Rows of old wooden school desks in an empty classroom

Grant recipient EIN 45-3969713Education

Who funds Wordplay Cincy?

17 private foundations gave Wordplay Cincy in Cincinnati, OH $1.1 million across 48 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

48 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Landen Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2024

    Amplifying Youth Voice

    $50,000
  2. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2024

    Amplifying Youth Voices

    $20,000
  3. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Equity in verse grant

    $20,000
  4. Millstone FundCincinnati, OH 2024

    Project/program

    $20,000
  5. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2024

    Matching gift

    $250
  6. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2023

    Power to the Poets: WordPlay Programming and Creative Community Hub

    $20,000
  7. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2023

    Power to the poets

    $20,000
  8. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2023

    Matching gifts

    $596
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $164
  10. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2022

    Hear Our Voices 2023: Creative Writing, Poetry and Theater as Social Action

    $20,000
  11. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Renewal and recovery grant - wordplay

    $10,000
  12. Board of Trustees of Woodward High SchoolCincinnati, OH 2022

    Extra-curricular literacy-enhancement programs for CPS students

    $5,000
  13. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2022

    Matching gifts

    $275
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $214
  15. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2022

    Matching gifts

    $150
  16. Landen Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2021

    WordPlays original proposal was a $400,000 request: $200,000 to be funded in 2020, and $200,000 in 2021. Of this amount, $30,000 each year will be dedicated to the Director of Programmings salary, and $170,000 to capital expenses for the renovation of our commercial building at 1556 Chase Ave. Due to the rapid changes brought on by the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, WordPlay has decided to pause renovations on the building and focus on generating operating support to keep our staff intact and redirect programming to multi-faceted online learning. Per Executive Director Libby Hunters conversation with Libby Krone on March 25, 2020, an additional $200,000 in operating support is being requested for 2020, with $200,000 to be awarded to the capital project in 2021 and $200,000 in 2022, for a total of $600,000 over the next three years.

    $200,000
  17. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2021

    Renovation cost overruns

    $50,000
  18. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2021

    Accessibility campaign match

    $21,825
  19. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Emergency grant

    $15,000
  20. Board of Trustees of Woodward High SchoolCincinnati, OH 2021

    Extra-curricular literacy-enhancement programs for CPS students.

    $5,000
  21. Maxwell C Weaver FoundationEagan, MN 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  22. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2021

    Matching gifts

    $475
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $208
  24. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2021

    Matching gifts

    $100
  25. Landen Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2020

    Unleash Curiosity, Ignite Community: Wordplay's Capital Campaign

    $200,000
  26. Robert Adele Schiff Family FDN IncCincinnati, OH 2020

    General operating

    $25,000
  27. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2020

    Capital campaign, pymt 2/2

    $25,000
  28. NLT Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2020

    Education

    $7,500
  29. Board of Trustees of Woodward High SchoolCincinnati, OH 2020

    Extra-curricular literacy-enhancement programs for CPS students.

    $5,000
  30. Robert A & Marian K Kennedy Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH 2020

    Promote charitable purpose

    $1,000
  31. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2020

    Matching gifts

    $650
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $160
  33. Landen Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2019

    Building Capacity: Education & Outreach Director Year 2

    $200,000
  34. Landen Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2019

    Building Capacity: Education & Outreach Director Year 2

    $30,000
  35. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2019

    Capital campaign

    $25,000
  36. Maxwell C Weaver FoundationEagan, MN 2019

    General purpose

    $5,000
  37. Jack J Smith Jr Charitable TrustPittsburgh, PA 2019

    Wordplay

    $4,000
  38. The Heidt Family FoundationCincinnati, OH 2019

    Funding for Youth Arts and Leadership Development

    $1,800
  39. Robert A & Marian K Kennedy Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH 2019

    Promote charitable purpose

    $1,000
  40. Charles Scott Riley III FoundationCincinnati, OH 2019

    Promote charitable purpose

    $500
  41. Andrew Jergens FoundationCincinnati, OH 2018

    To support teaching

    $12,000
  42. Ed & Joann Hubert Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2018

    Education

    $7,500
  43. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2018

    A picture's worth cincinnati - project support

    $7,500
  44. Maxwell C Weaver FoundationEagan, MN 2018

    General operating

    $5,000
  45. Charles Scott Riley III FoundationCincinnati, OH 2018

    Promote charitable purpose

    $1,000
  46. Robert A & Marian K Kennedy Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH 2018

    Promote charitable purpose

    $500
  47. Landen Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2017

    Building Capacity: Education & Outreach Director Year 2

    $30,000
  48. Landen Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2017

    Building Capacity: Education & Outreach Director Year 2

    $30,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Cincinnati, OH and are not among Wordplay Cincy’s funders above.

  1. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 66 grants Accepts applications $218,730 to similar organizations
  2. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 156 grants Accepts applications $1,042,761 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 78 grants Accepts applications $280,712 to similar organizations
  4. Louise Taft Semple FoundationCincinnati, OH 39 grants Accepts applications $1,969,500 to similar organizations
  5. The Thomas J Emery MemorialCincinnati, OH 23 grants Accepts applications $567,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Scripps Howard FoundationCincinnati, OH 25 grants Accepts applications $79,400 to similar organizations
  7. Pfau Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 21 grants Accepts applications $780,000 to similar organizations
  8. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 21 grants Preselected only $16,549 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-3969713 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.