Grants awarded
Who does Daniel and Susan Pfau Charitable Foundation fund?
Daniel and Susan Pfau Charitable Foundation has awarded $8.5 million across 315 grants to 197 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $20,000 and $30,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $30,000 versus $25,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$8.5M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
197
Grants
315
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts
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$250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$200K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| M Mindpeace INC | $150K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | SC | |
Redwood School & Rehabilitation Center INC
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$150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | KY | |
Cincinnati Works INC
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$150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Ohio Valley Voices INC
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$150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Santa Maria Community Services INC
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$150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $135K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Comprehensive Community Child Care | $130K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Children's Law Center | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Cincinnati Museum Association
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$122K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| P Prokids | $120K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Welcome House of Northern Kentucky INC | $112K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Springer School and Center
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$112K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| C Crayons to Computers INC | $110K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $110K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Freestore-Foodbank INC
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$90K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$80K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
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$80K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$80K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| C Children's Home of Cincinnati | $80K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation INC
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$80K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| S Stepping Stones INC | $80K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Bethany House Services INC
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$75K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| C Cincinnati Eye Institute | $75K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Special Olympics Ohio INC
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$75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| C Covid-19 Regional | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $70K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Beech Acres Parenting Center
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$70K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| D Down Syndrome Association | $70K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Cincinnati Association for the Blind
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$70K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| C Clovernook Center for the | $65K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Cincinnati | $65K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Ohio Humane Society | $65K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$62K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| L Literacy Network of Greater | $60K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$60K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$60K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
1n5
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$60K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
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$60K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Sjo Kids INC
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$60K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$60K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | VA | |
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$55K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | KY | |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of | $55K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Family Nurturing Center of Kentucky
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$55K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | KY | |
May-We-Help
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$55K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Cancer Family Care INC
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| C Cincinnati Inst of Fine Arts | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati I | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| M Mindpeace | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Brighton Center INC | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bethany House Services INC | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| F Focus on Youth | $45K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Equinox INC | $45K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Social Enterprise & Training Center | $45K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Found Village
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$45K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
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$45K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| B Big Brothers & Big Sisters | $45K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
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$45K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Epilepsy Alliance Ohio
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$40K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| C Cntrl Clinic Behavioral Health | $40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 1 1n5 | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Wildwood Programs INC
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visu | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Learning Grove INC | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Springer School and Center | $38K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Emergency Shelters of Northern | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| L Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| O Ohio Justice & Policy Center | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hibiscus Children's Center INC | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| P Per Scholas INC | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Pointarc of Northern | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Citylink Center | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
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$30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Camp Koinonia Foundation INC
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TN | |
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$30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | KY | |
Ohio Justice and Policy Center
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| N National Society to Prevent Blindness | $30K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OH |
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