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The William S Rowe Foundation Co Fifth

Accepts applications Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 311255004

The William S Rowe Foundation Co Fifth is a private foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $405,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $45,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 $125,000 the year before.

50% 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
2022$100,0004$1.9 million
2023$125,0006$2.6 million
2024$405,0008$2.8 million

How to apply

ContactWilliam S Rowe Foundation
Fifth Third Bank 38 Fountain Squar, Cincinnati, OH 45263
Phone or email(800) 336-6782
What to submitAvailable upon request
RestrictionsShould be limited to the Greater Cincinnati area; must be a tax-exempt organization and prefer not to make grants for religious purposes.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The William S Rowe Foundation Co Fifth funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio8$405,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cincinnati Country Day School
Cincinnati, OH
General operating$100,000
Taft Museum of Art
Cincinnati, OH
Endowment$70,000
Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati, OH
Rowe probasco archives$50,000
Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
Capital campaign$50,000
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati, OH
Capital campaign$40,000
Mercantile Library
Cincinnati, OH
Capital funds$35,000
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center
Cincinnati, OH
Capital funds$35,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
New generation campaign$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The William S Rowe Foundation Co Fifth accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The William S Rowe Foundation Co Fifth give?

$405,000 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $45,000.

Who runs The William S Rowe Foundation Co Fifth?

Its 2024 filing lists Phillip C Long (Chairman), Whitney Long (Vice Chairman), George A Schaefer Jr (Treasurer) and Carolyn McCoy (Secretary).

What does The William S Rowe Foundation Co Fifth fund?

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

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