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The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation supports education, affordable housing, arts and culture, community well-being, neighborhood development, and basic needs, with responsive grants focused on its eight-county Greater Cincinnati service area. Its 2024 grants had a median of $20,000, while specific opportunities range from small awards to grants of up to $450,000. It offers open RFP and LOI opportunities; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside those opportunities.

Roselle Foundation Co Louise Roselle

Cincinnati, OH

The Roselle Foundation supports charitable organizations, with recent grants for law and justice, Jewish community life, hunger relief, and other causes. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $7,500, with a median of $1,000; most funding went to Ohio, with additional grants in Kentucky, New York, and Illinois. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Mark Heiman Family Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Mark Heiman Family Foundation gives general support to a varied group of preselected charitable organizations, with recent grants ranging from $100 to $62,000 and a median of $1,000. Its 2025 giving was concentrated in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Farmer Family Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Farmer Family Foundation supports arts, education, child advocacy, healthcare, research, and other charitable work, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Ohio organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $15 million, with a median of $15,000; the filing describes submitting a letter with the request purpose and amount plus general organizational information, and states no deadline or award restrictions.

Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr

Cincinnati, OH

The foundation funds arts and culture, civic and community initiatives, education, and human services in a 10-county Greater Cincinnati area spanning Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $25,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through a rolling inquiry process.

The Peter and Mary Levin Family

Cincinnati, OH

The Peter and Mary Levin Family supports efforts to reduce social and civil injustice and expand dignity and opportunity, including work in public policy, safety-net services, education and the arts, health, and Jewish community life. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $88,000, with a median of $4,000; Ohio received the largest share, alongside grants in several other states. It accepts written applications from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations at any time.

Betagole Family Foundation Inc

Cincinnati, OH

The Bernard and Pamela Barbash Family

Garden City, NY

The Bernard and Pamela Barbash Family funds Jewish and Israel-related causes, human services, and children’s needs, primarily in Ohio, New York, and Florida. In 2024, it made 77 grants ranging from $100 to $114,666, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

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 Scripps Howard Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Scripps Howard Foundation supports journalism education and related programs, including fellowships and investigative and open-source reporting, with 2024 grants concentrated in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Arizona, Ohio, and Colorado. Its median 2024 grant was $1,250, though awards ranged widely; the profile does not state whether the Foundation accepts unsolicited requests.

Nisource Charitable Foundation

Columbus, OH

The NiSource Charitable Foundation supports nonprofits addressing safety, workforce and economic development, environmental stewardship, STEM and energy education, and basic needs in communities across Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $60 to $2.1 million, with a median of $3,000. The filing directs applicants to contact the Foundation for application materials and deadlines; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.