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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 3 of 4

51. The Muskingum County Community Foundation
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $32K · through 2025 · 1.6% of their giving
$168K
52. Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $70K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$187K
53. Fairfield County Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$154K
54. Wayne County Community Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $194K · through 2024
$280K
55. Cleveland Bakers Local Union No 19 Charitable Educational and Recreational
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2024 · 67.8% of their giving
$12K
56. Hardin County Humane Society
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 66.7% of their giving
$10K
57. Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K
58. The Northern Cincinnai Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$117K
59. Tr Uw Otto Luedeking
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2025 · 2.9% of their giving
$58K
60. Aes Restaurant Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $34K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$58K
61. Youngstown Fdn General
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $96K · through 2020
$201K
62. The Champions Fund Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 7.7% of their giving
$20K
63. Community Foundation of Lorain County
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024
$207K
64. Marion Community Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$124K
65. The John T and Jane a Wiederhold Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2022 · 1.5% of their giving
$100K
66. Racing Dog Rescue Project
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2021 · 5.5% of their giving
$25K
67. Northern Kentucky Area Development District
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $116K · through 2023
$250K
68. Cortland Moose Lodge 1012
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2025 · 5.2% of their giving
$26K
69. Jewish Federation of Cleveland
17 grants to 3 organizations · largest $201K · through 2024
$709K
70. Ashland County Community Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $56K · through 2024
$127K
72. Jones Day Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $83K · through 2024
$167K
74. The Troy Foundation
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $57K · through 2024
$174K
77. Richland County Foundation
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $45K · through 2024
$157K
80. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
14 grants to 8 organizations · largest $83K · through 2024
$481K
81. The Scioto County Area Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $84K · through 2024
$266K

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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