Public Charity

CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY FOUNDATION

CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY FOUNDATION, of CINCINNATI, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $74K in revenue, $190K in expenses, $1.5M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 4 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $580K.

EIN: 851009031 CINCINNATI, OH Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$74K
Total Expenses$190K
Total Assets$1.5M
Grants Given4
Grant Total$580K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO RAISE FUNDS FOR AND TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY CENTER.

Sample Grants Given

CINCINNATI, OH · 2024
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY AND STEM EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF ASTRONOMY.
$182,097
CINCINNATI, OH · 2023
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY AND STEM EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF ASTRONOMY.
$189,605
CINCINNATI, OH · 2022
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY AND STEM EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF ASTRONOMY.
$147,815
CINCINNATI, OH · 2021
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY AND STEM EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF ASTRONOMY.
$60,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anna Coutts
TREASURER AND DIRECTOR Emily Wallace
SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR Joanne Pedersen
DIRECTOR John Pinney
DIRECTOR Lauren Niestradt
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Megan Okun

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Top Grant Purposes

HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY AND STEM EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF ASTRONOMY.
$579,517 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $74K $190K $1.5M
2023 $63K $197K $1.6M
2022 $47K $156K $1.6M
2021 $1.9M $60K $1.9M
2020

Between 2021 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.9M to $74K (-96%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in OH.

OH

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