The Nordson Corporation Foundation
The Nordson Corporation Foundation is a private foundation based in Westlake, Ohio. It provides grants to local nonprofits through employee-led committees and focuses primarily on educational programs that help people become self-sufficient and active participants in their communities.
The Nordson Corporation Foundation at a glance
In short: The Nordson Corporation Foundation gave $5.5M across 159 grants in 2025 (avg $34K), mostly in Ohio. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,451,100
- -17.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 159
- -36.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $34,284
- +29.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $35,895,025
- +5.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (30 of 159, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Nordson Corporation Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
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The Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Its website says applications are accepted by invitation only, and that its board allocates funds based on online grant applications. The Foundation’s 2024 filing lists an electronic request describing the program and specific use of funds, with eligibility limited to charitable organizations serving charitable, scientific, or educational purposes for community benefit. The filing lists deadlines of February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15; these dates are past cycles, not upcoming deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Maria Spangler
Mailing address: C/O Nordson Corp 28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, OH 44145
Phone: (440) 892-1580
Website: https://nordson.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from The Nordson Corporation Foundation
Nordson Corporation Foundation Grant - Connecticut (New London & Windham Counties)
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Nordson Corporation Foundation Grant - Minnesota (Hennepin County)
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Nordson Corporation Foundation Grant - New Hampshire
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Who The Nordson Corporation Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tech Corps Ohio ($602K). Together the top 10 received $2.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
1,752 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,661 grants of 1,752 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s website says its giving priorities are shaped by the geographic areas where Nordson has major facilities. Its application information identifies communities in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Ohio. In the 2025 filing, Ohio accounted for 54% of grant dollars, followed by Georgia and California at 8% each, and Rhode Island and Colorado at 5% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 159 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Nordson Corporation Foundation open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 30 of 159 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $35K; repeat grants $34K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 59% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 329% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.5M (2025) to $8.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 159 grants totaling $5.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tech Corps Ohio Columbus, OH | Expanding Equitable Access to K-12 STEM Education | $601,500 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc North Canton, OH | STEM, Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship | $504,100 |
| Friends of Breakthough Schools Cleveland, OH | Preparing Scholars for Choice-Filled Lives | $300,000 |
| Neighborhood Alliance Lorain, OH | Shelter and Emergency Haven Center Capital | $250,000 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH | Lorain County College & Career Access Advising | $225,000 |
| California State University San Marcos Foundation San Marcos, CA | A New Integrated Science and Engineering Building | $100,000 |
| Second Harvest Foodbank of North Centeral Ohio Lorain, OH | General Operations | $100,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio Lorain, OH | Out of school time programming for lorain kids and teens | $85,000 |
| Effective Leadership Academy Warrensville Heights, OH | SEL and Leadership Training for Lorain County Youth | $72,000 |
| Lorain City Schools Lorain, OH | Wraparound Services Grant and Nordson School Fund | $70,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $35,895,025 | $4,491,598 | $5,572,886 | $5,451,100 | 159 | $5,456,473 | $1,145,392 | $1,659,761 |
| 2024 | $34,190,711 | $3,733,961 | $6,624,355 | $6,573,375 | 249 | $6,573,375 | $2,817,514 | $1,715,177 |
| 2023 | $33,355,624 | $8,222,888 | $8,146,842 | $8,100,029 | 404 | $8,100,029 | $1,035,730 | $1,743,300 |
| 2022 | $32,422,489 | $11,207,660 | $8,138,361 | $8,095,581 | 459 | $8,095,581 | $949,478 | $1,725,749 |
| 2021 | $37,441,283 | $10,382,561 | $6,804,910 | $6,773,722 | 481 | — | $1,137,020 | $1,657,825 |
| 2020 | $29,408,118 | $6,962,052 | $7,907,946 | $7,873,425 | 515 | — | $1,280,621 | $1,444,904 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Nordson Corporation Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.7M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated mission is to improve quality of life in its communities by supporting educational programs and initiatives that enable people to become self-sufficient, thriving, active participants in the community. Its website identifies education as its primary funding focus, particularly educational curriculum and experiences that foster job readiness and pathways to higher education. Its filings also describe grants across areas including education, arts and culture, and human welfare.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of work funded. TECH CORPS Ohio says it designs computer science and IT programs and recruits and supports people to deliver them. College Now Greater Cleveland describes its mission as increasing postsecondary educational attainment through college and career advising, financial aid counseling, scholarships, and retention services. Neighborhood Alliance says it meets vulnerable residents’ basic needs while offering pathways to improve lives. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the Foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 159 grants totaling $5,451,100. Grant amounts ranged from $7,500 to $601,500, with a median of $20,000. Its largest reported grants included $601,500 to TECH CORPS Ohio for expanding equitable access to K–12 STEM education; $504,100 to the National Inventors Hall of Fame for STEM, creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship; $300,000 to Friends of Breakthrough Schools to prepare scholars for choice-filled lives; and $250,000 to Neighborhood Alliance for a shelter and emergency haven center capital project.
Other 2025 grants included $225,000 to College Now Greater Cleveland for Lorain County college and career access advising, $100,000 to Second Harvest Foodbank of North Central Ohio for general operations, and $85,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio for out-of-school-time programming for Lorain children and teens.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sundaram Nagarajan as president, Barbara Raymond as secretary, and Dan Hopgood as treasurer as of February 2025. It lists Sarah Siddiqui and Srini Subramanian as directors, Stephen Lovass as a director through April 2025, and Joseph Kelley as treasurer through February 2025 and a director.
The Nordson Corporation Foundation is led by Sundaram Nagarajan, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sundaram Nagarajan
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Kelley
Treasurer & Director
Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Lovass
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Siddiqui
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Srini Subramanian
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Raymond
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Hopgood
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Barbara Oesch (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jeff Pembroke (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Shelly Peet (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Gregory Merk (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John Keane (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Joseph Stockunas (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about The Nordson Corporation Foundation
How much does The Nordson Corporation Foundation give each year?
The Nordson Corporation Foundation gave $5.5M across 159 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6.6M across 249 grants.
What is The Nordson Corporation Foundation's typical grant size?
The Nordson Corporation Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $34,284, across 159 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Nordson Corporation Foundation that year got $35K on average.
Where does The Nordson Corporation Foundation give grants?
The Nordson Corporation Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Georgia (8%) and California (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (15 grants), Lorain, OH (13 grants), Cleveland, OH (11 grants) and Atlanta, GA (7 grants).
Does The Nordson Corporation Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 13% of The Nordson Corporation Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (21 of 159) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Nordson School Fund" (8 grants).
Who are The Nordson Corporation Foundation's largest grantees?
The Nordson Corporation Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Tech Corps Ohio ($601,500), National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc ($504,100) and Friends of Breakthough Schools ($300,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Nordson Corporation Foundation?
The Nordson Corporation Foundation reported $35.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.7M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Nordson Corporation Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s stated mission is to improve quality of life in its communities by supporting educational programs and initiatives that enable people to become self-sufficient, thriving, active participants in the community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Nordson Corporation Foundation?
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Nordson Corporation Foundation's EIN?
The Nordson Corporation Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1596194. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Nordson Corporation Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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