Ainsworth Foundation

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 17 grants totaling $1,330,196. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $400,000, with a median grant of $50,000.

The largest reported grants included $400,000 to Crawford Heritage Community Foundation, $145,842 to Apseed Early Childhood Education, $118,354 to Ainsworth Donor Advised Fund, $100,000 to Pretty Lake Vacation Camp, and $90,000 to Common Roots. Other listed grants included $50,000 each to Center for Family Services, Center on Halsted, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Manna Food Bank, Meadville Community Soup Kitchen, Samaritan’s Purse, and The Active Aging Foundation. The filing lists the Samaritan’s Purse grant purpose as Hurricane Helene relief; the other listed purposes are general fund.

The grantees describe varied missions. Crawford Heritage Community Foundation says it provides a framework for charitable giving to local causes in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Common Roots says it develops and stewards permanently affordable homes for poor and working people. Samaritan’s Purse describes itself as an evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid, including to people affected by natural disasters. Manna Food Bank says it works to end hunger in western North Carolina, while Loggerhead Marinelife Center focuses on ocean conservation, especially threatened and endangered sea turtles. Center on Halsted says it advances community and the health and well-being of LGBTQ people in Chicagoland; Center for Family Services says it supports individuals and families in its communities.