Robert C Hassler Charitable Trust

Dean and Carol Mueller Family Foundation

Avon Lake, OH

The Lozick Family Foundation

Pepper Pike, OH

The Lozick Family Foundation funds charitable organizations in areas including health care, education, housing, and community support, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Ohio and Florida. Its 334 grants ranged from $100 to $3,532,500, with a median of $5,250. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

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.

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.

Abr Family Foundation No 1

Shaker Heights, OH

ABR Family Foundation No. 1 funds charitable organizations, with recent support for Jewish community needs and museum expansion and redesign. Its 2025 grants ranged from $83,334 to $303,165 and went to Ohio recipients. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Me & FJ Callahan Foundation

Chagrin Falls, OH

The ME & FJ Callahan Foundation funds higher education, the arts, and social services, including leadership development, with grants supporting capital projects, operations, and specific programs. Its 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 from eligible nonprofits, with a September 30, 2026 deadline.

Third Federal Foundation

Cleveland, OH

Third Federal Foundation funds affordable housing, homeownership, financial literacy, education, and neighborhood revitalization for low- and moderate-income communities, especially in greater Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, Slavic Village in particular, and select Florida markets. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $300,000, with a median of $15,000. It accepts written requests without deadlines, but proposals are invited based on fit; the foundation may request more information before inviting a proposal.

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.

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.

Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family

Shaker Heights, OH

The Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family funds children’s relief, education, arts, environmental stewardship, immigration law, and related charitable work, with 2025 grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000 and a median of $5,000. It is based in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and its grants went to organizations in several states, particularly Connecticut and Massachusetts. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Hillier Family Foundation

Akron, OH

The Hillier Family Foundation supported education, health, social services, and philanthropy, primarily in Ohio, with some funding in Kentucky; its 2022 grants had a median of $27,500 and ranged from $1,485 to $1,005,000. It made grants only to preselected charities and did not accept unsolicited requests, and its final 2022 filing indicates it had wound down and stopped grantmaking.

Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich

Rocky River, OH

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including food banks, human services, youth programs, animal care, hospice, and public broadcasting. In 2025, it gave $1,000–$50,000 per grant, with a median of $5,000; most funding went to Ohio, followed by Arizona and Iowa. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.