OVERVIEW: The Eric B. Yeiser Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, arts and culture, health, and human services.
IP TAKE: The Eric B. Yeiser Family Foundation is a family funder with a low profile. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines. This is not an accessible funder, but reach out to get on their radar and to see if your work aligns with their priorities.
PROFILE: Established in 1999, the Eric B. Yeiser Family Foundation was founded by Eric “Buck” and Joddy Yeiser. Buck was an insurance mogul in Cincinnati. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Eric B. Yeiser Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, arts and culture, health, and human services.
Grants for Community Development
The foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. Buck was active in many civic organizations, and he served on a number of local boards including the Cincinnati Zoo, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cincinnati Country Day School, the Springer School, the Cincinnati Eye Bank and the UC College of Nursing.
Previous community development and human services grantees include Freestore Foodbank, Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana, Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled, Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and Beechwood Home.
Grants for K-12 and Higher Education
Buck founded and served on the board of the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and cofounded the MS Clinic at the Waddell Center, University of Cincinnati. Education grants have also gone to Crayons to Computers, as well as Springer School and Cincinnati Country Day School, both of which had Buck as a board member.
Grants for Health
Buck founded the annual Joslin Haggart Yeiser Unsung Heroes Award for Cancer Family Care, and was its largest donor for more than two decades. Yeiser also supported the Multiple Sclerosis Society, American Red Cross, Joseph House, and the Cincinnati Chapter of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association.
Grants for Arts and Culture
According to tax filings, the Yeiser Foundation gave modest grants to local arts and culture groups, although this funding area does not appear to be the priority that other areas are. Past recipients include the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Museum Center, and the Cincinnati Zoo, where Buck served on the board.
Important Grant Details
Grants range between $5,000 and $500,000, but the average amount is around $10,000. The foundation gave away a little over $1 million in grants in a recent year and held over $23 million in assets. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records.
Grantmaking primarily focuses on Cincinnati, Ohio.
The foundation keeps a low profile but accepts unsolicited proposals.
Letters should explain the project and the amount of funds requested.
Applications are restricted to the Greater Cincinnati Area.
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CONTACT:
Eric B. Yeiser Family Foundation
PO Box 630858
Cincinnati, OH 45263-0858
(513) 534-5310
