The Greater Cincinnati Foundation provides funding support for a variety of Avondale Development Corporation initiatives.

These include the Avondale Economic Mobility Fund (EMF), a grant program designed to help at-risk Avondale families avoid displacement due to new development and investment in the neighborhood. The first two rounds of the EMF featured 40 grants of $1,000 each to residents. The program was modified to be responsive to the immediate needs of residents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants of up to $1,000 were made available to any Avondale resident to ensure the availability of shelter, help them maintain social distancing, and access other resources. Residents were eligible to participate in virtual financial literacy workshops to enhance their budgeting skills.

Greater Cincinnati Foundation is also a supporter of the Quality of Life plan (QOL) – the official master plan for Avondale. Two years in the making and enjoying broad community involvement and support, the QOL plan has been unanimously approved by the Avondale Community Council, the City of Cincinnati Planning Commission and Cincinnati City Council. It is Avondale’s map to manage growth in the City’s hottest neighborhood to the benefit of existing residents and businesses and those who choose to located here.

Communication is a central function at ADC, and GCF helps make it possible. Our robust communications effort to keep residents informed about important issues in the neighborhood.

As the region’s leading community foundation, GCF connects people with purpose in an eight-county region of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. GCF is leading the charge toward a more vibrant Greater Cincinnati for everyone – now and for generations to come.

GCF believes the greater change happens when people come together – in partnership, collaboration and generosity. Its role is to align the right players and then coordinate their efforts and contributions to make the biggest impact.