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Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Ohio

Imperigo has identified 265 funders that made 3,438 grants totaling $231.9M to 386 animal welfare organizations in Ohio, with a median grant of $12K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Ohio

Total granted $231.9M
Funders 265
Grants 3,438
Organizations funded 386

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50.0M · through 2025 · 28.0% of their giving
$50.0M
2. Cincinnati Zoo Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$8.3M
3. All Life Foundation
24 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2025 · 42.8% of their giving
$4.8M
4. Columbus Foundation
206 grants to 34 organizations · largest $4.0M · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$29.3M
5. The William H Davis Dorothy M Davis and William C Davis Foundation
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2025 · 11.7% of their giving
$1.5M
6. Community Foundation of Shelby County
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 9.6% of their giving
$1.7M
7. Toledo Community Foundation Inc
41 grants to 13 organizations · largest $837K · through 2024 · 3.8% of their giving
$2.9M
8. Petsmart Charities Inc
103 grants to 36 organizations · largest $450K · through 2025 · 2.2% of their giving
$4.5M
9. Fraternal Order of Orioles Nest 173
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $280K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$476K
10. The Cleveland Foundation
41 grants to 15 organizations · largest $3.7M · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$8.0M
11. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
75 grants to 23 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$7.7M
12. Clermont County Humane Society
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $325K · through 2024 · 77.8% of their giving
$350K
13. Pound Dog Partners of Guernsey County
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$250K
14. Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association as Agent for Beneficiaries
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$225K
15. Greater Alliance Foundation Inc
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $114K · through 2024 · 7.4% of their giving
$515K
16. Stark Community Foundation
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $381K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$1.5M
17. The Dayton Foundation
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $313K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$2.7M
18. Fraternal Order of Eagles 4285 Aeri
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $73K · through 2024 · 19.5% of their giving
$168K
19. Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2022
$3.0M
20. Petco Love
57 grants to 25 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$1.3M
21. Hamilton Community Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $273K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$788K
22. Life Long Paws Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $115K · through 2025 · 50.0% of their giving
$115K
23. General Electric Credit Union
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $95K · through 2024 · 19.5% of their giving
$115K
24. United Way of Greater Cincinnati
11 grants to 1 organization · largest $495K · through 2023
$2.0M
25. The Polish-American Political Club
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$85K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to animal welfare work in Ohio, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 15 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering animal welfare work, with an address in Ohio. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable animal welfare funding in Ohio, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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