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Ethel and Sam Garber Foundation

Accepts applications Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 316338506

Ethel and Sam Garber Foundation is a private foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $55,500 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $53,000 the year before.

32% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$45,85022$1.1 million
2024$53,00020$1.2 million
2025$55,50020$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactMartin Wolf
6750 Glen Acres Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45237
Phone or email(513) 731-7798
What to submitName and address of applicant,foundation status, purpose of grant or contribution and amount requested.
DeadlinesApplications accepted any time.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ethel and Sam Garber Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio14$39,000
Kentucky2$8,000
New York2$5,000
New Jersey1$3,000
California1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chase College of Law
Highland Heights, KY
General program support$6,000
Jewish Education for Every Person
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$5,000
La Salle High School
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$5,000
La Soup Inc
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$5,000
Lawers Club of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$5,000
Mercy Health Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$5,000
Univer of Cincinnnati Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$5,000
Birthright Israel Foundation
New York, NY
General program support$3,000
Neu Global
Cedar Grove, NJ
General program support$3,000
St Xavier High School
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$3,000
Chase College Foundation
Highland Heights, KY
General program support$2,000
National Stuttering Project
Staten Island, NY
General program support$2,000
Fighting Chance Rescue
Hamersville, OH
General program support$1,000
Mind Your Mental
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$1,000
Myles Ahead Animal Sanctuary
Maineville, OH
General program support$1,000
Univer of Cincinnnati Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$1,000
Xavier Jesuit Academy
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$1,000
Children of the Night
Van Nuys, CA
General program support$500
Good Samaritian Hosp Found
Cincinnati, OH
General program support$500
Raptor Inc
Milford, OH
General program support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ethel and Sam Garber Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications accepted any time..

How much does Ethel and Sam Garber Foundation give?

$55,500 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Ethel and Sam Garber Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Martin Wolf (Trustee).

What does Ethel and Sam Garber Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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