Private foundation · EIN 34-6000445 · Columbus, Ohio

Brush Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Ohio. The foundation accepts applications (6/30 and 12/31) and its median grant is $18K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 17 grants paid, $367K total, median $18K. 76% of grants stayed in Ohio. Stated restrictions: No grants to individuals. A future in which family planning world-wide is available, affordable, acceptable, effective and safe. The

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
17
$367K
Median grant
$18K
Stays in OH
76%
of grants
Deadline
6/30 and 12/31
Assets
$8.8M

How to apply

Contact the foundation for formal guidelines Contact: The Brush Foundation, 25350 Rockside Rd 3rd Floor, Bedford Heights, Oh, 2163342209 Deadlines: 6/30 and 12/31 Restrictions: No grants to individuals. A future in which family planning world-wide is available, affordable, acceptable, effective and safe. The

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Preterm Cleveland IncCleveland, OHGeneral operating$65K
Ohio Womens AllianceGahanna, OHGeneral operating$32K
Abortion Forward AllianceColumbus, OHGeneral operating$30K
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio RegionCincinnati, OHGeneral operating$30K
Planned Parenthood of Greater OhioAkron, OHGeneral operating$30K
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OHGeneral operating$25K
Abortion Fund of OhioColumbus, OHGeneral operating$25K
Just ChoiceWorthington, OHGeneral operating$23K
Ohio VoiceColumbus, OHGeneral operating$18K
Ohio Progressive Asian Womens LeadershipColumbus, OHGeneral operating$17K
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OHGeneral operating$15K
Collective Power for Reproductive JusticeAmherst, MAGeneral operating$10K
New Voices for Reproductive JusticePittsburgh, PAGeneral operating$10K
Unite for Reproductive & Gender EquityWashington, DCGeneral operating$10K
Planned Parenthood Research Center-BloomBedford Heights, OHGeneral operating$10K
Faith Choice OhioColumbus, OHGeneral operating$10K
Catholics for ChoiceWashington, DCGeneral operating$7,500

By state: Ohio 13 · District of Columbia 2 · Massachusetts 1 · Pennsylvania 1

About this foundation

Brush Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Columbus, Ohio, administered in care of Keybank Na, tax-exempt since 1945. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Brush Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Contact the foundation for formal guidelines Deadlines: 6/30 and 12/31.

How much does Brush Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $367K across 17 grants, a median of $18K.

Where does Brush Foundation give?

Ohio (13 grants), District of Columbia (2 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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