William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund
William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund supports small nonprofit arts organizations, funding performing arts programs that enrich the cultural environment of Greater Cincinnati.
Funder: Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (LOI) | February 1, 2027 (Proposal) | June 15, 2027 (LOI) | August 1, 2027 (Proposal)
Funding Amounts: Program support, usually alongside other donors
Summary: Supports small nonprofit performing arts organizations that enrich the cultural environment of Greater Cincinnati.
Key Information: Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits; “small” generally means annualized revenues under $1.5 million.
Description
The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund supports small nonprofit organizations whose performing arts programs enrich Greater Cincinnati’s cultural environment. Its Advisors focus the Fund’s charitable work on regional arts organizations, particularly the performing arts. The Fund usually prefers to join other donors in supporting a specific program, with geographic preference given to Hamilton County, Ohio, and Northern Kentucky.
Established by William O. Purdy, Jr. in 1988, the Fund continues his lifelong philanthropic commitment to the arts. Purdy was an enthusiastic arts patron and a Trustee of the Hartford Ballet. In 2010, the Foundation’s Trustees determined that conversion to an advised fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation would best preserve his legacy.
