiaGlen Ellyn, IL

    Gift of hope campaign

    $25,000
  16. Campus Crusade for ChristOrlando, FL

    Larry and debby thompson support

    $20,000
  17. Turning Point USAIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights3 grants $500,00034% of the total
  2. Religion6 grants $470,00032% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $252,06917% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $200,00014% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $50,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio7 grants $920,000
  2. Arizona2 grants $210,000
  3. Texas1 grant $200,000
  4. California1 grant $150,000
  5. Illinois3 grants $150,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $52,069
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  8. Florida1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Carl H Lindner IIIPRES/TREAS/TRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Martha S LindnerVP/SECRETARY/TRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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