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Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Ohio

Imperigo has identified 655 funders that made 9,630 grants totaling $1.0B to 988 arts & culture organizations in Ohio, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Ohio

Total granted $1.0B
Funders 655
Grants 9,630
Organizations funded 988

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Greater Columbus Arts Council
391 grants to 69 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2025 · 72.7% of their giving
$61.3M
2. The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $11.2M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$46.5M
3. Music and Event Management Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $9.1M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$39.9M
4. Columbus Foundation
1,026 grants to 107 organizations · largest $7.3M · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$91.2M
5. The Scioto County Area Foundation
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $27.9M · through 2024 · 34.7% of their giving
$33.2M
6. John L Severance
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.2M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$26.4M
7. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
377 grants to 103 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 8.0% of their giving
$64.0M
8. The Cleveland Foundation
364 grants to 118 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$56.6M
9. Ohio History Connection Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.3M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$17.6M
10. Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
32 grants to 13 organizations · largest $8.1M · through 2024 · 25.8% of their giving
$16.9M
11. The Dayton Foundation
130 grants to 45 organizations · largest $2.6M · through 2024 · 11.7% of their giving
$23.4M
12. Libbey E D Endowment Fund Endw
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.6M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$12.5M
13. Tr Uw Elma M Lapp Fdn Cons
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2.3M · through 2024 · 55.4% of their giving
$9.6M
14. J H Wade for Cleveland Museum of Art
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.1M · through 2025 · 73.9% of their giving
$9.5M
15. Richland County Foundation
41 grants to 13 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 24.1% of their giving
$7.5M
16. Akron Community Foundation
238 grants to 50 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 12.2% of their giving
$10.5M
17. Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$5.9M
18. Stark Community Foundation
55 grants to 21 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 13.0% of their giving
$8.1M
19. The Cincinnati Ballet Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$5.2M
20. Libbey F S Endowment Fund Endw
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $997K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.7M
21. Toledo Community Foundation Inc
98 grants to 33 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 11.0% of their giving
$8.4M
22. Dayton Foundation Depository
119 grants to 41 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$9.4M
23. National Science Teaching Association
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $582K · through 2024 · 43.7% of their giving
$3.1M
24. Margaret R Griffiths Trust
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $254K · through 2024 · 50.0% of their giving
$2.7M
25. The Van Wert County Foundation
29 grants to 5 organizations · largest $347K · through 2024 · 28.8% of their giving
$2.4M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture 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. 16 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 arts & culture 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 arts & culture funding in Ohio, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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