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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 3 of 4

51. The Troy Foundation
96 grants to 14 organizations · largest $811K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$2.7M
52. Ohio & Erie Canal Association
23 grants to 9 organizations · largest $150K · through 2023 · 59.5% of their giving
$1.0M
53. Springfield Symphony Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $189K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$988K
54. Laurel Lake Retirement Community Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $327K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$949K
55. The Springfield Foundation
20 grants to 10 organizations · largest $204K · through 2024 · 14.5% of their giving
$1.2M
56. Aultman Health Foundation
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $280K · through 2024 · 16.7% of their giving
$1.0M
57. Jewish Federation of Cleveland
115 grants to 38 organizations · largest $553K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$8.7M
58. Youngstown Fdn General
24 grants to 13 organizations · largest $327K · through 2020 · 8.0% of their giving
$2.0M
59. The New Albany Community Foundation
27 grants to 7 organizations · largest $301K · through 2024 · 8.4% of their giving
$1.8M
60. Jones Day Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $490K · through 2024 · 7.4% of their giving
$2.1M
61. Coshocton Lodge 935 Loyal Order of Moose
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $168K · through 2025 · 65.8% of their giving
$747K
62. Maltz Family Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $630K · through 2021 · 38.2% of their giving
$730K
63. Dayton Foundation Plus Inc
63 grants to 26 organizations · largest $271K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$4.6M
64. Bertha Aiken McMyler Trust
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$697K
65. Community Foundation of Lorain County
67 grants to 18 organizations · largest $230K · through 2024 · 7.1% of their giving
$1.9M
66. The John J and Pauline Gerlach Foundation
27 grants to 5 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 10.1% of their giving
$1.4M
67. Tr Uw Lawrence Archer Wachs
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $147K · through 2025 · 84.8% of their giving
$670K
68. Erie County Community Foundation
20 grants to 9 organizations · largest $265K · through 2024 · 12.7% of their giving
$1.0M
69. David & Inez Myers Foundation
37 grants to 11 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$2.2M
70. The Lefevre Foundation C/O David Fryman
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $170K · through 2023 · 21.1% of their giving
$588K
71. Cincinnati Observatory Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $190K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$580K
72. Marion Community Foundation
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $236K · through 2024 · 10.4% of their giving
$1.0M
73. Friends of Music Hall
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $505K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$517K
74. The Miami Foundation Inc
63 grants to 23 organizations · largest $540K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$6.2M
75. Dudley P Allen No 3 FD 8
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $85K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$455K

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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