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Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Ohio

Imperigo has identified 259 funders that made 3,306 grants totaling $179.2M to 381 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 $179.2M
Funders 259
Grants 3,306
Organizations funded 381

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Hardin County Humane Society
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 66.7% of their giving
$10K
52. Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K
53. The Northern Cincinnai Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$117K
54. The Muskingum County Community Foundation
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $32K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$133K
55. Tr Uw Otto Luedeking
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2025 · 2.9% of their giving
$58K
56. Aes Restaurant Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $34K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$58K
57. Youngstown Fdn General
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $96K · through 2020
$201K
58. The Champions Fund Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 7.7% of their giving
$20K
59. Community Foundation of Lorain County
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024
$207K
60. Marion Community Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$124K
61. The John T and Jane a Wiederhold Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2022 · 1.5% of their giving
$100K
62. Racing Dog Rescue Project
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2021 · 5.5% of their giving
$25K
63. Northern Kentucky Area Development District
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $116K · through 2023
$250K
64. Jewish Federation of Cleveland
17 grants to 3 organizations · largest $201K · through 2024
$709K
65. Sandusky County Share and Care Center
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$17K
66. United States Trotting Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2021 · 3.1% of their giving
$35K
67. Ashland County Community Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $56K · through 2024
$127K
68. Henry & Louise Timken Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2019 · 2.9% of their giving
$35K
69. Jones Day Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $83K · through 2024
$167K
71. The Troy Foundation
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $57K · through 2024
$174K
74. Richland County Foundation
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $45K · through 2024
$157K
76. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
14 grants to 8 organizations · largest $83K · through 2024
$481K
77. The Scioto County Area Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $84K · through 2024
$266K
78. The New York Community Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $700K · through 2024
$850K
84. United Way of Central Ohio Inc
23 grants to 5 organizations · largest $18K · through 2024
$224K

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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