Parker-Hannifin Foundation

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Brooklyn, OH

The foundation funds scientific, educational, literary, religious, and charitable purposes, with 2024 grants going to an Ohio recipient. Its sole 2024 grant was $1,633,159, though it made 88 grants in 2022; it accepts written requests with supporting materials and audited financial reports, due September 20 each year.

Connor Foundation

Hunting Valley, OH

The Connor Foundation funds health and wellness, nature preservation, education, and the arts, with a focus on Northeast Ohio while also considering organizations elsewhere working in these areas. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,400 to $500,000, with a median of $100,000. It welcomes grant applications in any format and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Mary and Oliver Emerson Foundation

Shaker HTS, OH

Sandor Foundation

Beachwood, OH

The Sandor Foundation supports 501(c)(3) organizations, with 2024 grants ranging from $6,051 to $1,567,500 and a median of $20,500. Giving is concentrated in Ohio, with some support in Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Susan & John Turben Foundation

Beachwood, OH

RDM Foundation

Orange Village, OH

RDM Foundation funds medical research and clinical programs, community services, religious organizations, and Israel-related initiatives. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000 and ranged from $1,700 to $1 million, with most funding going to organizations in Pennsylvania and Ohio. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

John P Murphy Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The John P Murphy Foundation supports charitable, educational, scientific, literary, and religious work, with grants spanning arts, higher education, civic affairs, health, social services, community development, and youth. In 2024, awards ranged from $1,000 to $355,000, with a median of $15,000; grants went overwhelmingly to Ohio, especially Cleveland-area organizations. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The foundation funds nonprofits in arts and culture, economic development, education, the environment, health and human services, and jobs, talent, and skills, with preference for organizations serving Greater Cleveland. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $2 million, with a median of $30,000. First-time applicants must contact the foundation and may submit an LOI by invitation; unsolicited requests are not explicitly addressed.

George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund

Philadelphia, PA

The fund supports a range of hospitals, schools, human-services organizations, and cultural institutions, with most of its giving in Ohio and some grants in Colorado and New Jersey. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $250,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written requests with a statement of purpose and amount and a 501(c)(3) determination letter, due by October; it does not fund individuals.

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.

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Cleveland, OH

The foundation primarily supports operating needs of charitable and educational organizations working on inclusive economic prosperity, education, health, and civic engagement in Greater Cleveland and elsewhere in Ohio. Grants are generally $10,000, $25,000, or $50,000; 2024 awards ranged from $2,250 to $125,000. It accepts letter applications, with no deadline stated.