William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund
William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund supports small nonprofit arts organizations, funding performing arts programs that enrich Greater Cincinnati’s cultural environment and continue Purdy’s legacy.
Funder: Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (LOI) | February 1, 2027 (Proposal) | June 15, 2027 (LOI) | August 1, 2027 (Proposal)
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Summary: Supports small nonprofit performing arts organizations that enrich the cultural environment of Greater Cincinnati.
Key Information: The Fund generally defines small organizations as those with annualized revenues under $1.5 million.
Description
The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation supports small nonprofit organizations whose performing arts programs enrich Greater Cincinnati’s cultural environment. Its Advisors focus the Fund’s charitable work on local arts organizations, particularly the performing arts, continuing William O. Purdy, Jr.’s philanthropic legacy. The Fund usually prefers to support a specific program alongside other donors.
Established by Mr. Purdy in 1988, the Foundation received virtually all of his assets upon his death in 1998. An enthusiastic arts patron, he served as a Trustee of the Hartford Ballet. In 2010, the Trustees determined that conversion to an advised fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation would best preserve his legacy.
