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Foundations That Fund Education in Ohio

Imperigo has identified 1,399 funders that made 15,961 grants totaling $2.0B to 1,339 education organizations in Ohio, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Ohio

Total granted $2.0B
Funders 1,399
Grants 15,961
Organizations funded 1,339

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Cleveland Foundation
405 grants to 127 organizations · largest $51.1M · through 2024 · 24.5% of their giving
$178.4M
2. Columbus Foundation
1,309 grants to 167 organizations · largest $22.0M · through 2024 · 14.3% of their giving
$165.9M
3. The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50.0M · through 2023 · 55.0% of their giving
$51.0M
4. Case Alumni Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $14.8M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$38.0M
5. The Dayton Foundation
198 grants to 62 organizations · largest $3.8M · through 2024 · 17.9% of their giving
$35.8M
6. Andrew Squire Testamentary Trust
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.0M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$25.1M
7. University School Alumni Association
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$21.2M
8. Big East Conference Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.8M · through 2024 · 8.9% of their giving
$28.8M
9. Frances Bean Vair Fbo Cwru
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.3M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$10.3M
10. John H Hord Fbo Cwru
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.4M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$8.7M
11. J W Ellsworth Endowment Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.3M · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$8.2M
12. IPS Enterprises Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $6.3M · through 2023 · 13.4% of their giving
$11.7M
13. Cwru Sch of Med End
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.2M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.8M
14. Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $9.0M · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$19.9M
15. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
349 grants to 100 organizations · largest $3.1M · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$32.0M
16. Columbus Jewish Foundation
59 grants to 17 organizations · largest $705K · through 2024 · 13.2% of their giving
$9.5M
17. Jewish Federation of Cleveland
168 grants to 42 organizations · largest $3.1M · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$23.3M
18. The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation
37 grants to 9 organizations · largest $956K · through 2024 · 25.1% of their giving
$5.8M
19. Stark Community Foundation
90 grants to 35 organizations · largest $621K · through 2024 · 13.2% of their giving
$8.3M
20. Central School of Practical Nursing Ta
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$5.3M
21. Akron Community Foundation
145 grants to 44 organizations · largest $655K · through 2024 · 10.9% of their giving
$9.4M
22. Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation
29 grants to 9 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 18.5% of their giving
$5.5M
23. The William H Davis Dorothy M Davis and William C Davis Foundation
29 grants to 6 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 37.3% of their giving
$4.6M
24. E S Prentiss Fbo Cwru
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $958K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.4M
25. Toledo Community Foundation Inc
135 grants to 46 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 10.6% of their giving
$8.1M

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

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