FundersOhio

Andersons Foundation

Maumee, OH · EIN 34-6528868. Reported 343 grants totalling $2,702,398 to 120 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,500median grant
$2,702,398granted, 2020-2024
120organizations funded
61%of grantees funded again the next year
$12.5Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Andersons Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $3,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
5 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
173 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
72 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
63 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
20 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
9 grants
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
YMCA - Greater ToledoSylvania, OH$350,0001252024
The Blackbaud Giving FundDaniel Island, SC$222,4693652024
Diocese of ToledoToledo, OH$150,000222023
Central Catholic High SchoolToledo, OH$97,500332024
Toledo Early Learning CoalitionToledo, OH$84,430322022
Mom's HouseToledo, OH$77,500332024
National Museum of the Great LakesToledo, OH$75,000212023
Catholic Diocese of Toledo - Catholic CharitiesToledo, OH$66,115952024
Queen of Apostles SchoolToledo, OH$65,000652024
Toledo School for the ArtsToledo, OH$65,000942024
Cherry Street Mission MinistriesToledo, OH$60,000752024
Toledo Opera AssociationToledo, OH$50,000652024
TutorsmartToledo, OH$49,800442024
Hospice of Northwest OhioPerrysburg, OH$46,790852024
L & a Park FoundationDelphi, IN$45,000332023
Sunshine Foundation IncMaumee, OH$45,000752024
Bittersweet FarmsWhitehouse, OH$35,000652024
Monroe Street United Methodist ChurchToledo, OH$35,000112023
United Way - Greater ToledoToledo, OH$35,000212020
Central City Ministries of Toledo (ccmt)Toledo, OH$30,000542024
Henry County Ag Improvement AssociationNapoleon, OH$30,000112022
Notre Dame AcademyToledo, OH$30,000222021
St John's Jesuit High SchoolToledo, OH$30,000212021
Connecting Kids to MealsToledo, OH$27,500652024
Library Legacy FoundationToledo, OH$27,000322023
Conservation InternationalArlington, VA$26,600432024
Emergency Assistance FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL$25,000112024
Historic SouthToledo, OH$25,000112022
Kent County Youth Agricultural AssociationLowell, MI$25,000112023
Perrysburg Heights Community AssociationPerrysburg, OH$25,000112023
Partners in EducationToledo, OH$24,340442024
Critter BarnZeeland, MI$20,000212021
Greater Toledo Community FoundationToledo, OH$20,000222021
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges IncWesterville, OH$20,000442024
Network for GoodWashington, DC$16,525912020
Blackford County 4-H and Open Fair IncHartford City, IN$15,000112022
Eastern Illinois Food BankUrbana, IL$15,000112021
Mobile Meals of Toledo IncToledo, OH$15,000552024
Sandusky County Communities FoundationFremont, OH$15,000112021
So All May Eat IncDenver, CO$15,000112023
Twelve Mile Community Buildingmemorial BuildingLogansport, IN$15,000222021
Foundation for LifeToledo, OH$14,500752024
Toledo Day NurseryToledo, OH$14,000652024
Baby Colin & Little Peter Helping FamiliesPhiladelphia, PA$12,500112023
Boy Scouts - Erie Shores CouncilToledo, OH$12,500552024
Darke County Agricultural SocietyGreenville, OH$12,500112020
Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio IncToledo, OH$12,500552024
Society of St Vincent DepaulToledo, OH$12,500112022
Toledo Zoological SocietyToledo, OH$12,500552024
Wgte-TvToledo, OH$12,500542024
YMCA of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, OH$12,500112022
Toledolucas County CarenetToledo, OH$12,000552024
Adopt America NetworkToledo, OH$10,500552024
Black Swamp ConservancyPerrysburg, OH$10,500552024
Lott IndustriesToledo, OH$10,500552024
Sauder VillageArchbold, OH$10,500552024
Richland Township Fire DepartmentHemlock, MI$10,080112023
4-H Randolph CountyWinchester, IN$10,000112024
American Red Cross - Greater Toledo Area ChapterToledo, OH$10,000112022
American Red Cross - ToledoToledo, OH$10,000112020
Arts Place IncPortland, IN$10,000112020
Aurora House-Aurora Project IncToledo, OH$10,000112024
Calhoun County Agriculture and Industrial SocietyMarshall, MI$10,000112021
Damascus & Catholic Youth Summer CampCenterburg, OH$10,000112021
Fostoria Vision 2020 IncFostoria, OH$10,000112023
One Acre FundHighland Park, IL$10,000222023
One Acre FundBrooklyn, NY$10,000222021
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC$10,000112022
Seneca County Agricultural SocietyTiffin, OH$10,000112024
Sisters of Notre DameToledo, OH$10,000112022
St Joseph County Grange FairCentreville, MI$10,000112020
Wood County Plays- Inclusive Playground InitiativePerrysburg, OH$10,000112020
The Sight CenterToledo, OH$9,000552024
Leukemia & Lymphomo Society - Rye Brook NyRye Brook, NY$8,500112023
Compassion & ChoicesEtna, NH$8,300112023
Friends of Sax-Zim BogWrenshall, MN$8,300112023
Houston Area Women's CenterHouston, TX$8,300112023
Foundation of the Islamic Center of Greater ToledoPerrysburg, OH$7,500222023
Salvation Army - Toledo OhToledo, OH$7,500332024
Unruly ArtsToledo, OH$7,500222024
City of Maumee Fire DivisionMaumee, OH$6,358112020
Prevent Blindness Ohio ( Toledo)Cleveland, OH$6,000332024
Stratford Ecological Center IncDelaware, OH$6,000442024
Assets ToledoToledo, OH$5,500332022
Toledo Lake Erie & Western Railway & Museum IncToledo, OH$5,140112024
Arcanum-Butler Local School DistrictArcanum, OH$5,000112020
Arena Fire DepartmentArena, WI$5,000112020
Believe CenterToledo, OH$5,000112023
Central City Ministries of ToledoToledo, OH$5,000112020
Girl Scouts of America - Western OhioMaumee, OH$5,000222024
Girl Scouts of America - Western Ohio (maumee VallMaumee, OH$5,000222022
Good Grief of Northwest OhioToledo, OH$5,000112022
Grow Ohio Valley IncWheeling, WV$5,000112020
Ivy Tech Community College - KokomoKokomo, IN$5,000112020
Salvation Army - Toledo AreaToledo, OH$5,000222021
The Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL$5,000112023
The Lazarus ExperienceHolland, OH$5,000112021
White County Agricultural Association Inc SwineReynolds, IN$5,000112024
Sheridan TownshipAlbion, MI$4,651112023
Score of Northwest OhioToledo, OH$4,500332024
The Culture ProjectWynnewood, PA$4,000442024
Food for Thought Toledo IncToledo, OH$3,700112022
Northwest Ohio ScoreToledo, OH$3,000222021
Toledo Animal RescueToledo, OH$3,000112023
Water for IshmaelToledo, OH$3,000112021
YMCA - Geary FamilyFostoria, OH$3,000222021
Bella Vita NetworkToledo, OH$2,500112023
Catholic ClubToledo, OH$2,500112021
Girl Scouts of Toledo - Western OhioMaumee, OH$2,500112020
Grace Community Center IncToledo, OH$2,500112022
Hillsdale County Agricultural SocietyHillsdale, MI$2,500112024
The Historic Croswell Opera HouseAdrian, MI$2,500112020
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality IncToledo, OH$2,000222024
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality Inc (able)Toledo, OH$2,000222022
Prevent Blindness OhioCleveland, OH$1,500112021
Prevent Blindness Ohio - Toledo OhCleveland, OH$1,500112020
March of DimesArlington, VA$1,000112020
Old Newsboys Goodfellow AssociationToledo, OH$1,000112021
St Joseph County Historical SocietyThree Rivers, MI$1,000112020
Monastery of the VisitationToledo, OH$500112020

55 of 120 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 181 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Philanthropy & Grantmaking
41 grants
Human Services
32 grants
Education
19 grants
Food & Nutrition
15 grants
Environment
9 grants
Civil Rights
9 grants
Housing & Shelter
8 grants
Arts & Culture
8 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202072$386,998$2,500
202174$583,430$3,375
202266$547,202$5,000
202372$689,100$5,000
202459$495,668$3,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Andersons Foundation has 12 of them, worth $722,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
YMCA of Greater ToledoSylvania, OH$250,000
YMCA - Greater ToledoSylvania, OH$250,000
Central Catholic High SchoolToledo, OH$50,000
Notre Dame AcademyToledo, OH$30,000
Sunshine Foundation IncMaumee, OH$25,000
Catholic CharitiesToledo, OH$25,000
Sunshine Foundation IncMaumee, OH$25,000
Catholic CharitiesToledo, OH$25,000
L & a Park FoundationDelphi, IN$12,500
Toledo School for the ArtsToledo, OH$12,500
Hospice of Northwest OhioToledo, OH$10,000
Twelve Mile Community Buildingmemorial BuildingTwelve Mile, IN$7,500

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 78% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Ohio
$2.1M
South Carolina
$222K
Indiana
$105K
Michigan
$86K
Virginia
$28K
Illinois
$25K
Florida
$25K
New York
$18K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Toledo Community Foundation Inc38 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc33 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund28 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc21 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc17 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program16 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Andersons Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 1947 Briarfield Blvd, Maumee, OH, 43614. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 34-6528868 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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