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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Ohio

Imperigo has identified 448 funders that made 3,603 grants totaling $205.3M to 344 youth development organizations in Ohio, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Ohio

Total granted $205.3M
Funders 448
Grants 3,603
Organizations funded 344

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Stark Community Foundation
23 grants to 10 organizations · largest $3.8M · through 2024 · 13.2% of their giving
$8.2M
2. United Way of Central Ohio Inc
96 grants to 16 organizations · largest $588K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$5.6M
3. The Northern Cincinnai Foundation
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $554K · through 2024 · 21.1% of their giving
$1.5M
4. Columbus Foundation
279 grants to 37 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$17.4M
5. The Cleveland Foundation
97 grants to 35 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$10.8M
6. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
22 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$7.7M
7. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
36 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.1M · through 2025
$18.4M
8. Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation
19 grants to 8 organizations · largest $250K · through 2023 · 15.7% of their giving
$576K
9. United Way of Greater Cincinnati
67 grants to 19 organizations · largest $282K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$4.1M
10. Ingram-White Castle Foundation
46 grants to 18 organizations · largest $105K · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$1.0M
11. The Central Benefits Health Care Foundation
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $150K · through 2023 · 19.7% of their giving
$396K
12. Columbus Youth Foundation
24 grants to 8 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 32.4% of their giving
$260K
13. United Way of Greater Stark County
21 grants to 5 organizations · largest $122K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$966K
14. Cavaliers Youth Foundation
14 grants to 10 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 14.0% of their giving
$355K
15. Samuel Israel Foundation C/O Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2019 · 19.5% of their giving
$250K
16. Community Foundation of Lorain County
36 grants to 9 organizations · largest $66K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$1.2M
17. McKinley Eagles Charity Fund I
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $124K · through 2024 · 48.8% of their giving
$227K
18. The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2022 · 2.2% of their giving
$2.0M
19. Youth for Christ Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $253K · through 2024 · 4.5% of their giving
$854K
20. In His Steps Foundation
20 grants to 6 organizations · largest $389K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$1.0M
21. Road Racing Drivers Club Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $86K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$166K
22. Akron Community Foundation
51 grants to 14 organizations · largest $198K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$1.7M
23. Greater Alliance Foundation Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $109K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$431K
24. Darke County United Way Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 11.0% of their giving
$204K
25. Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$800K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to youth development 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. 14 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 youth development 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 youth development funding in Ohio, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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