Private foundations · 990-PF data
Foundations in Ohio
- 3,199
- foundations
- $1.21B
- grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
- 897
- say they accept unsolicited
- $7,496
- median grant
Grantlas lists 3,199 private foundations based in Ohio, from their 990-PF filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $1.21 billion in grants in their latest filing year, and 897 of them (28%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Brooklyn (638), Cincinnati (627) and Columbus (411).
Top 25 of 3,199 foundations
All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 872 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.
| Funder | Median grant | Grants paid, latest filing | Grant range | Filing year | Fit score & contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel FoundationCleveland, OH | $15,000 | $91.6M | $50–$19.7M | FY2023 | |
| The Huntington FoundationColumbus, OH | $26M | $26M | One amount | FY2025 | |
| The Jewish Foundation of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $57,500 | $23M | $15,000–$8.2M | FY2024 | |
| Timken Foundation of CantonCanton, OH | $70,000 | $19.5M | $1,000–$3M | FY2024 | |
| TR UA Fifth Third FoundationCincinnati, OH | $17.1M | $11.8M | $11.8M–$22.5M | FY2024 | |
| Hcs FoundationWestlake, OH | $40,000 | $7.8M | $2,500–$2M | FY2024 | |
| The Scripps Howard FoundationCincinnati, OH | $1,250 | $7.3M | $25–$675,706 | FY2024 | |
| Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationCanton, OH | $10,000 | $7.2M | $1,000–$4.8M | FY2025 | |
| Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH | $20,000 | $7.1M | $2,500–$500,000 | FY2024 | |
| Millstone FundCincinnati, OH | $40,000 | $7M | $7,500–$500,000 | FY2024 | |
| J William & Mary Straker Charitable FdnZanesville, OH | $10,039 | $5.9M | $250–$1M | FY2025 | |
| Burton D Morgan Foundation IncHudson, OH | $18,900 | $5.8M | $250–$393,500 | FY2024 | |
| Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH | $30,000 | $5.4M | $20,000–$250,000 | FY2024 | |
| L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation IncBlue Ash, OH | $50,000 | $5.3M | $7,500–$300,000 | FY2025 | |
| Rea Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH | $15,000 | $5.3M | $2,000–$350,000 | FY2024 | |
| By the Hand FoundationRocky River, OH | $9,390 | $5.2M | $1,800–$5.1M | FY2025 | |
| Samaritan FoundationHaviland, OH | $5,000 | $5.2M | $100–$1M | FY2025 | |
| TR UW Jacob Schmidlapp #1Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | $5.1M | $5,000–$250,000 | FY2024 | |
| The Joseph and Florence Mandel Family-Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | $4.9M | $98–$750,000 | FY2024 | |
| The Kroger Co FoundationCincinnati, OH | $10,000 | $4.8M | $1,000–$500,000 | FY2024 | |
| The Frances R Luther Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH | $50,000 | $3.9M | $5,000–$500,000 | FY2025 | |
| The Cleveland-Cliffs FoundationCleveland, OH | $10,000 | $3.8M | $250–$490,000 | FY2025 | |
| Hoover Foundation Income AccountColumbus, OH | $25,000 | $3.5M | $150–$1M | FY2025 | |
| John Huntington Fund for EducationCleveland, OH | $253,000 | $3.3M | $26,500–$812,775 | FY2024 | |
| The Father's Table FoundationCleveland, OH | $20,000 | $3.2M | $500–$330,000 | FY2025 |
- Median grant and grant range come from the grant schedule of the 990-PF. A dash means that foundation filed none, and “one amount” means every grant it filed was for the same figure.
Data from 990-PF filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.