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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1449071

MLFB Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $42,824 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

    $42,824

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $564,472

  • Tax year 2024

    $40,466

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $578,803

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,036

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $417,379

  • Tax year 2022

    $22,400

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $375,193

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,395

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $436,774

  • Tax year 2020

    $56,193

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $374,429

  • Tax year 2019

    $42,050

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $423,456

  • Tax year 2018

    $28,850

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $166,135

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Charitable contribution

    $27,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable contribution

    $3,000
  3. Individual

    Charitable contribution

    $2,500
  4. Individual

    Charitable donations

    $2,000
  5. Individual

    Charitable contributions

    $1,000
  6. Siesta Key Kiwanis ClubSarasota, FL

    Charitable donation

    $1,000
  7. Friends of Winter Hills AcademyCincinnati, OH

    Charitable donations

    $1,000
  8. Cincinnati SymphonyCincinnati, OH

    Charitable contribution

    $989
  9. Key ChoraleSarasota, FL

    Charitable contribution

    $500
  10. Individual

    Charitable contribution

    $500
  11. Prostate Cancer FDNCincinnati, OH

    Charitable donation

    $500
  12. Hospice of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Chartiable donation

    $500
  13. Individual

    Charitable contribution

    $500
  14. Alzheimers AssnCincinnati, OH

    Charitable contribution

    $300
  15. Freestone Food BankCincinnati, OH

    Charitable contribution

    $300
  16. Steinway SocietyCincinnati, OH

    Charitable contribution

    $285
  17. Evans Scholar ProgramGlenview, IL

    Charitable donation

    $250
  18. City Gospel MissionCincinnati, OH

    Charitable donation

    $250
  19. Cincinnati Parks FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Charitable donation

    $250
  20. Individual

    Charitable contribution

    $100
  21. CiseCincinnati, OH

    Charitable donations

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $25071% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $10029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio10 grants $4,474
  2. Florida2 grants $1,500
  3. Illinois1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joseph E BrinkmeyerPRESIDENT Hours 8Pay $0

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