The George Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1030194. Reported 200 grants totalling $1,597,184 to 63 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. The George 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $150. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $300; the smallest was $25 and the largest $300,650. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Symphony Orchestra Columbus Symphony Orchestra | Columbus, OH | $1,100,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ballet Metropolitan Ballet Metropolitan | Columbus, OH | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Columbus Foundation the Columbus Foundation | Columbus, OH | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wosu Stations Fund Wosu Stations Fund | Columbus, OH | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kalona Historical Society Kalona Historical Society | Kalona, IA | $20,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pro Musica Pro Musica | Columbus, OH | $8,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation Sierra Club Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $4,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Humane Society Capital Area Humane Society | Hilliard, OH | $3,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbus Museum of Art Columbus Museum of Art | Columbus, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capa Capa | Columbus, OH | $2,150 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Audubon Center for Birds of Prey Audubon Center for Birds of Prey | Maitland, FL | $1,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio State Univ Bucks for Charity Ohio State Univ Bucks for Charity | Columbus, OH | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Audubon Society National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $1,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bat Conservation International Bat Conservation International | Austin, TX | $1,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colony Cats & Dogs Rescue Colony Cats & Dogs Rescue | Columbus, OH | $1,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Louis Art Museum St Louis Art Museum | St Louis, MO | $1,010 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbus Chamber Music Society Columbus Chamber Music Society | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cozy Cat Cottage Cozy Cat Cottage | Powell, OH | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri Botanical Garden | St Louis, MO | $775 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy Nature Conservancy | Baltimore, MD | $750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Louis Zoo St Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | $698 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Louis Science Center St Louis Science Center | St Louis, MO | $618 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Missouri Humane Society Missouri Humane Society | St Louis, MO | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Wildlife Center Ohio Wildlife Center | Worthington, OH | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raptor Resource Project Raptor Resource Project | Ridgeway, IA | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center of Science & Industry Center of Science & Industry | Columbus, OH | $541 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology | Ithica, NY | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Environmental Defense | Hagerstown, MD | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central Ohio United Way of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Arlington Public Library Upper Arlington Public Library | Upper Arlington, OH | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alley Cat Allies Alley Cat Allies | Washington, DC | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Rivers American Rivers | Washington, DC | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters League of Women Voters | Washington, DC | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid Ohio Food Bank Mid Ohio Food Bank | Columbus, OH | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Parks & Conservation Assoc National Parks & Conservation Assoc | Washington, DC | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Natural Resources Defense Council | Merrifield, VA | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution | Boulder, CO | $375 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbus Zoo Columbus Zoo | Powell, OH | $350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Otterbein University Theatre Otterbein University Theatre | Westerville, OH | $350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ohio State Univ Costumes & Textiles Ohio State Univ Costumes & Textiles | Columbus, OH | $315 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| ASPCA ASPCA | Washington, DC | $300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Early Music in Columbus Early Music in Columbus | Columbus, OH | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Smokey Mtn History Society Great Smokey Mtn History Society | Gatlinburg, TN | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| NAACP NAACP | Baltimore, MD | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franklin Park Conservatory Franklin Park Conservatory | Columbus, OH | $292 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Missouri Historical Society Missouri Historical Society | St Louis, MO | $225 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Archaological Institute of America Archaological Institute of America | Boston, MA | $210 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Archaeological Conservancy Archaeological Conservancy | Albuqueque, NM | $200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Div Natural Areas & Preserves Ohio Div Natural Areas & Preserves | Columbus, OH | $200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ohio Environmental Council Ohio Environmental Council | Columbus, OH | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ohio Historical Society Ohio Historical Society | Columbus, OH | $200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sunday at Central Sunday at Central | Columbus, OH | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland, OH | $175 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cahokia Mounds Museum Society Cahokia Mounds Museum Society | Collinsville, IL | $150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Natural History Foundati Friends of Natural History Foundation | Research Triangle, NC | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Liszt Society Ohio Chapter Liszt Society Ohio Chapter | Columbus, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smithsonian National Zoo Smithsonian National Zoo | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Arlington Civic Assoc Upper Arlington Civic Assoc | Upper Arlington, OH | $75 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wexner Center Wexner Center | Columbus, OH | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carp Diem String Quartet Carp Diem String Quartet | Powell, OH | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
55 of 63 (87%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 83%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 32 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | $416,045 | $100 |
| 2022 | 53 | $407,115 | $150 |
| 2023 | 47 | $385,966 | $125 |
| 2024 | 46 | $388,058 | $150 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% 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.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $150. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- 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.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The George Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2627 Johnston Road, Columbus, OH, 43220. 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.
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