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Foundations That Fund Human Services in Ohio

Imperigo has identified 1,150 funders that made 17,465 grants totaling $1.5B to 1,518 human services organizations in Ohio, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Ohio

Total granted $1.5B
Funders 1,150
Grants 17,465
Organizations funded 1,518

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. United Way of Summit and Medina
70 grants to 22 organizations · largest $404K · through 2024 · 29.3% of their giving
$5.3M
27. The Oaks Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.4M · through 2024 · 77.4% of their giving
$5.3M
28. Judson Foundation
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $958K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.7M
29. Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
24 grants to 9 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 16.0% of their giving
$5.8M
30. Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton
47 grants to 23 organizations · largest $385K · through 2024 · 29.5% of their giving
$4.6M
31. United Way of Greater Stark County
39 grants to 12 organizations · largest $434K · through 2024 · 22.8% of their giving
$4.2M
32. Coshocton Foundation
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $4.0M · through 2024 · 29.9% of their giving
$4.2M
33. Akron Community Foundation
217 grants to 67 organizations · largest $222K · through 2024 · 9.8% of their giving
$8.5M
34. Pure Inc
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $3.9M · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$11.1M
35. Homefull Hfj LLC
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $3.8M · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.8M
36. Bethesda Inc
40 grants to 20 organizations · largest $888K · through 2023 · 10.0% of their giving
$6.8M
37. The Dayton Foundation
189 grants to 68 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$11.5M
38. Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $750K · through 2024 · 46.5% of their giving
$3.1M
39. Oneohio Recovery Foundation Inc
22 grants to 22 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 13.2% of their giving
$4.7M
40. Toledo Community Foundation Inc
168 grants to 63 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 8.9% of their giving
$6.8M
41. Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $326K · through 2024 · 21.8% of their giving
$3.0M
42. United Way of Delaware County
38 grants to 8 organizations · largest $306K · through 2024 · 45.2% of their giving
$2.8M
43. Ohio Children's Alliance
53 grants to 24 organizations · largest $345K · through 2025 · 31.0% of their giving
$2.6M
44. West Haven Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $462K · through 2025 · 88.5% of their giving
$2.5M
45. Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth of Nevada Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $962K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.4M
46. Community Foundation of Lorain County
107 grants to 26 organizations · largest $111K · through 2024 · 13.2% of their giving
$3.6M
47. Ingram-White Castle Foundation
113 grants to 38 organizations · largest $175K · through 2024 · 19.1% of their giving
$2.5M
48. United Way of Greater Lorain County Inc
43 grants to 9 organizations · largest $134K · through 2024 · 35.4% of their giving
$2.3M
49. Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
38 grants to 16 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$5.4M
50. Cpps Heritage Mission Fund
69 grants to 22 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 16.7% of their giving
$2.5M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 17 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 human services 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 human services funding in Ohio, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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