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Premier Bank Foundation

Canfield, OH · EIN 34-1695319. Reported 2,250 grants totalling $6,863,000 to 1,050 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$6,863,000granted, 2021-2025
1,050recipients, as named on its returns
55%of grantees funded again the next year
$18.6Massets, 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. Premier Bank 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $3,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $60,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
815 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
1,023 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
223 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
158 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
22 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
9 grants

Every organization it funded

1,050 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning ValleyYoungstown, OH$264,820952025
City of YoungstownYoungstown, OH$250,500652025
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH$225,9501152025
American Red CrossCleveland, OH$161,000652025
Akron Area YMCAAkron, OH$112,500752025
Ysu FoundationYoungstown, OH$110,000332025
Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic DeFort Wayne, IN$103,000432025
Bounce Innovation HubAkron, OH$97,001952025
American Cancer SocietyCleveland, OH$89,5001252025
Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH$86,200742024
Team NeoCleveland, OH$82,500552025
Hancock Historical MuseumFindlay, OH$80,000552025
University of FindlayFindlay, OH$77,5001352025
Kent State UniversityKent, OH$71,500552025
Youngstown CityscapeYoungstown, OH$71,000652025
Marathon Center for the Performing ArtsFindlay, OH$65,000552025
Promedica FoundationToledo, OH$61,850552025
Defiance Area YMCADefiance, OH$57,500442024
Youngstown Neighborhood DevelopmentYoungstown, OH$57,500332025
United Way of Greater ToledoToledo, OH$55,250652025
United Way of Defiance CountyDefiance, OH$54,125652025
United Way of Trumbull CountyWarren, OH$53,000442024
Stranahan TheaterToledo, OH$52,400442025
Ursuline High SchoolYoungstown, OH$52,103652025
Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH$51,000552025
Akron Childrens Hospital of Mahoning ValleyYoungstown, OH$50,001332024
Downtown Toledo Development CorporationToledo, OH$50,000552025
Metroparks Toledo FoundationToledo, OH$49,999332025
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast IndianaFort Wayne, IN$48,000552025
United Way of Hancock CountyFindlay, OH$46,000852025
Youngstownwarren Regional Chamber of CommerceYoungstown, OH$45,500532025
Malone UniversityWest Canton, OH$45,000432025
East Akron Neighborhood Development CorpAkron, OH$44,500652025
Stambaugh AuditoriumYoungstown, OH$42,800542025
Defiance County HomegrownDefiance, OH$42,500332025
Bowling Green UniversityBowling Green, OH$41,250652025
Local Initiatives Support CorpToledo, OH$37,500752025
Open M FoundationAkron, OH$37,000752025
Alta Care GroupBoardman, OH$35,600442025
American Heart AssociationDes Moines, IA$35,000332024
The Phe'be FoundationBeachwood, OH$35,000332025
Washington Local SchoolsToledo, OH$35,000222024
Defiance Area FoundationDefiance, OH$34,250852025
Rescue Mission of the Mahoning VallYoungstown, OH$30,900642025
Defiance Community Cultural CouncilDefiance, OH$30,250552025
Lenawee Community FoundationAdrian, MI$30,050652025
Habitat for Humanity of Summit CountyAkron, OH$30,000442025
Henry County Ag ImprovementNapoleon, OH$30,000332023
Lenawee Chamber FoundationAdrian, MI$30,000332024
Potential Development Program IncYoungstown, OH$30,000442025
Reinvest ToledoToledo, OH$30,000222025
University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$29,000552025
City of Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN$27,500442025
Ballet Western ReserveYoungstown, OH$27,000442025
YMCA of Greater ToledoSylvania, OH$26,500322025
Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH$25,900752025
American Heart Association ToledoColumbus, OH$25,000112021
Canfield Fair FoundationCanfield, OH$25,000222022
Compass Family ServicesMineral Ridge, OH$25,000442025
Portage County Development BoardRavenna, OH$25,000552025
Stark Economic Development BoardCanton, OH$25,000552025
United Way of Greater Stark CountyCanton, OH$25,000552025
Western Reserve Historical SocietyCleveland, OH$25,000552025
Croswell Opera HouseAdrian, MI$24,000652025
Ohio UniversityAthens, OH$24,000552025
University of ToledoToledo, OH$23,000442024
Valley Economic Dev PartnersYoungstown, OH$23,000542025
Fort Wayne Urban LeagueFort Wayne, IN$22,500222025
Mercy Health Foundation Greater LimaLima, OH$22,500442025
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN$22,000552025
University of AkronAkron, OH$21,500442024
Toledo Alliance for the Performing ArtsToledo, OH$20,500552025
Apollo Educational FoundationLima, OH$20,000552025
Beech BrookPepper Pike, OH$20,000442025
Northeast Indiana Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN$20,000222023
United Way of Summit CountyAkron, OH$20,000442025
Hancock County Agricultural SocietyFindlay, OH$19,847752025
Black Swamp Area Council IncFindlay, OH$19,600552025
PBS Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN$19,395332025
Wood County Agricultural SocietyBowling Green, OH$18,635552025
Paulding County Economic Development IncPaulding, OH$18,000552025
Butler Institute of American ArtYoungstown, OH$17,500442025
Regional Chamber FoundationYoungstown, OH$17,500222022
Boys and Girls Club of LenaweeAdrian, MI$17,000542025
Wyandot County Agricultural SocietyUpper Sandusky, OH$16,962642025
Canton Palace TheaterCanton, OH$16,666222025
Champions Field IncDelphos, OH$16,666222022
Mill Creek Metro ParksCanfield, OH$16,666222022
American Heart AssociationColumbus, OH$16,000332023
Findlay Family YMCAFindlay, OH$16,000442025
Toledo GrowsToledo, OH$16,000442025
Niles Community ServicesNiles, OH$15,700852025
Bellevue Hospital FoundationBellevue, OH$15,500552025
Lenawee CountyAdrian, MI$15,000442025
Meridian HealthcareBoardman, OH$15,000332025
United Way of Northern Columbiana CountySalem, OH$15,000442024
United Way of Southern Columbiana CountyEast Liverpool, OH$15,000552025
Youngstown Area Jewish FederationYoungstown, OH$15,000332025
Beatitude HouseYoungstown, OH$14,960332023
Marion County Agricultural Society IncMarion, OH$14,571552025
Concordia Lutheran High SchoolFort Wayne, IN$14,500552025
Boys and Girls Club of ToledoToledo, OH$14,000552025
Homegrown CouncilDefiance, OH$14,000112022
Mahoning Valley Historical SocietyYoungstown, OH$14,000442025
The Penguin ClubYoungstown, OH$13,955652025
Oak Hill Collaborative IncYoungstown, OH$13,750222023
Habitat for HumanityFindlay, OH$13,500432023
Ysu Penguin ClubYoungstown, OH$13,050652025
Purdue University - Office of the BursarWest Lafayette, IN$13,000442025
PBS Western ReserveKent, OH$12,600222023
Aurora One FundAurora, OH$12,500552025
Boys and Girls Club of YoungstownYoungstown, OH$12,500332023
Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee CountyAdrian, MI$12,500552025
United Way of Allen CountyFort Wayne, IN$12,500552025
United Way of Erie CountySandusky, OH$12,500652025
United Way of Upper Ohio ValleyWheeling, WV$12,500552025
Allen County Agricultural SocietyLima, OH$12,025442025
Children's Mentoring ConnectionFindlay, OH$12,000552025
Friends of Breakthrough SchoolsCleveland, OH$12,000112022
Lima Memorial FoundationLima, OH$12,000332024
Mercy Development FoundationCanton, OH$12,000222023
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV$12,000332023
Fulton County Fair FoundationArchbold, OH$11,829322022
Commquest Services IncCanton, OH$11,000552025
Struthers City SchoolsStruthers, OH$11,000332023
Youngstown Business IncubatorYoungstown, OH$11,000332023
YMCA of Greater Fort WayneFt Wayne, IN$10,750332025
Tecumseh Public SchoolsTecumseh, MI$10,500222024
Isaac Knapp Dental Education FoundaArcola, IN$10,400332025
Fort Wayne Zoological SocietyFort Wayne, IN$10,300332025
Adrian Public SchoolsAdrian, MI$10,000112023
Bellevue United Selective FundBellevue, OH$10,000552025
Bryan Athletic BoostersBryan, OH$10,000222024
City of Fort Wayne Community DevelopmentFort Wayne, IN$10,000112023
Columbus Urban LeagueColumbus, OH$10,000112021
Fisher-Titus FoundationNorwalk, OH$10,000222023
Flag City Morning RotaryFindlay, OH$10,000442025
Fort Wayne Rescue MissionFort Wayne, IN$10,000222023
Fostoria Vision 2020Fostoria, OH$10,000222024
Haven of Rest MinistriesAkron, OH$10,000222023
Junior Achievement of Mahoning ValleyGirard, OH$10,000222022
Lenawee County Education FoundationAdrian, MI$10,000552025
Mcdonald Community ChestMcdonald, OH$10,000442024
Mom's House Inc of ToledoToledo, OH$10,000112024
Norwalk Area United FundNorwalk, OH$10,000552025
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH$10,000442024
Progressive Alliance CdcAkron, OH$10,000112025
Regional Growth Partnership FoundationToledo, OH$10,000112025
The Arts Commission of Greater ToledoToledo, OH$10,000222025
The Way StationEast Palestine, OH$10,000112023
United Way of Ashland CountyAshland, OH$10,000552025
United Way of FostoriaFostoria, OH$10,000552025
United Way of Geagua CountyChardon, OH$10,000552025
United Way of Lake CountyMentor, OH$10,000552025
United Way of Portage CountyRavenna, OH$10,000552025
United Way of Williams CountyBryan, OH$10,000552025
Valley Art CenterChagrin Falls, OH$10,000442024
Wood County Plays IncPerrysburg, OH$10,000222023
Arts in StarkCanton, OH$9,500552025
Cancer Patient ServicesFindlay, OH$9,500542025
Imagine for YouthFostoria, OH$9,500432025
Fulton County AgriculturalWauseon, OH$9,308112024
OcchaYoungstown, OH$9,200552025
Adrian Center for the ArtsAdrian, MI$9,000442025
NAACPAdrian, MI$9,000332025
Ram BoostersUpper Sandusky, OH$9,000332025
KavicDefiance, OH$8,500332023
Lenawee Humane SocietyAdrian, MI$8,500332023
The Rescue MissionFort Wayne, IN$8,500222024
Community Learning ConnectionsTecumseh, MI$8,400652025
Findlay Hope House for the Homeless IncFindlay, OH$8,400552025
Defiance County Fair FoundationHicksville, OH$8,132222023
Golden String IncYoungstown, OH$8,000442025
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI$8,000442024
Greater Lima AmpitheaterLima, OH$8,000442025
Malachi CenterCleveland, OH$8,000222023
Revere Power PackBath, OH$8,000332025
Ronald Mcdonald House of CharitiesFort Wayne, IN$8,000332023
United Way of Marion CountyMarion, OH$8,000442024
University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH$8,000332023
Western Michigan UniverityKalamazoo, MI$8,000332023
Hillsdale County Agricultural SocietyHillsdale, MI$7,973442025
Carey Athletic BoostersCarey, OH$7,750442024
Action IncYoungstown, OH$7,500332024
Alliance Area DevelopmentAlliance, OH$7,500222025
Blanchard Valley Health FoundationFindlay, OH$7,500332025
Brightside ProjectSalem, OH$7,500222022
Greater Ohio Bleeding Disorder FoundationCleveland, OH$7,500222025
Liberty High SchoolYoungstown, OH$7,500442025
Lima Allen Veterans Memorial Civic & Community CenterLima, OH$7,500112023
Lucas Housing Services CorporationToledo, OH$7,500222025
Medina Creative HousingMedina, OH$7,500222025
Og Jaycees LLCOttawa, OH$7,500332023
Rotary Club of YoungstownYoungstown, OH$7,500332023
The Ohio State Univeristy Heritage DevelopmentMoreland Hills, OH$7,500332023
United Way of Greater LimaLima, OH$7,500552025
United Way of Henry CountyNapoleon, OH$7,500552025
United Way of Putnam CountyOttawa, OH$7,500552025
Embassy Theatre Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN$7,300332023
Fort Wayne Public TelevisionFort Wayne, IN$7,100222023
African American FestivalToledo, OH$7,000442025
Edward J Debartolo Memorial ScholarshipYoungstown, OH$7,000112025
Greater Fostoria Community FoundatiFostoria, OH$7,000442025
Michigan Ability PartnersAnn Arbor, MI$7,000222023
Putnam County Community Improvement CorpOttawa, OH$7,000332024
University of KentuckyLexington, KY$7,000442024
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA$7,000442025
Putnam County Agricultural SocietyOttawa, OH$6,900442024
Bowling Green FoundationBowling Green, OH$6,500332023
Bryan Area FoundationBryan, OH$6,500332023
Habitat for Humanity of OhioColumbus, OH$6,500222025
Hartville Migrant MinistryHartville, OH$6,500442025
Lenawee County 4HAdrian, MI$6,500332024
Toledo Museum of ArtToledo, OH$6,500212022
Toledo Classic IncToledo, OH$6,400222025
Western Reserve Public MediaKent, OH$6,300112021
Sand Creek Community SchoolsSand Creek, MI$6,050542024
Apprisen Financial AdvocatesWarren, OH$6,000222022
Big Brother and Big Sisters of MahoGirard, OH$6,000222022
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH$6,000332024
Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI$6,000442025
Erin's House for Grieving ChildrenWest Fort Wayne, IN$6,000222022
Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI$6,000332023
Fort Wayne Children's ZooFort Wayne, IN$6,000222024
Niles Mckinley High SchoolNiles, OH$6,000442025
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL$6,000442025
Operation KavicDefiance, OH$6,000222025
Tch FoundationToledo, OH$6,000442024
The Fair Housing CenterToledo, OH$6,000222025
The Rich Center for AutismYoungstown, OH$6,000442025
University of Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown, OH$6,000442025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN$6,000332025
Welcome to a New LifeFindlay, OH$6,000332025
Wellspring Interfaith Social ServicFort Wayne, IN$6,000222025
Women's Resource Center of Hancock CountyFindlay, OH$6,000552025
Wyandot Health FoundationUpper Sandusky, OH$6,000332025
Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolToledo, OH$5,850542025
Northwest State Community College FoundationArchbold, OH$5,800442025
Wysu-FmYoungstown, OH$5,775112023
Buckeye Ridge Habitat for HumanityMarion, OH$5,700332024
Animal Welfare League of TrumbullVienna, OH$5,500542025
Austintown Fitch High SchoolAustintown, OH$5,500442025
Blue Jacket IncFort Wayne, IN$5,500222025
Lenawee County NAACPAdrian, MI$5,500222022
Northern Ohio Hemophilia FoundationIndependence, OH$5,500222023
The Salvation Army of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$5,500112021
The Thirteen Step House IncFort Wayne, IN$5,500442024
Scan IncFort Wayne, IN$5,450222023
Ohio County & Independent Agricultu Ral SocietiesHicksville, OH$5,448112024
Deviance County Agrigultural SocietHicksville, OH$5,445112025

525 of 1,050 (50%) 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 55%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 922 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Education
189 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
142 grants
Human Services
98 grants
Arts & Culture
93 grants
Recreation & Sports
73 grants
Community Improvement
67 grants
Housing & Shelter
42 grants
Food & Nutrition
32 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021416$1,400,456$1,000
2022499$1,366,040$1,000
2023486$1,376,901$1,000
2024461$1,359,610$1,000
2025388$1,359,993$1,681

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.

Where its money goes

85% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Ohio
$5.9M
Indiana
$530K
Michigan
$330K
West Virginia
$36K
Iowa
$35K
Pennsylvania
$27K
Kentucky
$11K
Virginia
$10K

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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund154 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc144 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc126 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America78 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund75 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program55 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  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 Premier Bank Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 4137 Boardman-Canfield Road Ste 101, Canfield, OH, 44406. 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 34-1695319 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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