Other Resources

Foundation Directories
Nonprofit Resources & Training Opportunities
GCF Services For Nonprofits
Common Grant Application


Foundation Directories
The Cincinnati Area Foundation Directory
Lists over 130 foundations and charitable trusts operating in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties in Ohio as well as Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties in Kentucky. Individual entries include contact information, financial data, and application information. Directory may be purchased online or it can be accessed at the Public Library of Cincinnati.

Foundation Center
The Foundation Center is the nation's leading information source on philanthropy and is dedicated to serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media and the general public. Search the Foundation Center’s free online database for information about particular foundations. Regional training workshops are also available.

Grants Resource Center at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
The Grants Resource Center is a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center.  Materials in the Grants Resource Center include all the Foundation Center publications; books and magazines pertaining to philanthropy; foundation IRS returns for Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; annual reports; and information on local foundations.


Nonprofit Resources & Training Opportunities
www.nonprofitresources.net
An online database of resource providers specializing in technical assistance and capacity building for nonprofit organizations in Ohio. Search for a consultant or training that matches your organization’s needs in areas such as advocacy, governance, evaluation, marketing, financial management, facilities, fundraising, human resources, technology, communications, legal, organizational development and strategic planning. Site also provides a calendar of trainings and workshops for nonprofits in Ohio.

Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations (OANO), a statewide membership association of nearly 700 nonprofit organizations representing the breadth and diversity of Ohio's charitable nonprofit sector. OANO's mission is to provide leadership, education, and advocacy to enhance the ability of Ohio's nonprofit organizations to serve their communities.

Community Resource Center
Community Resource Center provides a series of trainings to nonprofits.

The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
The Health Foundation offers a number of workshops for area nonprofits, focusing on topics such as fundraising, business planning, advocacy and marketing.

InSITE
InSITE is a coalition of funders who want to promote inclusion by requiring or recommending that facilities they fund are accessible and welcoming to all. Please follow the link above for complete details and a list of participating funders.

Ohio University
Ohio University provides regional grant writing and grants management workshops.

JUST GRANTS! OHIO
News, tools and resources for and about Ohio's grants community.

Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives


GCF Services For Nonprofits
Organization Endowments
Endowment building is critically important for the long-term stability of any nonprofit organization. By establishing an organization endowment fund at GCF, nonprofits can benefit from our administrative and investment management expertise, and receive income distributions on a quarterly, semiannual or annual basis.

Gift Annuities
Gift annuities are a simple, effective way to build a permanent endowment fund. Gift annuities provide guaranteed income to a donor for his or her lifetime. After the donor’s lifetime, the remaining portion of the gift annuity goes into a designated fund to benefit your organization. GCF provides everything you need for a successful gift annuity program, starting with a gift annuity illustration that is personalized for your donor.

For more information about Organization Endowments or Gift Annuities, contact Margaret Gaither at (513) 241-2880.

Common Grant Application
The following funders accept the Greater Cincinnati Common Grant Application. This is only a partial listing. Please contact funders for specific guidelines prior to submitting an application. 

Cincinnati Bar Foundation City of Cincinnati (Community Development) Dornette Foundation (Fifth Third Bank) Thomas J. Emery Memorial* Fifth Third Bank Foundation Fine Arts Fund Fisher Foundation The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Hauck Foundation (Fifth Third Bank)

Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati Andrew Jergens Foundation* KnowledgeWorks Foundation Laboiteaux Foundation Luther Foundation (Fifth Third Bank) Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation* William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation* Robert H. Reakirt Foundation

Josephine Schell Russell Charitable Trust Louise Taft Semple Foundation Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust Spaulding Foundation Sutphin Family Foundation Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America United Way of Greater Cincinnati Robert & Ruth Westheimer Family Fund

  
*Grantmaking services provided by GCF. For more information about funding priorities and guidelines, please see Private Foundation Grants or contact Mary LeRoy, Private Foundations Program Officer, at (513) 241-2880.