A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 61-1325992Arts and culture

Who funds Wave Foundation Inc?

26 private foundations gave Wave Foundation Inc in Newport, KY $1.5 million across 58 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, 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

58 grants

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

  1. Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co FifthCincinnati, OH 2025

    Project/program support

    $40,000
  2. M V Haggin in Memory of J B A HagginPittsburgh, PA 2025

    General operating

    $20,000
  3. Patricia Kisker FoundationCincinnati, OH 2025

    General operating

    $15,000
  4. The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Louise Taft Semple FoundationCincinnati, OH 2024

    General

    $50,000
  6. Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co FifthCincinnati, OH 2024

    Project/program support

    $20,000
  7. M V Haggin in Memory of J B A HagginPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General operating

    $15,000
  8. The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  9. Edelweiss FoundationCincinnati, OH 2024

    Given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit

    $5,000
  10. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2023

    Anchoring wave foundation - new education and office space

    $150,000
  11. L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation IncBlue Ash, OH 2023

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $75,000
  12. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2023

    WAVE Conservation Education featuring Aquatic Ambassadors from Newport Aquarium!

    $25,000
  13. Ohio Valley Foundation Fifth Third BankCincinnati, OH 2023

    Other

    $25,000
  14. Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co FifthCincinnati, OH 2023

    Contribution

    $20,000
  15. John A Schroth Family Char TRPittsburgh, PA 2023

    General support

    $15,000
  16. Millstone FundCincinnati, OH 2023

    Program support

    $15,000
  17. Yot Full Circle FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    Riversweep cleanup

    $10,000
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $121
  19. L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation IncBlue Ash, OH 2022

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $50,000
  20. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    Living curriculum initiative 2022

    $50,000
  21. Louise Taft Semple FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    General

    $40,000
  22. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2022

    Outreach Education

    $25,000
  23. Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co FifthCincinnati, OH 2022

    Contribution

    $20,000
  24. Yot Full Circle FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    Riversweep cleanup

    $10,000
  25. Maxwell C Weaver FoundationEagan, MN 2022

    General operating

    $5,000
  26. Robert A & Marian K Kennedy Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH 2022

    Promote charitable purpose

    $1,000
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $175
  28. American Modern FoundationAmelia, OH 2022

    Contribution Provided

    $25
  29. Pacificsource Foundation for Health ImprovementSpringfield, OR 2021

    Sustainable food for indigenous peoples in the pacific northwest

    $50,000
  30. The Charlotte R Schmidlapp Fund Fifth ThirdCincinnati, OH 2021

    Program/project support

    $25,000
  31. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2021

    Outreach Education

    $25,000
  32. Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co FifthCincinnati, OH 2021

    Annual fund

    $20,000
  33. The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  34. Pfau Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    General support

    $15,000
  35. Roma Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    To aid organization's charitable activities

    $15,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $255
  37. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2020

    Educational programming, pymt 3/3

    $68,000
  38. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2020

    Community Outreach Scholarship Fund

    $25,000
  39. HG HF & LT Dornette FoundationCincinnati, OH 2020

    General support

    $25,000
  40. Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co FifthCincinnati, OH 2020

    Annual fund

    $20,000
  41. Yot Full Circle FoundationTulsa, OK 2020

    Riversweep clean up

    $10,000
  42. Roma Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    To aid organization's charitable activities

    $10,000
  43. NLT Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2020

    Environment

    $5,000
  44. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $290
  45. L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation IncBlue Ash, OH 2019

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $75,000
  46. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2019

    Educational programming

    $68,000
  47. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2019

    Virtual Learning

    $20,000
  48. Roma Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    To aid organization's charitable activities

    $10,000
  49. The R C Durr Foundation IncCovington, KY 2019

    General support

    $3,000
  50. L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation IncBlue Ash, OH 2018

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $124,600
  51. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationCincinnati, OH 2018

    Educational programming

    $68,000
  52. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2018

    Finstitute Youth Education Program

    $20,000
  53. Louise Taft Semple FoundationCincinnati, OH 2018

    General

    $15,000
  54. Roma Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    To aid organization's charitable activities

    $10,000
  55. Stella M Buerger Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH 2018

    Promote charitable purpose

    $2,500
  56. The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationWest Chester, OH 2018

    Partner with newport aquarium to educate community on aquatic life and connservation

    $1,000
  57. Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 2017

    Finstitute Youth Education Program

    $20,000
  58. Roma Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    To aid organization's charitable activities

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Newport, KY and are not among Wave Foundation Inc’s funders above.

  1. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2 grants Accepts applications $8,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Jewish Foundation of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH 1 grant Accepts applications $10,000 to similar organizations
  3. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 3 grants Accepts applications $1,550 to similar organizations
  4. Puffin Foundation West LTDRaleigh, NC 1 grant Accepts applications $1,250 to similar organizations
  5. W E Smith Family Charitable Trust FundHamilton, OH 1 grant Accepts applications $1,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 61-1325992 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.