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Downing Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $250,000 (tax year ended May 2026)

Downing Foundation, a private foundation in Cincinnati, OH, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $250,000 in its tax year ended May 2026, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 4, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to Holy Spirit Center in Norwood, OH for religious activities.

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EIN
311416687
Based in
Cincinnati, OH
Assets
$6,415,955
Grants paid
$265,000
Tax year ended
May 2026

Grants paid, tax year ended May 2026

From the Form 990-PF filed September 4, 2026, IRS object ID 202612479349100311. It reported $265,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed, and 3 grants to individuals are left out.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Holy Spirit CenterNorwood, OHReligious activities$40,000apps.irs.gov
St Anthony ChurchTaylor Mill, KYReligious activities$30,000apps.irs.gov
John Paul the Great UniversityEscondido, CAReligious/educational activities$25,000apps.irs.gov
Archbishop Moeller High SchoolCincinnati, OHReligious/educational activities$21,000apps.irs.gov
Good Shephard SchoolCincinnati, OHReligious and educational activities$20,000apps.irs.gov
Sacred Heart RadioNorwood, OHReligious activities$20,000apps.irs.gov
St Philomena ApostolateCincinnati, OHReligious activities$20,000apps.irs.gov
St Patricks SchoolMaysville, KYReligious and educational activities$17,000apps.irs.gov
Pregnancy Center EastCincinnati, OHCharitable activities$11,500apps.irs.gov
St Cecilia SchoolCincinnati, OHReligious activities$11,500apps.irs.gov
St Joseph CarpenterCincinnati, OHReligious activities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Franciscan Daughters of MaryCovington, KYReligious activities$5,000apps.irs.gov
St James ChurchMaysville, KYReligious activities$5,000apps.irs.gov
St Pauls OutreachMendota Heights, MNReligious activities$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Angelico ProjectLakeside Park, KYReligious activities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Anthenaeum of OhioCincinnati, OHReligious activities$2,000apps.irs.gov
Catholic Ministries AppealCincinnati, OHReligious activities$2,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended May 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed September 18, 2025, IRS object ID 202522619349100107. It reported $242,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Holy Spirit CenterNorwood, OHReligious activities$43,000apps.irs.gov
John Paul the Great UniversityEscondido, CAReligious/educational activities$25,000apps.irs.gov
St Cecilia ChurchCincinnati, OHReligious activities$24,000apps.irs.gov
Old St Mary ChurchCincinnati, OHReligious activities$20,000apps.irs.gov
Sacred Heart RadioNorwood, OHReligious activities$20,000apps.irs.gov
St Philomena ApostolateCincinnati, OHReligious activities$20,000apps.irs.gov
St Patricks SchoolMaysville, KYReligious and educational activities$18,000apps.irs.gov
Archbishop Moeller High SchoolCincinnati, OHReligious/educational activities$14,000apps.irs.gov
Pregnancy Center PlusCincinnati, OHCharitable activitiesHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
St Anthony ChurchTaylor Mill, KYReligious activities$10,000apps.irs.gov
St James ChurchMaysville, KYReligious activities$10,000apps.irs.gov
St Joseph CarpenterCincinnati, OHReligious activities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Franciscan Daughters of MaryCovington, KYReligious activities$5,000apps.irs.gov
St Pauls OutreachMendota Heights, MNReligious activities$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Angelico ProjectLakeside Park, KYReligious activities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Catholic Ministries AppealCincinnati, OHReligious activities$2,000apps.irs.gov
Anthenaeum of OhioCincinnati, OHReligious activities$1,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Human services$10,000

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Ohio$322,000
Kentucky$110,000
California$50,000
Minnesota$10,000

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Updated September 4, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.