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The Carl H and Edyth B Lindner Foundation: 16 grants to organizations, $23.8 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Carl H and Edyth B Lindner Foundation, a private foundation in Cincinnati, OH, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $23,758,865 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $5,000,160 to John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC for general fund.
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- EIN
- 310738034
- Based in
- Cincinnati, OH
- Assets
- $75,355,818
- Grants paid
- $23,758,865
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202641349349103299. It reported $23,758,865 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000,160 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | Blood cancer healing center fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000,110 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Charitable Gift Fund | Cincinnati, OH | Keith and courtney lindner fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford's Theatre Society | Washington, DC | Campus expansion campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000,145 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christ Hospital Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | Lindner research & education center | Health care | $1,000,129 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Foundation | Cleveland, OH | Lindner and thompson families resource fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000,069 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Theatre | Cincinnati, OH | General fund | $1,000,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Back 2 Back Ministries | Mason, OH | General fund | Religion-related | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Gospel Mission | Cincinnati, OH | General fund | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Sports Inc | Bonita Springs, FL | General fund | Recreation and sports | $460,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizon Community Church | Cincinnati, OH | General fund | $380,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Call of Love | Mason, OH | General fund | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Back 2 Back Ministries | Mason, OH | Annual banquet | Religion-related | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | Music for all campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of the Bible Inc | Washington, DC | General fund | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Norwood | Norwood, OH | Support for cypress and waterworks parks. | $18,222 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 25, 2025, IRS object ID 202511769349100511. It reported $6,822,470 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Charitable Gift Fund | Cincinnati, OH | Keith and courtney lindner fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | Blood cancer healing center fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford's Theatre Society | Washington, DC | Campus expansion campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Sports Inc | Bonita Springs, FL | General fund | Recreation and sports | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizon Community Church | Cincinnati, OH | General fund | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Christian Virtue | Columbus, OH | General fund | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Norwood | Norwood, OH | Support for cypress and waterworks parks. | $22,470 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $16,000,179 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $8,200,305 |
| Religion-related | $1,250,000 |
| Health care | $1,000,129 |
| Recreation and sports | $960,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Ohio | $21,421,030 |
| District of Columbia | $8,200,305 |
| Florida | $960,000 |
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Updated May 14, 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.