Open Foundations · Ohio

Millstone Fund

Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 834320073. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $7.0M across 95 grants in 2024, a median of $35K each.

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$7.0M
paid in 2024
95
grants paid
$35K
median grant
55%
to first-time recipients
$235.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
MILLSTONE FUND GRANTS OFFICE
Address
PO BOX 43575, CINCINNATI, OH, 45243
Phone
5132982018
Form the request should take
SUBMIT AN LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE LOI TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN APPLICATION INVITIATION WILL BE OFFERED. ORGANIZATIONS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE A FULL APPLICATION WILL BE NOTIFIED OF NEXT STEPS.
Submission deadline
DECEMBER 15TH AND JUNE 15TH
Restrictions on awards
GRANT REQUESTS SHOULD NOT EXCEED $50,000 WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM MILLSTONE FUND. REQUESTS WILL GENERALLY NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR LESS THAN $10,000.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202600479349100750. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

capital

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 95 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Citylink CenterOH$500,000CAPITAL
2Beech Acres Parenting CenterOH$300,000PROJECT/PROGRAM
3Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio IncOH$300,000CAPITAL
4Family Nurturing Center of KentuckyKY$300,000PROJECT/PROGRAM AND CAPITAL
5Strategies to End HomelessnessOH$300,000PROJECT/PROGRAM
6The Health CollaborativeOH$283,000PROJECT/PROGRAM
7Addiction Services CouncilOH$250,000CAPITAL
8Great Parks ForeverOH$250,000CAPITAL AND PROGRAM
9Robert Oneal Multicultural Art Center (romac)OH$250,000CAPITAL
10Valley Interfaith Community Resource CenterOH$250,000CAPACITY BUILDING
111n5OH$200,000PROJECT/PROGRAM
12Interact for ChangeOH$200,000GENERAL
13Women Helping Women of Hamilton CountyOH$200,000PROJECT/PROGRAM
14Episcopal Retirement ServicesOH$150,000PROJECT/PROGRAM
15Society of St Vincent De Paul Council of Northern KentuckyKY$150,000CAPITAL

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202012$195K
202115$300K
202241$2.6M
202385$6.2M
202495$7.0M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Ohio91%
Kentucky10%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alonzo T Folger IvPRESIDENT · 2024
Alonzo T Folger VVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Carly ChuDIRECTOR · 2024
Corrie ScaringeDIRECTOR · 2024
Elle S FolgerSECRETARY · 2024
Valerie FolgerTREASURER · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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