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Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co Fifth

Accepts applications Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 311532283

Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co Fifth is a private foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $721,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $530,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $801,000 the year before.

8% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$691,00015$12.2 million
2024$801,00016$14.4 million
2025$721,00013$22.6 million

How to apply

ContactDudley Taft Charitable Foundation
312 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone or email(513) 241-8880
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsPrefer to limit grants to the greater cincinnati area and the field of education

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co Fifth funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio9$621,000
Kentucky1$40,000
District of Columbia1$25,000
Virginia1$25,000
Massachusetts1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Project/program support$530,000
Wave Foundation Inc
Newport, KY
Project/program support$40,000
University of Virginia Law School Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
Project/program support$25,000
Friends of the Ceeli Institute
Washington, DC
Project/program support$25,000
Artswave
Cincinnati, OH
Project/program support$20,000
Cincinnati Arts Association
Cincinnati, OH
Project/program support$20,000
Essex County Community Foundation Inc
Danvers, MA
Project/program support$10,000
The Seven Hills Schools
Cincinnati, OH
Project/program support$10,000
Planned Parenthood of SW Oh Region
Cincinnati, OH
Project/program support$10,000
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Project/program support$10,000
Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Project/program support$10,000
Cincinnati Nature Center Association
Milford, OH
Project/program support$10,000
Friends of Music Hall
Cincinnati, OH
General operating$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co Fifth accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co Fifth give?

$721,000 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co Fifth?

Its 2025 filing lists Dudley S Taft (President), Lee A Carter Co Fifth Third Bank (Treasurer) and Dudley S Taft Jr Co Fifth Third B (Board Member).

What does Dudley Taft Charitable Foundation Co Fifth fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and arts and culture.

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