Ohio · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Religion in Ohio

Imperigo has identified 455 funders that made 3,890 grants totaling $464.5M to 526 religion organizations in Ohio, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in Ohio

Total granted $464.5M
Funders 455
Grants 3,890
Organizations funded 526

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$354K
52. Higley Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $165K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$323K
53. Nationwide Childrens Hospital Group Return
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2024
$3.3M
54. Akron Community Foundation
33 grants to 7 organizations · largest $102K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$1.0M
55. Siemer Family Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$860K
56. Treu Mart Fund
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $116K · through 2022 · 4.9% of their giving
$206K
57. Hudson Community Foundation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $94K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$390K
58. Community Foundation of Shelby County
12 grants to 6 organizations · largest $147K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$419K
59. Columbus Jewish Foundation
11 grants to 5 organizations · largest $201K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$846K
60. Jewish Community Board of Akron
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $77K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$195K
61. Oneohio Recovery Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $423K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$564K
62. United Way of Greater Cincinnati
24 grants to 6 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$1.3M
63. The Wallace S Murray and Frances Rabbitts Murray Memorial Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $31K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$42K
64. The Northern Cincinnai Foundation
15 grants to 7 organizations · largest $65K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$238K
65. Uvmc Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $37K · through 2023 · 10.7% of their giving
$74K
66. Harvey L Miller Supporting Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$350K
67. United Way of Greater Cleveland
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $175K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$454K
70. CareSource Ohio Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $518K · through 2022 · 1.3% of their giving
$518K
77. The National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $400K · through 2023
$624K
86. Community Shelter Board
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $363K · through 2024
$864K
88. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
34 grants to 19 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024
$2.8M
93. Toledo Community Foundation Inc
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $77K · through 2024
$471K
94. Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $663K · through 2023
$888K
102. Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association
24 grants to 7 organizations · largest $240K · through 2023
$1.6M
107. Stark Community Foundation
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $168K · through 2024
$336K

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

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