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The Business of Good Foundation

Ashtabula, OH

The Business of Good Foundation funds economic inclusion through education, entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and related efforts serving economically disadvantaged people. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $595,000, with a median of $5,000; nearly all funding went to Ohio, especially Northeast Ohio. It accepts unsolicited written requests with proof of exempt status and an explanation of how funds would be used.

The Allayne and Douglas Wick Foundation

Gates Mills, OH

The foundation’s 2025 grants supported charitable organizations in areas including food assistance, education, health and mental health, arts and culture, and historic preservation, with most funding going to Ohio and smaller shares to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and North Carolina. It made 59 grants totaling $383,677; awards ranged from $500 to $252,677, with a median of $1,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sch Foundation

Cleveland, OH

Me & FJ Callahan Foundation

Chagrin Falls, OH

The ME & FJ Callahan Foundation funds higher education, arts, social services, and organizational and leadership development, including capital, operating, and project support. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,500 to $850,000, with a median of $10,000; it primarily supports nonprofits in seven Northeast Ohio counties. It accepts applications through its stated process, with recipients selected in June and December.

WWMR Foundation

Cleveland, OH

WWMR Foundation supports operating expenses for arts and cultural organizations, conservation groups, universities, and food banks; nearly all of its grants go to Ohio recipients. In 2025, it made 17 grants ranging from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $50,000. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations, and its filing says application materials are open.

The Anna Greenfield Charitable Fnd

Pepper Pike, OH

The Anna Greenfield Charitable Foundation’s 2024 grants supported Ohio organizations working in areas such as child and family welfare, hunger relief, arts, literacy, and community programs. Grants ranged from $100 to $52,150, with a median of $10,000, but the foundation reported that it had dissolved and would not be funded in the future. It accepted requests only from preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.

James and Susan Ratner Family Foundation

Shaker Heights, OH

The foundation supports scholarships, arts and cultural organizations, Jewish community groups, humanitarian relief, and community initiatives, with most of its giving in Ohio. Grants ranged from $500 to $250,000 in 2025, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

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.

Faye Kaplan Charitable Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Payne Fund

Cleveland, OH

The Payne Fund supports programs that improve young people’s health, welfare, and education, as well as scholarships, with grants also reaching arts, hospice, and historic preservation organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $75,000, with a median of $20,000; most funding went to Ohio, with additional grants in North Carolina, Virginia, California, and Georgia. It funds preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Siegfried Family Foundation

Avon Lake, OH

The Sears Swetland Family Foundation

Bratenahl, OH

The Sears Swetland Family Foundation supports nonprofit work in environmental and community health, education, sustainability, and healthy, livable communities, with a stated commitment to Greater Cleveland. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $30,000, with a median of $5,000; it accepts unsolicited requests from 501(c)(3) nonprofits, starting with a brief introduction and letter of intent.