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Bright Seed Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 931301123

Bright Seed Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $6,085 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,030. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $5,000 the year before.

57% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$7,5094$121,531
2023$5,0008$103,757
2024$6,0857$93,808

How to apply

ContactCraig Pfeiffer
9823 Village View Court, Cincinnati, OH 45241
What to submitInwritingTyped
DeadlinesOpen yearround

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bright Seed Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Oregon.

StateGrantsAmount
Oregon4$3,026
North Carolina1$1,030
New York1$1,028
Indiana1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Redeemer School
Winston Salem, NC
Scholarship$1,030
Citymeals
New York, NY
Feeding Programs$1,028
Bethlehem Inn
Bend, OR
Housing$1,018
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Scholarship Funding$1,000
Sisters Community Church
Sisters, OR
Community Engagement$1,000
Habitat For Humanity
Sisters, OR
Housing$750
Citizens 4 Commuinty
Sisters, OR
Community Engagement$258

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bright Seed Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Open yearround.

How much does Bright Seed Foundation Inc give?

$6,085 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Bright Seed Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Craig D Pfeiffer (President & Treasurer), Cecilia H Pfeiffer (VP & Secretary), Austin D Pfeiffer (Trustee) and Erin E Pfeiffer (Trustee) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Bright Seed Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and housing and homelessness.

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