Public Charity

CISE Foundation

CISE Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.8M revenue, $1.2M expenses, $32.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 7 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.8M.

EIN: 261590372 Cincinnati, OH Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.8M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$32.8M
Grants Given7
Grant Total$1.8M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

The specific purposes for which the foundation is formed are to provide financial support, and otherwise engage in or support efforts, activities, operations or projects intended to provide to children and families who are among the most in need of financial support the benefit of educational opportunities offered by those catholic schools that are a part of, or within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio ("archdiocese") or by any other catholic schools otherwise located in the greater Cincinnati area, in all such cases in the sole discretion of the foundation's board of directors and thereby contributing to a better future for the diverse community served by the archdiocese and such schools.

Sample Grants Given

Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Catholic inner-city schools education fund (CISE) purpose of grant or assistance: to provide support for the education of children from low income families who attend the eight CISE schools.
$495,739
CINCINNATI, OH · 2023
see statement
$300,823
CINCINNATI, OH · 2022
SEE PART IV
$94,680
CINCINNATI, OH · 2020
SEE PART IV
$24,301
CINCINNATI, OH · 2019
SEE PART IV
$297,313

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Allison H Kropp
Treasurer Christopher Meyer
Trustee David Williams
President Donald L Mellott Jr
Trustee John J O'connor
Trustee J Scott Golan

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Top Grant Purposes

SEE PART IV
$1,040,305 5 grants
Catholic inner-city schools education fund (CISE) purpose of grant or assistance: to provide support for the education of children from low income families who attend the eight CISE schools.
$495,739 1 grant
see statement
$300,823 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.8M $1.2M $32.8M
2024 $1.5M $76K $26.6M
2023 $10.3M $384K $23.5M
2022 $1.4M $123K $10.8M
2020 $491K $153K $11.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $491K to $4.8M (+883%), with total assets most recently reported at $32.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in OH.

OH

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