History of The Andrew Jergens Foundation The Andrew Jergens Foundation was established on 24 August 1962, in the city of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, by Andrew N. Jergens (1881-1967). The Foundation is not associated with the former Andrew Jergens Company. Andrew N. Jergens is pictured at right.
Purpose of The Foundation The Foundation’s prime interest is the health, education, cultural experiences and social welfare of children in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Policies and Restrictions:
Applicant must have an IRS determination as a 501(c)(3) organization.The Foundation supports programs which benefit children, generally through high school age, in the Greater Cincinnati area. The Foundation defines the Greater Cincinnati area as Hamilton, Butler, Warren and Clermont counties in Ohio, and Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in Kentucky.
The Foundation will not provide continuing operational support for any grantee.
The Foundation prefers, if it contributes at all, to participate with other donors to a reasonable extent.
The Foundation does not normally assume a major portion of any amount being solicited.
Emergency requests are not favored unless they involve disaster and human suffering.
An organization must wait 24 months after final payment of a grant or decline of a request before it is eligible to reapply.
As a grantseeker, if you believe that your organization qualifies for applying to the Foundation, please complete and submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) as found on the link below.
The Andrew Jergens Foundation Letter of Inquiry
LOI Deadline
Proposal Deadline
Notice of Decision
November 15
January 2
March 31
March 15
May 3
July 31
June 15
August 2
October 31
Grant Evaluation Form
The Foundation Trustees require a report at the end of a grant period. Click on the Word icon on the left to access the Grant Evaluation Form. Please complete this form and mail to Jennie Geisheimer at 200 West Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 or e-mail the form to geisheimerj@gcfdn.org.
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