The Michelson Foundation Charitable Trust

Glenn R & Alice V Boggess Memorial

Columbus, OH

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including children’s, family-services, hospice, and community groups; its 2025 grants typically were $1,000–$8,000, with a median of $2,000. It is based in Columbus, Ohio, and lists Summit County, Ohio, as a restriction, though recent grants also went to Virginia; the filing says to request a distribution by letter to Brenda Moubray, but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Gar Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

GAR Foundation funds nonprofits serving Akron residents in education, economic and community development, arts and culture, and basic needs, as well as teacher-led classroom projects in Summit County. Its recent annual grant totals were about $7.2–$7.5 million, while classroom grants offer up to $5,000 for one classroom or $10,000 for multi-classroom projects. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Lloyd L & Louise K Smith Foundation

Columbus, OH

The foundation supports a broad range of organizations, including education, hospitals, religious groups, food assistance, arts, human services, youth, and wildlife organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $3,000, and 90% of funding went to Ohio recipients. It accepts written applications from public educational institutions, hospitals, and religious organizations; no specific form or deadline is listed.

L R Moffitt & L W Moffitt Foundation

Columbus, OH

The L R Moffitt & L W Moffitt Foundation supports a range of charitable services, including food assistance, health and human services, legal aid, and animal welfare; its 2024 filing restricts awards to the Akron and Summit County area. In 2025, it made 52 grants, typically around $1,000 (median), with awards ranging from $500 to $6,000. It accepts written requests in any format; no deadline is listed.

The Patricia & J Harvey Graves Family Foundation

Dallas, TX

Nemeth Julius L PFDN

Brooklyn, OH

The foundation supports organizations in arts and culture, youth development, public media, immigrant services, hospice care, and ecology, primarily in Ohio, with some grants in Texas and Massachusetts. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $6,000, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDN

Brooklyn, OH

The foundation supports a range of educational, community-service, food-assistance, cultural, and youth-serving organizations, primarily in Akron and elsewhere in Ohio. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $65,000, with a median of $6,500. It accepts requests by letter to Michael Ayers; submit before its May, September, or December meetings.

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.

Kenneth L Calhoun Char Tr

Brooklyn, OH

The foundation supports charitable, religious, and scientific organizations across varied areas, including history and culture, food access, youth development, animal welfare, and survivor support; most of its 2025 giving went to Ohio. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts requests by letter, with the organization’s name and purpose, date, amount requested, and proof of 501(c)(3) status.

Charles E and Mabel M Ritchie Memorial

Columbus, OH

The foundation supports a range of organizations, including education, human services, arts, and community groups, with its stated restriction to organizations in Summit County, Ohio. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. It has no specific application form or deadline; the filing does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc

Hudson, OH

The Burton D. Morgan Foundation funds 501(c)(3) organizations advancing free enterprise and entrepreneurship, including entrepreneurship education, support for growing businesses, and programs benefiting Hudson, Ohio; its work is concentrated in Northeast Ohio. In 2024, grants ranged from $250 to $393,500, with a median of $18,900; grantmaking is largely proactive, but organizations that are not current grantees may submit an online grant interest form, while proactive community grants do not accept requests.

The Feth Family Foundation

Akron, OH

The Feth Family Foundation supports community services, education, history, and religious ministry, with most of its giving going to organizations in Ohio. Its 2025 grants ranged from $750 to $100,000, with a median of $2,250; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.