The Greater Cincinnati Foundation is the Tristate region's community foundation. The Foundation was created by and for the people of Greater Cincinnati to provide a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving. We offer a variety of giving tools to help people achieve their charitable goals and create lasting good work in their communities. We believe in the power of philanthropy to change the lives of people and communities. GCF approved grants totaling more than $42.2 million in 2007 from unrestricted, field of interest, restricted and donor advised funds. At year-end 2007, the total value of assets held by The Greater Cincinnati Foundation was $501 million.