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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1550206

Gladys Wittmeyer Knox Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $35,876 paid in grants.

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

    $35,876

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $693,317
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,158

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $720,460
  • Tax year 2022

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $745,574
  • Tax year 2021

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $819,370
  • Tax year 2020

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $761,145
  • Tax year 2019

    $31,952

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $678,346
  • Tax year 2018

    $39,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $721,113

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ohio State University FoundationColumbus, OH

    Gene wittmeyer veg scholarship

    $15,000
  2. Inner City Youth OpportunitiesCincinnati, OH

    Camp joy program

    $7,000
  3. Mercy Neighborhood MinistriesCincinnati, OH

    Grant

    $5,376
  4. American Sign MuseumCincinnati, OH

    Grant

    $2,000
  5. Cincinnati Type and Print MuseumCincinnati, OH

    Grant

    $2,000
  6. Victorian at RiversideCovington, KY

    Grant

    $2,000
  7. ScoreCincinnati, OH

    Charitable

    $1,500
  8. East End Adult Education CenterFairfax, OH

    Ged program

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $15,00048% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $7,00022% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,37617% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $4,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio7 grants $33,876
  2. Kentucky1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Lewis G GatchTRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $15,200

The return

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