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ABR Family Foundation No 1

Shaker Heights, OH

ABR Family Foundation No. 1 funds charitable organizations, with recent support for Jewish community needs and museum expansion and redesign. Its 2025 grants ranged from $83,334 to $303,165 and went to Ohio recipients. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation

Beachwood, OH

Brian & Gretchen Colleran Foundation

North Olmsted, OH

Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family

Shaker Heights, OH

The Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family funds children’s relief, education, arts, environmental stewardship, immigration law, and related charitable work, with 2025 grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000 and a median of $5,000. It is based in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and its grants went to organizations in several states, particularly Connecticut and Massachusetts. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Ohio & Erie Canal Association

Akron, OH

The Ohio & Erie Canalway Association funds conservation and development projects that preserve or enhance the heritage area’s natural, recreational, cultural, and historical resources. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,194 to $50,000, with a median of $20,000, for projects in the 110-mile canalway area covering parts of Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties. The 2025 program required a Letter of Intent before a full application; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Joseph & Nancy Keithley Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Joseph & Nancy Keithley Foundation funds a mix of universities, arts and cultural institutions, and other nonprofits, with most 2024 grant dollars going to organizations in Ohio, followed by New York, Washington, DC, and Michigan. Its 21 grants in 2024 ranged from $250 to $47,500, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Edward F Crawford Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Edward F Crawford Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations and causes, with most of its giving going to Ohio. Its grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000 in 2025, with a median of $5,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Lerner Foundation

Richmond Heights, OH

The Lerner Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations in areas including community services, arts, health, education, and Jewish organizations, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Ohio recipients. Its 27 grants ranged from $360 to $500,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The Fields Galley Private Foundation

St Petersburg, FL

The Fields Galley Private Foundation supports health care, food assistance, foster care, animal welfare, and cultural and historical organizations, with most of its grant dollars going to Florida organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $236,277, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Bruce & Erica Greer Family Foundation

Hudson, OH

The foundation supports Northeastern Ohio organizations that give back to their communities, with grants spanning food access, arts, parks, health, and environmental work. Its 2026 grants ranged from $500 to $4,000, with a median of $1,000, and most funding went to Ohio recipients. It accepts written requests that include the organization’s mission statement and general financial information; the 2025 filing listed December 15 as the deadline.

Kurzweil Family Foundation Inc

San Rafael, CA

The Gries Family Foundation

Shaker Heights, OH

The Gries Family Foundation supports education, health, and the arts, generally in the greater Cleveland area, though it has also funded organizations elsewhere. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $151,000, with a median of $2,500. It says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations and reviews grants periodically throughout the year.