Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Richard & Arline Landers Foundation

Mansfield, OH

The Richard & Arline Landers Foundation supports Ohio nonprofits and charitable organizations, including community, parks, nature, social-service, arts, and youth programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $300 to $100,000, with a median of $6,250. The filing says applications should include a letter and there are no deadlines; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

United Way of Knox County Ohio Inc

Mount Vernon, OH

United Way of Knox County funds programs in education, financial stability, health, and community resiliency serving Knox County, Ohio. Its 2024 grants ranged from $7,500 to $135,035, with a median award of $30,000. It accepts applications through scheduled long-term and timely grant programs; the long-term application portal opens October 1.

Nisource Charitable Foundation

Columbus, OH

The NiSource Charitable Foundation supports nonprofits addressing safety, workforce and economic development, environmental stewardship, STEM and energy education, and basic needs in communities across Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $60 to $2.1 million, with a median of $3,000. The filing directs applicants to contact the Foundation for application materials and deadlines; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

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.

Elizabeth Ring Mather

Cleveland, OH

Elizabeth Ring Mather supports qualifying organizations in areas represented by its grants, including arts and culture, education, health care, conservation, and social services. In 2024, it made 105 grants totaling $1.093 million; awards ranged from $1,000 to $125,000, with a median of $5,000. Grants are not geographically limited but generally go to organizations in Cleveland and places where trustees reside; the foundation accepts applications by letter and does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.

Morgan Family Foundation

Yellow Springs, OH

The Morgan Family Foundation primarily funds social equity in St. Cloud, climate mitigation across Minnesota, and end-of-life issues in central Minnesota, with occasional support elsewhere. Its grants are typically $10,000–$100,000, though awards vary; it is not currently accepting new Social Equity inquiries, and climate and end-of-life grants are by invitation.

Mount Vernon Development Company Inc

Mount Vernon, OH

The Burgett Family Foundation

Fredericktown, OH

The Burgett Family Foundation supports charitable organizations, with recent grants for education, religious institutions, veterans, and health-related work; most funding went to Ohio, though some grants went to organizations in other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $2,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations only.

The Martin and Florence D Hafter Family

Santa Monica, CA

The foundation’s 2022 grants supported a varied mix of charitable organizations, with half of grant dollars going to Pennsylvania and 48% to Kentucky. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $2,455,794, but the median was $3,250; most of the largest awards went to donor-advised funds. It accepted no unsolicited requests, and its 2022 filing was marked as its final return.

The Donald and Louise Epstein

Gambier, 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 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.