The Lindorf Family Foundation

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.

Licking County Foundation Inc

Newark, OH

The Licking County Foundation funds eligible nonprofits and public agencies for work in areas such as health and human services, education, arts and culture, parks, the environment, and community development in Licking County, Ohio. Its 2024 grants had a median award of $20,000; the Foundation describes application steps for its grant programs but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Park National Corporation Foundation

Newark, OH

The Park National Corporation Foundation supports community, education, arts, and social-service organizations, with most of its giving going to Ohio and smaller amounts to North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Illinois. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6 to $200,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The John and Mary Alford Foundation

Worthington, OH

To provide support of educational, social, religious and cultural programs to meet the needs of the growing and changing licking county, ohio community.

The O'Neill Foundation

Newark, OH

Energy Cooperative Roundup Foundation Inc

Newark, OH

The foundation supports special or emergency needs of community organizations and agencies, including community facilities, equipment, youth activities, and services that improve quality of life. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,720 to $10,000, with a median of $6,370, and all went to recipients in Ohio. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Thomas J Evans Foundation

Newark, OH

The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation

Newark, OH

The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation supports education, higher-education facilities, historic restoration, school improvements, youth programs, community events, and local amenities, primarily in Ohio. Its 2025 grants ranged from $756 to $2.2 million, with a median of $50,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Lefevre Foundation

Newark, OH

Supporting organization; furtherance of art, history, technology education, community health, youth programs and community benefiting projects as a supporting organization to and for the community purposes of the licking county foundation

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation funds education, affordable housing, community and cultural vibrancy, basic needs, and community-led work, primarily in its eight-county Greater Cincinnati service area. Its 2024 median grant was $20,000, though awards vary widely; it offers grants through specific RFPs and other funding opportunities.

The Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland Foundation, the world's first community foundation, makes grants across ten focus areas including arts, education, economic development, health, and human services in Greater Cleveland and surrounding counties. With over $3.2 billion in assets, the foundation distributes more than $100 million annually through both board-directed strategic initiatives and donor-advised funds, with typical grants ranging from approximately $5,000 to over $17 million. Based in Northeast Ohio, it serves Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties while maintaining selective grantmaking in other regions.

Edward Jones Foundation

St Louis, MO

The Edward Jones Foundation supports charitable organizations working in human services, community development and service, education, and the arts, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Missouri and additional support in several other states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $3 to $3.3 million, with a median of $300. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.