Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations accepting grant applications in Ohio

853
foundations
$507.6M
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
$5,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 853 private foundations based in Ohio whose latest 990-PF says they accept unsolicited requests, from filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $507.6 million in grants in their latest filing year. The most common cities are Cincinnati (170), Brooklyn (124) and Columbus (116).

“Accepts unsolicited requests” is a box the foundation ticked on its 990-PF — not a promise to read your letter. Check the foundation’s own site before you write.

See all 3,199 foundations in Ohio, including the ones that give by invitation only.

Top 25 of 853 foundations

Ranked by how many grants they made last year, most first. Another 828 are not shown.

Foundations accepting grant applications in Ohio
The Scripps Howard FoundationCincinnati, OH820$1,250$7.3M$25–$675,706No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Premier Bank FoundationCanfield, OH393$1,682$1.4M$30–$60,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Wm M & A Cafaro Family FoundationNiles, OH390$500$1.7M$16–$300,000Within 5% over 3 yearsFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel FoundationCleveland, OH279$15,000$91.6M$50–$19.7MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
The Kroger Co FoundationCincinnati, OH253$10,000$4.8M$1,000–$500,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Peoples Bank FoundationMarietta, OH247$1,500$734,100$500–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Clara Weiss FundSeville, OH213$1,500$449,225$100–$15,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Gpd Group Employees Foundation IncAkron, OH208$4,000$1M$500–$33,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Rea Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH207$15,000$5.3M$2,000–$350,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Burton D Morgan Foundation IncHudson, OH166$18,900$5.8M$250–$393,500No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Perkins Charitable FoundationGates Mills, OH166$5,000$2.7M$250–$320,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH164$20,000$7.1M$2,500–$500,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Harry C Moores FoundationColumbus, OH162$12,000$2.1M$2,000–$35,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Joseph and Florence Mandel Family-Cleveland, OH157$5,000$4.9M$98–$750,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Samaritan FoundationHaviland, OH155$5,000$5.2M$100–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Cleveland-Cliffs FoundationCleveland, OH154$10,000$3.8M$250–$490,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Charles H Dater Foundation IncCincinnati, OH144$30,000$5.4M$20,000–$250,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Levin Family FoundationDayton, OH142$4,000$870,263$50–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Robert H & Susan F Castellini FoundationCincinnati, OH131$2,500$1.9M$100–$200,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Sisler McFawn Foundation PfdnBrooklyn, OH124$6,500$1.1M$1,000–$65,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
J William & Mary Straker Charitable FoundationZanesville, OH118$10,039$5.9M$250–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Timken Foundation of CantonCanton, OH107$70,000$19.5M$1,000–$3MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Elizabeth Ring MatherCleveland, OH105$5,000$1.1M$1,000–$125,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Betagole Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH103$300$303,620$50–$93,600No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Third Federal FoundationCleveland, OH96$18,000$2.8M$500–$430,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
  • 3-yr trend compares the latest filing year with the year two before it, so it needs grants on file for both. Most foundations file one year of grants, so most rows show a dash.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated September 27, 2026.