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We Amplify the Power of Your Giving
As your leading community foundation, we believe the greatest changes happen when people come together – in partnership, collaboration and generosity. Our role is to align the right players and then coordinate their efforts and contributions to make the biggest impact. Together, we all rise.
Champions of Philanthropy
Activate your Generosity
Take advantage of GCF’s flexible charitable solutions to help you make more possible with your giving. When you partner with us, you can expect personalized service and amplified impact.
HOW WE HELPStories of Generosity
Your generosity fuels our work. Learn how GCF helps thousands of individuals and families design their giving strategies, deliver impact and create legacies.
Learn MoreYour Philanthropic Partner
If you’re a professional advisor, you can partner with GCF to enhance the service and overall value you provide – helping your clients reach their charitable goals while maximizing tax savings.
Read MoreCommunity Leadership Framework
Greater Cincinnati Foundation’s Community Leadership framework is our community change strategy. This is the area where GCF serves as a community leader by acting as a catalyzing force and leveraging all resources and partnerships to address our region’s most critical challenges. We recognize that too many of our neighbors face barriers that limit their ability to obtain a quality education, earn a self-sufficient wage, access affordable homes, and more.
As a community foundation, we are committed to building a region where everyone can thrive and fulfill their full potential. Closing gaps in accessing resources and opportunities is the overarching goal and focus of our community leadership work.
Now is the time to come together and build a more vibrant and opportunity-rich region for all.
2023 Annual Report
Last year, Greater Cincinnati Foundation connected generous donors with trusted nonprofits resulting in $149 million in grantmaking that supported 3,710 organizations. We served not only as a funder, but as a partner and connector, bringing together people who have a shared goal: to create a stronger, more vibrant community.
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United for a Stronger Community
GCF unveils bold vision, unprecedented investments
The future isn’t something to wait for – it’s something we build together. That’s why Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF), alongside donors, is committing to an unprecedented investment of $1 billion in the region over the next decade, fueling an audacious vision and future where every individual has a fair opportunity…
Read MoreInvesting in Stable Homes and Bright Futures
Connecting the Dots to Bring a Family Back Together Being a parent is a hard but rewarding job. For a local mother of five, that job became much harder when an apartment fire threw her life into a tailspin. After that night, she and her children were split up –…
Read MoreGenerational shifts: Fulfilling clients’ charitable wishes
A major transfer of wealth, often referred to as the “Silver Tsunami,” is happening as your Baby Boomer clients establish financial and estate plans to pass their wealth to their Gen X and Millennial children. The dollars involved are eye-popping. The 2024 Cerulli Associates study estimates that $124 trillion in…
Read MoreCelebrating the causes you love
A new year is in full swing, but you’ve still got plenty of time to consider your charitable impact and how you’d like to make a difference in 2025. A great way to do that is to reflect on the difference you’ve already made through the years. For starters, think…
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