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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.

389
1,952
3,719
2,507
1,549
234
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Ohio

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Ohio on their most recent filings.

JobsOhio Beverage System$255M
The Childrens Hospital$187M
JobsOhio$143M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$105M
The Big Ten Conference Inc$92M
Itemized grants into Ohio from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

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.

Nonprofits13
Cities and towns4
Tribal organizations4
Researchers1

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, local governments and tribal organizations.

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.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

See what you are eligible for in Ohio.

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