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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1411794

Pfau Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 50 grants and $1.6 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation
200 West Fourth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 241-2880
Form and materials
LETTER OF INQUIRY REQUIRED - REFER TO www.gcfdn.org FOR THE ON-LINE FORM (FROM THE MENU TAB, SELECT GRANTS, PRIVATE FOUNDATION GRANTS, AND THEN THE DANIEL AND SUSAN PFAU FOUNDATION)
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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,557,500

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $23,149,416

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,462,000

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $22,576,073

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,357,000

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $19,946,343

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,351,564

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $19,980,279

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,410,500

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $20,676,152

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,338,725

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $20,120,404

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,318,775

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $18,872,946

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,431,174

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $19,480,140

Grants paid in 2025

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Greater Cincinnati FDNCincinnati, OH

    Support power of place

    $100,000
  2. Crayons to Computers IncCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $60,000
  3. Big Brothers Big Sisters ofPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $55,000
  4. MindpeaceCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Cincinnati Inst of Fine ArtsCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Comprehensive Community Child CareCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  7. Bethany House Services IncCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  8. Cincinnati Youth CollaborativeCincinnati, OH

    Support mentoring programs

    $50,000
  9. Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati ICincinnati, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  10. Cincinnati Eye InstituteBlue Ash, OH

    General support

    $40,000
  11. Freestore FoodbankCincinnati, OH

    Support of power pack

    $40,000
  12. 1N5Cincinnati, OH

    General support

    $40,000
  13. Clovernook Center for the Blind and VisuCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $40,000
  14. Stepping Stones IncCincinnati, OH

    Investments in drex campus,

    $40,000
  15. Learning Grove IncCovington, KY

    General support

    $40,000
  16. Springer School and CenterCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $37,500
  17. Emergency Shelters of Northern Kentucky IncCovington, KY

    General support

    $35,000
  18. Legal Aid Society of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $35,000
  19. Per Scholas IncBronx, NY

    Support it training

    $30,000
  20. Citylink CenterCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $30,000
  21. The Pointarc of Northern Kentucky IncCovington, KY

    DR anthony & geraldine

    $30,000
  22. ProkidsCincinnati, OH

    Support casa university

    $30,000
  23. Ohio Justice & Policy CenterCincinnati, OH

    Support legal clinics

    $30,000
  24. Found VillageCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $30,000
  25. Teach for America IncNew York, NY

    Support educational

    $25,000
  26. Strategies to End HomelessnessCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $25,000
  27. Northern Kentucky University Salmon P Chase College of LawHighland Heights, KY

    General support

    $25,000
  28. Peaslee Neighborhood Center IncCincinnati, OH

    Support arts and music

    $25,000
  29. Ohio River FoundationBlue Ash, OH

    General support

    $25,000
  30. Literacy Network of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Little free libraries

    $25,000
  31. Sweet Cheeks Diaper BankCincinnati, OH

    Support diaper distribution

    $25,000
  32. Bawac IncFlorence, KY

    General support

    $25,000
  33. From Fatherless to FearlessBlue Ash, OH

    General support

    $25,000
  34. Center for Addiction Treatment IncCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $23,000
  35. American Diabetes Association IncArlington, VA

    General support

    $20,000
  36. Society of St Vincent de PaulBuffalo, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  37. Women Helping WomenCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $20,000
  38. UpspringCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $20,000
  39. National Society to Prevent BlindnessChicago, IL

    General support

    $20,000
  40. La Soupe IncCincinnati, OH

    Support rescue, transform,

    $20,000
  41. Welcome House of Northern Kentucky IncCovington, KY

    General support

    $20,000
  42. Forever Kings IncCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $20,000
  43. Inspiration Studios IncHamilton, OH

    General support

    $20,000
  44. Tikkun Farm IncCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  45. Give Like A MotherCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  46. Cincinnati Symphony OrchestraCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $12,500
  47. Cincinnati Museum AssociationCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $12,500
  48. Parachutes Special Advocates for Children of Butler CountyHamilton, OH

    Support of be a child's

    $12,000
  49. America S River Roots IncCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  50. RZP Foundation IncMorrow, OH

    General 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. Human services6 grants $175,00019% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $162,50018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $100,00011% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment3 grants $75,0008% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter2 grants $70,0008% of the total
  6. Civil rights2 grants $60,0007% of the total
  7. 7 other causes12 grants $255,00028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio39 grants $1,237,500
  2. Kentucky6 grants $175,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $55,000
  4. New York2 grants $50,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $20,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • PNC Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $82,678

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