Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation supports arts and culture, community development, education and human services in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
IP TAKE: Although this large funder invests in various causes in the Cincinnati region, it prefers to seek its own grantees and is does not accept or respond to unsolicited requests.
PROFILE: Established in 2003, the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation is a private foundation based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ralph Haile (1923-2006) was the CEO of People’s Liberty Bank and Trust Company. The bank was acquired by First National Bank of Cincinnati and later became U.S. Bank. Carol Haile’s father was the former president and CEO of People’s Liberty Bank, and she was an avid volunteer in the community. The foundation aims to "enhance the quality of life for residents in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.” It funds local efforts for arts and culture, community development, education and human services.
The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation’s support of arts and culture extends to performance art organizations, public art installation, music halls, arts education and community arts centers. Community development grants support creative placemaking in urban neighborhoods, talent attraction and retention and the local entrepreneurship ecosystem. This foundation provides education grants with a focus on the cradle-to-career continuum, but has lately prioritized early childhood. Haile also awards human services grants for basic needs and women’s, children’s elderly and veterans’ services. The foundation also has U.S. Bank Legacy initiatives to honor the family’s connection to the bank by matches employee contributions.
Grants range between about $10,000 and $250,000. Grantmaking focuses on the Greater Cincinnati area of Ohio, parts of Indiana and Northern Kentucky. Ohio counties in focus are Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clermont and Brown. Indiana counties are Dearborn and Franklin. Campbell, Kenton and Boone are the Kentucky counties of interest. Past local grantees include the Cincinnati Ballet, the Cincinnati Union Co-Op Initiative and the Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education.
This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and prefers to support only pre-selected organizations. It does not provide grantseeker guidelines or deadlines on its website. Direct general questions to the staff at chad.mccarter@haileusb.org or 513-632-4385.
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