Ayers Founders Trust

Park National Corporation Foundation

Newark, OH

The foundation funds charitable organizations across areas including economic development, community services, education, housing, workforce development, and crisis assistance, with most grant dollars going to Ohio and smaller shares to North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Illinois. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6 to $200,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.

Rogge Cora E Memorial Foundation

Zanesville, OH

The Rogge Cora E Memorial Foundation supports educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities, along with other efforts that improve community life, primarily in Zanesville and Muskingum County, Ohio. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000. Although its website describes a letter-of-inquiry process, its 2025 filing says it funds preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sulsberger Foundation

Columbus, OH

The foundation supports education, arts and culture, health, and community services, with most of its giving in Ohio and additional grants in Washington, D.C., Virginia, Texas, and Maryland. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,323 to $47,421, with a median of $15,807. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Taylor-McHenry Memorial Fund

Columbus, OH

Adams Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supports charitable organizations, including education, churches, community projects, hospice care, and youth programs; its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $75,000, with a median of $3,000. Most funding goes to Ohio, with smaller amounts to New York and Colorado. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn

Zanesville, OH

The foundation supports community, education, health, and related needs, primarily in Muskingum County, Ohio. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $1,001,000, with a median of about $10,000. No specific application form or deadline is listed, and giving is not limited to preselected organizations.

Ruth C Young Trust

Columbus, OH

The Ruth C Young Trust funds charitable organizations, with recent grants supporting churches, healthcare, arts, historical, and social-service organizations, primarily in Ohio. Its 2025 grants ranged from about $10,700 to $32,100, with a median of about $21,400. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Robert E Fellers and Leona L

Zanesville, OH

The trust funds charitable and educational work, including community services, health, arts, recreation, and safety, in Muskingum, Perry, Guernsey, and Licking Counties, Ohio; it also considers needs of entities directly associated with Bowling Green State University. Recent grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $3,878. It accepts written applications on its prescribed form, due March 15.

The Muskingum County Community Foundation

Zanesville, OH

The Muskingum County Community Foundation funds nonprofits and charitable projects addressing local needs, including education, health, literacy, arts, and community services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,277 to $120,867, with a median of $13,590; competitive grants are for organizations based in and serving Muskingum County, Ohio. It accepts applications from eligible nonprofits or fiscally sponsored projects during its annual spring application period.

Hagar Res Charitable Trust

Columbus, OH

Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association

Columbus, OH

OCCRRA funds Ohio organizations serving child care, early learning, and youth development, including through program-specific stabilization and access grants. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,960 to $50,970, with a median of $30,060. Organizations apply for assistance and are reviewed against program criteria; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the information provided.

Columbus Foundation

Columbus, OH

The Columbus Foundation supports nonprofits and community initiatives in areas including arts and culture, education, youth, neighborhoods, basic needs, and capacity building, with a median 2024 grant of about $21,500. Its focus is Central Ohio, though it also funds organizations elsewhere; most grants are donor-directed and not application-based, but some programs accept applications.