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The Good Community Foundation

Shaker Heights, OH

Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association

Columbus, OH

OCCRRA funds Ohio organizations serving child care, early learning, and youth development, including through program-specific stabilization and access grants. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,960 to $50,970, with a median of $30,060. Organizations apply for assistance and are reviewed against program criteria; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the information provided.

ModivCare Foundation

Denver, CO

ModivCare Foundation supports charitable organizations across areas including homelessness prevention, youth services, cancer-treatment access, behavioral health, and children’s services, with grants listed for general operating support. In 2024, grants ranged from $120 to $25,000, with a median of $1,195; recipients were mainly in Colorado, with others in several states. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Way of Greater Cleveland

Cleveland, OH

United Way of Greater Cleveland funds nonprofit programs that advance economic mobility and financial stability, including work on income, housing stability, and child care, primarily in Cuyahoga and Geauga counties. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100,000 to $175,000, with a median of $112,500. It accepts applications through a scheduled Community Impact grant process, beginning with an RFI; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside that process.

Wade Ellen Garretson Ochr

Brooklyn, OH

The foundation supports health care, child and family services, disability services, and other charitable organizations, primarily in Ohio. In 2024, grants ranged from $6,516 to $606,684, with a median of $20,469. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Cleveland Auto Club Orphans' Outing Fund

Independence, OH

The fund supports charitable organizations serving children and orphans in greater Cleveland, including programs in education, recreation, health, and other youth services. In 2024, grants ranged from $3,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,562. Organizations can submit a written request describing the program and use of funds; no deadline is listed.

The Peterman & Deminico Family

Moreland Hills, OH

The Peterman & DeMinico Family supports a range of charitable organizations, including those working in children’s services, Jewish community services, cancer support, arts and culture, and food assistance; these are areas represented among its grantees, not stated priorities. In 2025, grants ranged from $100 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000, and 91% of funding went to Ohio recipients. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Judith Gerson Charitable Tr Ima

Cleveland, OH

The Judith Gerson Charitable Trust supports organizations working in areas including civil liberties, food access, reproductive health, education, Jewish community life, arts, higher education, and public media. In 2024, it awarded $74,000 across 27 grants, typically ranging from $2,000 to $5,500, to organizations in Cleveland and elsewhere, including New York, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Clara Weiss Fund

Seville, OH

The Clara Weiss Fund supports nonprofit organizations across fields including food and health services, education, youth development, and the arts. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $15,000, with a median of $1,500, and mainly went to organizations in Ohio, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., as well as several other states. It says to contact Lizbeth Kohler about applying; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

The Covia Foundation

Independence, OH

The Covia Foundation funds established 501(c)(3) organizations working in health and wellness, education, the environment, and social equality, including community relief and volunteer initiatives. Its 2024 grants ranged from $25 to $100,000, with a median of $1,000; it supports communities where Covia operates, with the largest share going to Ohio. Applications are typically submitted by Covia employees, so unsolicited requests are not indicated.

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.

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.