Barnard Family Foundation

The Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland Foundation funds nonprofits working on community needs and long-term priorities, including education, health, arts and culture, economic development, neighborhoods, and human services in Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $30,700, though amounts varied widely. Its general application is open year-round, so it accepts unsolicited requests through that process.

The Swagelok Foundation

Solon, OH

The Swagelok Foundation supports a broad range of charitable, community, education, and public organizations in places where Swagelok associates live and work, primarily in Ohio. In 2025 it made 222 grants totaling about $1.37 million, ranging from $20 to $201,000, with a median grant of $1,905. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S

Mentor, OH

The trust funds Greater Cleveland charities working in education, human services, the arts, animal care, mental and medical health, substance use, veterans’ programs, and food insecurity. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $135,000, with a median of $20,000. It states that it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Ge Aerospace Foundation

Norwalk, CT

The GE Aerospace Foundation supports engineering education, workforce development, military and veterans causes, and disaster relief in communities where GE Aerospace employees live and work around the world. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10 to nearly $6 million, with a median of $429; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Corinne L Dodero Foundation for the

Cleveland, OH

The foundation supports performing arts, health care, human services, education, and community philanthropy, with nearly all 2025 grant dollars going to organizations in Ohio. It made 55 grants ranging from $500 to $71,132, with a median grant of $3,000; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich

Rocky River, OH

The foundation supports food assistance, meal programs, and other human services, with most 2024 grant dollars going to organizations in Ohio, Iowa, and Arizona. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $4,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations.

The Sam J Frankino Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Sam J. Frankino Foundation supports healthcare, human services, education, arts and culture, environmental work, and community development, with particular attention to children and families facing hardship. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $500,000, with a median award of $10,000; it primarily funds in Ohio but also supports work elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally. It accepts initial requests through a required Letter of Inquiry, with full applications by invitation.

Arch Eagle Foundation

Lyndhurst, OH

The foundation supports arts, environmental and land-conservation, animal-welfare, health, and community organizations, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Ohio. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $75,000, with a median of $2,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Anderson Family Foundation

Painesville, OH

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.

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation funds education, affordable housing, community and cultural vibrancy, basic needs, and community-led work, primarily in its eight-county Greater Cincinnati service area. Its 2024 median grant was $20,000, though awards vary widely; it offers grants through specific RFPs and other funding opportunities.

The Scripps Howard Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Scripps Howard Foundation supports journalism education and related programs, including fellowships and investigative and open-source reporting, with 2024 grants concentrated in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Arizona, Ohio, and Colorado. Its median 2024 grant was $1,250, though awards ranged widely; the profile does not state whether the Foundation accepts unsolicited requests.