Grantmakers

Charities and Community Foundations That Give Grants in Ohio

These 308 organizations are not private foundations. They are charities based in Ohio that give grants to other nonprofits and report them on Form 990 Schedule I -- community foundations, United Ways and federated funds, hospital and university foundations, and operating charities that regrant. Each gave to at least 20 organizations we could identify and filed a return covering 2023 or later.

308grantmaking charities
$15.4Bgranted between them
74,837funding relationships mapped

Ordered by number of organizations funded. A grantmaker supporting sixty groups is a more realistic prospect than one writing two very large cheques, which is why this is not ranked by dollars.

OrganizationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
American Endowment FoundationHudson$15,00025,976$4.1B
Ohio Child Care Resource and ReferralColumbus$33,9427,140$1.2B
Columbus FoundationColumbus$21,0003,142$1.0B
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati$20,0002,330$552.0M
The Independent Charitable Gift FundHudson$15,0002,015$157.6M
The Cleveland FoundationCleveland$30,5001,670$578.5M
Dayton Foundation DepositoryDayton$12,4701,617$76.8M
Alloy Development Co IncCincinnati$10,0001,490$15.6M
Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati$15,0001,099$141.5M
The Dayton FoundationDayton$15,0001,086$139.0M
JobsohioColumbus$107,9001,018$767.6M
Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland$20,203685$302.2M
Toledo Community Foundation IncToledo$16,897655$63.1M
Dayton Foundation Plus IncDayton$21,000618$98.2M
Akron Community FoundationAkron$17,500605$75.8M
Matthew 25 Ministries IncCincinnati$75,584521$772.5M
United Way of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati$30,000440$94.8M
The Foundation of the CatholicColumbus$19,550421$55.9M
Stark Community FoundationCanton$16,965383$61.3M
Battelle Memorial InstituteColumbus$10,240304$87.9M
American Legion Department ofDelaware$22,087294$26.4M
The Kroger Co Zero Hunger ZeroCincinnati$25,000287$40.5M
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence$15,000279$170.2M
Action for ChildrenColumbus$10,500278$4.8M
Cincinnati USA Regional ChamberCincinnati$15,940268$32.0M
The Caresource FoundationDayton$25,000265$13.9M
Cpps Heritage Mission FundDayton$20,000263$9.8M
Columbus Jewish FoundationColumbus$23,977257$41.6M
In His Steps FoundationIndependence$15,816252$26.9M
Hamilton Community FoundationHamilton$16,000251$23.6M
The Troy FoundationTroy$13,150247$28.8M
Foundation for Appalachian OhioNelsonville$10,573238$8.0M
Wayne County Community FoundationWooster$17,812237$23.3M
Valley Economic Development Partners IncYoungstown$10,000233$3.3M
Medwish MedworksCleveland$19,276225$15.1M
United Way of Central Ohio IncColumbus$21,289221$49.6M
Community Foundations IncColumbus$10,000219$19.0M
The Fraternal Order of Eagles FoundationGrove City$13,200218$10.8M
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence$16,000217$160.4M
The Springfield FoundationSpringfield$12,200201$11.0M
Bon Secours Mercy Health IncBlue Ash$25,000197$53.7M
Jewish Federation of CincinnatiCincinnati$19,900192$57.2M
Ingram-White Castle FoundationColumbus$17,500192$12.2M
Hudson Community FoundationHudson$12,500192$12.5M
Community Foundation of Lorain CountyElyria$22,323186$19.0M
Community West FoundationWestlake$29,900186$20.2M
Community Foundation of theYoungstown$13,044184$10.2M
Bon Secours Mercy Health FoundationBlue Ash$33,650181$126.3M
The Ohio Foundation ofWesterville$13,480181$8.8M
Ohio Capital Impact CorporationColumbus$25,000181$12.3M
Interact for HealthCincinnati$57,500172$25.6M
Oneohio Recovery Foundation IncWesterville$146,478171$35.6M
Dave Thomas Foundation for AdoptionDublin$91,100168$108.2M
Main Street VenturesCincinnati$20,240156$3.5M
Licking County Foundation IncNewark$17,249156$14.9M
Christian Aid Ministries FoundationBerlin$15,000156$24.0M
CaresourceDayton$20,000155$31.0M
The Findlay-Hancock County CommunityFindlay$20,000154$17.1M
Delaware County FoundationPowell$11,000148$6.0M
Akron-Canton Regional FoodbankAkron$11,118148$6.4M
Middletown Community FoundationMiddletown$10,618146$4.8M
Cincinnati Institute of Fine ArtsCincinnati$30,000145$49.8M
Community Foundation ofSidney$20,025137$15.6M
Richland County FoundationMansfield$20,000134$26.1M
Fairfield County FoundationLancaster$16,000133$8.9M
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Group ReturnColumbus$27,500132$756.3M
Sisters of Charity Foundation of South CarolinaCleveland$25,000132$8.8M
Cambridge Charitable FoundationCincinnati$20,000131$25.4M
Greater Columbus Arts CouncilColumbus$23,020131$55.3M
Siemer Family FoundationColumbus$20,000131$63.3M
Columbus Urban LeagueColumbus$13,000130$3.0M
Ohio Humanities CouncilColumbus$15,000128$2.3M
The Northern Cincinnai FoundationWest Chester$11,250128$6.8M
Higley Fund of the Cleveland FoundationCleveland$15,000128$7.9M
Mt Sinai Health FoundationCleveland$50,000121$28.1M
United Way of Greater ToledoToledo$24,891117$17.7M
Shoes and Clothes for KidsCleveland$15,120115$9.4M
Erie County Community FoundationSandusky$12,000112$7.1M
Marietta Community Foundation IncMarietta$12,000112$5.7M
Healthpath Foundation of OhioCincinnati$8,000111$2.8M
Economic and Community DevelopmentColumbus$7,500110$1.4M
Deaconess Health Associations Fund IncCincinnati$25,000110$4.4M
Ohio Historical SocietyColumbus$12,000109$2.2M
Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati$15,000108$11.1M
Bon Secours - Richmond Health System IncCincinnati$50,000108$28.4M
Greater Akron ChamberAkron$10,000107$1.4M
Sisters of Charity Foundation of ClevelandCleveland$25,000106$7.5M
Cavaliers Youth FoundationCleveland$10,000105$1.9M
Greene County Community FoundationXenia$15,400104$7.8M
Cincinnati Preschool Promise LLCCincinnati$17,260104$2.5M
Ashland County Community FoundationAshland$15,003100$11.1M
Marion Community FoundationMarion$15,37598$8.7M
South Central Power Company FoundationLancaster$10,00098$1.0M
State Power FundYoungstown$20,00098$5.3M
Shared Harvest Foodbank IncFairfield$34,38396$13.3M
Energy Cooperative Roundup Foundation IncNewark$7,19295$894K
The Scioto County Area FoundationPortsmouth$17,35294$95.0M
Promedica Health System IncToledo$25,00091$24.6M
Youngstown Fdn GeneralYoungstown$30,00090$18.8M
Ohiohealth CorporationColumbus$15,00087$30.6M
Strivetogether IncCincinnati$175,00087$46.6M
Sisters of Charity Foundation of CantonCleveland$36,00085$12.8M
United Way of Summit and MedinaAkron$50,00084$9.4M
Jones Day FoundationCleveland$139,00083$30.1M
Bethesda IncCincinnati$50,00082$54.8M
Knox County FoundationMount Vernon$25,65082$9.5M
Coshocton FoundationCoshocton$15,00080$11.5M
Catholic Community FoundationCleveland$15,00080$91.1M
Siemer InstituteColumbus$100,00080$50.4M
Caresource Ohio IncDayton$168,48079$40.1M
The Muskingum County CommunityZanesville$12,00079$2.8M
Jumpstart IncCleveland$25,00079$5.1M
The Joe Burrow FoundationCincinnati$20,00078$3.0M
L Brands FoundationColumbus$15,00076$45.2M
United Way of Greater ClevelandCleveland$84,08576$19.6M
Wpcu Sunshine Community FundBeavercreek$10,00074$1.0M
Athens County FoundationAthens$10,02773$2.0M
David & Inez Myers FoundationCleveland$25,50073$38.3M
United Way of Greater Stark CountyCanton$24,26472$11.8M
Margaret and Robert Walter FoundationColumbus$36,25072$30.7M
Treu Mart FundCleveland$20,00072$3.3M
Scripps Howard FundCincinnati$10,60372$1.4M
Farmers Charitable Foundation Xxx-Xx-XxxxCanfield$10,65070$2.6M
The United Way of the Greater DaytonDayton$13,55969$6.0M
Ohio State Bar FoundationColumbus$30,00068$4.6M
First Catholic Slovak Ladies AssociationCleveland$6,00068$605K
Ohio Children's AllianceColumbus$24,26667$6.5M
Caring Partners International IncFranklin$17,08667$90.2M
Hospital Council of Northwest OhioToledo$31,20666$10.9M
Tournaments for CharityDublin$20,00065$27.7M
Ohio Community Development Finance FundColumbus$30,00065$6.1M
Community Foundation of Union CountMarysville$11,94264$2.6M
AspyrColumbus$71,30564$32.9M
Charitable Healthcare Network IncColumbus$21,43562$5.3M
Direction Home Akron Canton Area AgencyUniontown$18,02562$13.1M
Peyback Foundation IncIndependence$10,00061$3.5M
Hebrew Academy of ClevelandCleveland Heights$12,00060$1.9M
Toledo Classic IncToledo$20,00060$1.7M
Cleveland Browns FoundationBerea$20,00060$4.4M
Bryan Area Foundation IncBryan$13,41159$2.6M
Children's Hospital Medical Center ofAkron$10,50058$4.2M
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood CentersCleveland$13,25058$1.5M
Warren County FoundationLebanon$10,00057$3.3M
Delta Gamma FoundationColumbus$10,00057$4.2M
The Van Wert County FoundationVan Wert$18,56757$8.0M
Greater Alliance Foundation IncAlliance$20,00057$4.5M
Community Hospital Health ServicesSpringfield$10,00055$2.1M
Prevention Action AllianceColumbus$29,97655$2.2M
Community Fund ManagementMiddleburg Heights$10,00055$785K
Upward Bound YouthWooster$50,00055$32.6M
Defiance Area Foundation IncDefiance$14,00954$3.2M
Western Reserve Health FoundationYoungstown$20,00054$2.4M
Miami Valley HospitalDayton$11,48153$17.4M
Columbus Blue Jackets FoundationColumbus$20,00053$3.6M
Youngstown Area Jewish FoundationYoungstown$15,00053$15.8M
The William H Davis Dorothy M DavisColumbus$30,00052$12.0M
Ohio Education AssociationColumbus$20,00052$8.5M
The William Swanston Charitable FundYoungstown$13,00051$1.3M
Pets for the Elderly FoundationCleveland$10,00051$1.3M
Ohio Childrens FoundationColumbus$13,75050$1.4M
The Mcgregor FoundationEast Cleveland$20,00050$2.8M
Sandusky County CommunitiesFremont$10,00049$1.8M
University of DaytonDayton$10,00049$4.9M
Jack Joseph and Morton MandelCleveland$500,00049$173.4M
Pc Charitable FoundationColumbus$50,00049$6.4M
Invest in Neighborhoods IncCincinnati$8,25048$951K
Neighborhood Progress IncCleveland$86,75847$10.0M
Licking Memorial Health FoundationNewark$11,00046$2.5M
The United Way of Youngstown and theYoungstown$25,00046$4.1M
The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo IToledo$17,50046$3.6M
Innovation Fund America IncElyria$50,00046$3.5M
Ohio VoiceColumbus$30,00046$3.7M
Thatcher Family FundCleveland$10,00046$2.1M
Butler County United WayHamilton$17,67245$2.8M
Clinton County FoundationWilmington$25,00045$2.9M
Knowledgeworks FoundationCincinnati$39,25645$5.7M
Women's Fund of Central OhioColumbus$15,00045$1.2M
Upper Valley Medical CenterDayton$21,49544$14.2M
United Way of Miami County OhioTroy$20,62544$4.0M
Jewish Federation of Greater ToledoSylvania$15,00044$5.2M
Three Arches FoundationLakewood$78,70944$8.0M
Adena Health SystemChillicothe$25,00043$4.2M
University Hospitals Health System IncShaker Heights$100,00043$10.0M
United Way of North CentralMarion$15,00042$1.9M
The Stranahan Supporting OrganizationToledo$47,50042$1.9M
The Barberton Community FoundationBarberton$15,00042$5.0M
Ohio Council of Community SchoolsToledo$43,04641$3.2M
The United Way of Clark ChampaignSpringfield$13,00041$1.6M
Dayton Children's HospitalDayton$12,00041$3.4M
Ohio Christian Education NetworkColumbus$32,00041$2.6M
Western Reserve Community Fund IncAkron$30,00041$1.3M
Ohio Scholarship FundColumbus$20,94341$3.9M
Elyria Charities IncElyria$10,00040$1.0M
The Paul G Duke FoundationColumbus$15,00040$1.7M
Coalition on Homelessness andColumbus$64,92940$15.2M
Chillicothe-Ross CommunityChillicothe$11,00040$1.2M
Trumbull Memorial Health FoundationYoungstown$20,00040$2.0M
United Way of Greater Lima IncLima$20,50040$3.1M
Freestore Foodbank IncCincinnati$8,99039$26.4M
All Life FoundationColumbus$10,00039$7.1M
The Center for Community SolutionsCleveland$20,00039$1.4M
The Andersons Fund SupportingToledo$15,00039$996K
Crane Family FoundationColumbus$25,00038$2.1M
Thomas C&sandra S Sullivan FoundationCleveland$10,00037$985K
Promedica FoundationToledo$139,33137$55.9M
Samaritan Hospital FoundationAshland$21,30036$13.6M
J David & Rebecca Heller FamilyCleveland$14,00036$6.9M
Healthnetwork FoundationPepper Pike$25,00035$7.2M
Interact for ChangeCincinnati$25,00035$1.4M
Wright-Patt Credit Union IncBeavercreek$11,75035$3.3M
I Know I CanColumbus$21,00035$4.6M
Trihealth IncCincinnati$17,50035$6.0M
United Way of Licking County IncNewark$30,00035$4.4M
Aultman Health FoundationCanton$20,00035$5.9M
Meuse Family FoundationColumbus$10,50034$3.2M
General Electric Credit UnionCincinnati$10,00034$620K
Aladdin Shriners Hospital AssociationGrove City$10,00034$1.8M
Neediest Kids of AllCincinnati$10,00034$2.2M
The Christ HospitalCincinnati$43,47433$4.5M
United Way of Logan County IncBellefontaine$25,00033$2.6M
Shelby County United WaySidney$30,00033$4.6M
Ohio Network of Children's AdvocacyColumbus$99,13632$5.7M
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful IncCincinnati$9,42232$441K
The Cincinnati International WineCincinnati$9,95032$1.0M
Growth Opportunity Partners IncCleveland$25,00032$1.2M
Stark County Convention & Visitors'Canton$17,75032$3.1M
Horticultural Research Institute IncColumbus$34,47532$1.6M
Healthy Lakewood FoundationLakewood$15,00032$1.5M
State Power Action FundYoungstown$20,00032$1.3M
University Hospitals Health System IncShaker Heights$40,00032$9.8M
Mount Carmel Health SystemColumbus$20,15031$1.8M
Columbus Zoological Park AssociationPowell$10,00031$6.6M
Christian Healthcare Ministries IncBarberton$15,00031$1.8M
Frank Hadley and Cornelia Root GinnCleveland$8,00031$552K
Warren County Foundation DepositoryLebanon$12,00030$1.3M
The Cincinnati Woman's ClubCincinnati$6,50029$417K
The Good Samaritan Hospital ofCincinnati$13,06029$15.8M
The New Albany Community FoundationNew Albany$25,00029$20.0M
Newark Lodge No 499 Loyal Order of MooseNewark$13,73129$4.6M
The Center for Health AffairsCleveland$16,06129$1.9M
The Oswald Supporting OrganizationToledo$20,00029$629K
Ohio Access to Justice FoundationColumbus$256,91229$38.3M
Hilliard Development CorporationHilliard$16,69428$1.5M
National Church ResidencesColumbus$74,80728$14.1M
Jewish Education Center of ClevelandCleveland Hts$34,00028$7.2M
United Way of Lake County IncMentor$25,00028$3.6M
Advocates for Catholic Education &North Bend$9,58427$1.2M
Ohio Credit Union FoundationColumbus$10,00027$599K
United Way of Wayne and Holmes CoWooster$29,60027$3.7M
Ohio Association of Foodbanks IncColumbus$1,027,00127$149.0M
Equity in the Arts FundCleveland$15,00027$568K
Dan and Ellen Zelman Family FoundationCleveland$11,75027$3.7M
Ohio Community Pooled Annuity TrustDayton$10,00027$325K
Public Health Fund of OhioCincinnati$10,00027$795K
Jewish Federation of ColumbusColumbus$65,52126$14.7M
REV1 VenturesColumbus$110,00026$3.3M
Denison UniversityGranville$14,00026$1.4M
Ohio Assoc Cnty Behavioral Hlth Auth FoundationColumbus$7,92125$568K
Community Shares of Mid OhioColumbus$10,07525$1.2M
The John J and Pauline GerlachColumbus$32,50025$5.6M
Henry & Louise Timken FoundationCanton$25,00025$926K
North Canton Medical FoundationNorth Canton$26,50025$11.2M
MOTIV8 Foundation IncIndependence$10,00025$434K
Ohio Peer Recovery OrganizationsColumbus$16,64725$1.6M
Homebase CincinnatiCincinnati$48,10724$2.9M
Equitas Health IncColumbus$10,00024$562K
Community Shelter BoardColumbus$945,62024$163.9M
International Rett Syndrome FoundationCincinnati$120,00024$5.0M
United Way of Delaware CountyDelaware$45,77824$4.5M
Ohio & Erie Canal AssociationAkron$23,00024$1.4M
Eagles Memorial Foundation IncGrove City$11,61624$2.2M
Sea Change IncorporatedGrandview Heights$10,50024$396K
Strategies to End Homelessness IncCincinnati$949,86923$58.1M
SourcepointDelaware$18,00023$2.6M
United Way of Muskingum Perry andZanesville$11,93723$1.1M
United Way of Greater Lorain County IncLorain$36,57423$4.6M
Simon Family FoundationCleveland$20,00023$1.5M
Brees Dream FoundationIndependence$25,00023$5.2M
Beta Theta Pi FoundationOxford$68,27623$12.2M
Payton's Lemonade StandCincinnati$23,33423$3.5M
United Way of Fairfield CountyLancaster$30,00022$2.1M
United Way of Union County IncMarysville$9,52222$894K
Westerville Industry and Commerce CorporWesterville$12,76222$790K
Meisel & Pesses Family FoundationCleveland$30,50022$3.1M
Columbus Youth FoundationColumbus$10,00022$709K
Business Volunteers UnlimitedCleveland$10,00022$220K
National Exchange Club FoundationToledo$12,00022$1.6M
Impact 100 IncCincinnati$100,00022$1.7M
Columbus Kiwanis FoundationColumbus$7,79721$243K
The Cure Starts Now IncCincinnati$100,00021$3.6M
Fund for Our Economic Future ofCleveland$88,04021$7.5M
55 Green MeadowsWesterville$67,50021$2.8M
Atrium Medical Center FoundationDayton$15,17021$2.8M
United Way of Knox County Ohio IncMount Vernon$22,38421$2.7M
Ohiohealth Corporation Group ReturnColumbus$12,50021$10.9M
United Way of Ashtabula CountyAshtabula$21,00621$1.7M
The Portage FoundationKent$13,74721$534K
The Warren Area Chamber of CommerceYoungstown$10,00021$292K
Peggy & John Garson Family FoundationCleveland$20,00021$2.2M
Rhodes Robert R TrBrooklyn$57,54921$7.5M
Accelerate Great SchoolsCincinnati$100,00021$39.7M
Habitat for Humanity of Ohio IncColumbus$27,00020$1.5M
UC Healthcare SystemCincinnati$100,00020$203.7M
Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth$7,50020$607K
Greer FoundationColumbus$20,00020$2.0M
United Way of Van Wert County IncVan Wert$10,45120$1.1M
Ohio Aerospace InstituteBrookpark$26,30020$2.4M
Jewish Community Board of AkronAkron$32,50020$2.3M
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.

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