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Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund Inc

Sylvania, OH

Erie Chapman Foundation

Nashville, TN

The Wolfe Family Charitable Foundation

Sylvania, OH

The foundation’s 2025 grants supported performing arts, public broadcasting, higher education, poverty relief, health, and conservation, with recipients in Ohio and several other states, including New Hampshire, Connecticut, California, and Iowa. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $160,000, with a median of $6,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Paul and Dina W Block Foundation

Northwood, OH

Vortex Foundation

Perrysburg, OH

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including community and hospital foundations, educational institutions, and groups working in human services, conservation, and historic preservation. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $500,000, with a median of $7,500; 83% of grant dollars went to Ohio recipients. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Cleveland, OH

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland funds social-welfare, religious, educational, security, and community programs, with a focus on Cleveland and Ohio as well as Jewish needs in Israel and around the world. Its 2025 grants had a median of $22,250, though amounts varied widely; the available information does not specify whether it accepts unsolicited institutional requests.

Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Morgan Stanley Foundation supports children’s physical and mental health, including healthcare, nutrition, mental health, and play, with grants to organizations in several U.S. states, especially New York and Illinois. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $1.88 million, with a median of $1,500; it says it gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Deupree Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Deupree Family Foundation funds U.S. nonprofits working in animal welfare, education, the environment, and social services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $38,000, with a median of $1,500; it accepts online applications.

Toledo Community Foundation Inc

Toledo, OH

Greater Toledo Community Foundation funds a broad range of community programs, including education, health, social services, arts and culture, and environmental work, mainly in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. Its 2024 grants had a median award of $15,500, though amounts varied widely; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

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 supports education, affordable housing, arts and culture, community well-being, neighborhood development, and basic needs, with responsive grants focused on its eight-county Greater Cincinnati service area. Its 2024 grants had a median of $20,000, while specific opportunities range from small awards to grants of up to $450,000. It offers open RFP and LOI opportunities; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside those opportunities.

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.