Grants and funding in Ohio
10,474 foundations reported granting into Ohio on their most recent IRS filings: 53,100 itemized grants worth $4.9B between them. On top of that, fifteen live grant programs and forty-one contract opportunities are specific to Ohio, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 10,474
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $4.9B
- across 53,100 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Ohio
- 15
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 57
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 10,474 foundations granting into Ohio, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Ohio
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Ohio on their most recent filings.
Who the Ohio-specific grants are for
Of the fifteen live grant programs specific to Ohio, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. seven more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Fifty-seven community development lenders serve Ohio: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Ohio foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Ohio that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 974Ohio foundations that accept applications.
- Education grants in Ohio (254 funders)
- Human Services grants in Ohio (202 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Ohio (173 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Ohio (84 funders)
- Health Care grants in Ohio (57 funders)
- Youth Development grants in Ohio (56 funders)
- Animal Welfare grants in Ohio (55 funders)
- Religion grants in Ohio (48 funders)
- Environment grants in Ohio (41 funders)
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition grants in Ohio (37 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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