Private foundation · EIN 38-6090665 · Hillsboro, Ohio

Cassner Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $197K total, median $3,500. 81% of grants stayed in Ohio.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
32
$197K
Median grant
$3,500
Stays in OH
81%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.2M

How to apply

No formal application required Contact: Jon Cassner, 835 South High Street, Hillsboro, Oh

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

Top 8 of 32 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hca Building FundHillsboro, OHFor funding school expansion$60K
Southern State Community CollegeHillsboro, OHTo support general programs$24K
Highland County SocietyHillsboro, OHTo support general programs$15K
Alternatives to Violence CenterHillsboro, OHTo support general programs$5,000
Southern Ohio Pregnancy CenterHillsboro, OHTo support general programs$4,000
Hillsboro Bible Baptist ChurchHillsboro, OHTo support general programs$3,500
Hillsboro After PromHillsboro, OHTo Support General Programs$1,000
City of HillsboroHillsboro, OHTo support general programs$800

By state: Ohio 26 · Kentucky 2 · Florida 1 · Virginia 1 · Michigan 1 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

Cassner Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Hillsboro, Ohio, administered in care of Norman C Perrin, tax-exempt since 1962. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Cassner Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Cassner Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $197K across 32 grants, a median of $3,500.

Where does Cassner Foundation Inc give?

Ohio (26 grants), Kentucky (2 grants), Florida (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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