WGPF: Ohio Historical Markers Grant Program
Funding Amount
US $1,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Open to municipalities and nonprofit organizations, the program provides a total of 20 grants across various counties, fostering a deeper appreciation and recognition of Ohio's rich historical heritage.
- All municipalities, nonprofit academic institutions and 501(c)(3) organizations in Ohio
- There are 10 marker grants available to qualifying applicants in the following counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Meigs, Ottawa, Portage, Sandusky, Seneca, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne.
- Qualifying applicants across all other Ohio counties
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
The WGPF: Ohio Historical Markers Grant Program, initiated by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation in collaboration with Ohio History Connection, offers grants for historical markers that commemorate significant people, places, and events in Ohio's history from 1800 to 1900. Open to municipalities and nonprofit organizations, the program provides a total of 20 grants across various counties, fostering a deeper appreciation and recognition of Ohio's rich historical heritage.
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation proudly partnered with Ohio History Connection in 2014 to provide historical marker grants in the Buckeye State. Markers in this program commemorate historic people, places, things or events of Ohio’s past between the years 1800-1900.
Eligibility
Pomeroy Foundation grants for Ohio historical markers are open to all municipalities, nonprofit academic institutions and 501(c)(3) organizations in Ohio.There are 10 marker grants available to qualifying applicants in the following counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Meigs, Ottawa, Portage, Sandusky, Seneca, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne.An additional 10 marker grants are available to qualifying applicants across all other Ohio counties.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from The William G Pomeroy Foundation's IRS filings)
Columbus, OH · 2024
$30K
Greater Oneonta Historical Society
Oneonta, NY · 2024
$9,750
Wisconsin Historical Foundation
Eau Claire, WI · 2024
$6,900
Town of Dekalb
De Kalb Junction, NY · 2024
$3,900
Marcellus, NY · 2024
$1,795
42 grants in The William G Pomeroy Foundation's 2020–2024 filings reference “Ohio Historical Markers Grant Program” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What The William G Pomeroy Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 203
- Total given
- $4.21M
- Median grant
- $1,950
- Range
- $50–$900K
- By dollars: New York 56%, Ohio 18%, Florida 9%. Top recipient cities: Syracuse, NY; Rochester, NY; Albany, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 58% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Be the Match Foundation · Webster, NY
Year end gift
$400K
Gift of Life Marrow Registry · Boca Raton, FL
Year end gift
$400K
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA
Donor selection study
$300K
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY
Year end gift
$250K
Alzheimer's Association Central New York Chapter · East Syracuse, NY
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$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- History
- Nonprofits
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