Foundations that fund organizations in Athens, Ohio
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Athens nonprofits
149 private foundations gave $13M to Athens organizations in their latest filings; 49 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
239 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Athens around $7,500. 48 of these funders are based in Ohio; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 149
- Accept applications
- 49
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Athens
- $13M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 239
- Typical median grant
- $7,500
- Based in OH
- 48%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Athens organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Heritage Foundation | Dublin, OH | 16 | $7.9M | $38K | Preselected only | To support projects and programs determined to be of signif…; To expand the reach and impact of the produce prescription…; To positively impact the health and quality of life in nels… |
| Philip & Patricia Muck Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $653K | $653K | Yes | Philip f. & patricia s. |
| Roenigk Family Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $545K | $545K | Preselected only | 455000 |
| Health Carousel Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $500K | $125K | Preselected only | Healthy Meals for Healthy Minds Initiative; General & Unrestricted; Community Healthcare Worker Training |
| Keith and Deborah Wandell Charitable Foundation | Bluffton, SC | 1 | $445K | $445K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant |
| Augusta Family Foundation Inc | Charleston, WV | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Charitable support |
| Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville | Dublin, OH | 6 | $325K | $45K | Preselected only | Project/program support; Matching grant |
| Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | To provide support to the ohio university |
| Kibble Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $164K | $164K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Revada Foundation | Evanston, IL | 6 | $120K | $20K | Preselected only | Support for invisible ground; General operating support; General operating support of the athens county independent… |
| Cornwell Foundation Inc | Athens, OH | 8 | $117K | $2,800 | Preselected only | Charitable purposes; Christmas lights |
| O'Bleness Charles - Foundation | Columbus, OH | 6 | $108K | $13K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Amerihealth Caritas Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | Project grant |
| The Schoonover Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Art Education |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $64K | $10K | Preselected only | A Year of Meals for DV Shelter; Ohio University Food Pantries Program 2025-2026; Growing STEM in Appalachia Ohio FY26 |
| Fox Foundation Inc | Lancaster, OH | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | General |
| Alan and Ruby Riedel Foundation | Round Top, TX | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Educational program support/ scholarship fund |
| The Paul and Carol David Foundation | Canton, OH | 1 | $56K | $56K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Wolfort Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | General support |
| Ruth M Hughes Scholarship Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $54K | $54K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Farmer Family Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Exempt purpose of organization |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $49K | $49K | Yes | Science teachers language ideologies and attitudes towards… |
| Rk Mellon Family Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 2 | $45K | $23K | Yes | Operations |
| Northeastern Ohio Healthcare Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $41K | $41K | Preselected only | General |
| Timothy and Margaret Busch Family Foundation Inc | Pittsford, NY | 2 | $36K | $18K | Preselected only | General support |
| Apgar Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $34K | $34K | Preselected only | The george washington forum |
| The John Calhoun Baker Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Richard Salomon Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation | Kirtland Hills, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General program support |
| Ritton Family Foundation | Marietta, OH | 11 | $24K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Isabelle meek; Madisen dailey; Elise lupo |
| The Longleaf Foundation | Albany, OH | 3 | $21K | $10K | Preselected only | Church; Public broadcasting; Special needs |
| The Kramer Family Foundation Inc | Reno, NV | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable-fighting hunger |
| Baird Brothers Co Foundation Oag # 79-0577 | Columbus, OH | 3 | $19K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Mynydd Teg Foundation | Newark, OH | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | Support education/sponsor scholarships |
| Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation Inc | Charleston, WV | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Higher education |
| Huron Foundation | Shaker Heights, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | 13900 |
| Champion Force Athletics Youth Scholarship Foundation | Byron Center, MI | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | To provide tuition assistance to selected student |
| The Charles Mitchell Scholarship Trust | Chicago, IL | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Austin-Bailey Health & Wellness Foundation | Canton, OH | 2 | $11K | $5,500 | Yes | Medical Training Scholarships |
| Katherine B Geis | Columbus, OH | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Verna M Griffee Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Shelly Family Foundation | Newark, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Scholarship |
| Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Education |
| Apgar-Black Foundation | Point Pleasant, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | For the r. randolph apgar scholarship for ethics in journal… |
| Park National Corporation Foundation | Newark, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support |
| The Mark S Feldstein and Sandra a Feldstein | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| Ronald D & Lily H Glosser Foundation | Greenwood, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Funding for the rehabilitation of equine |
| Frank R Bo Dunlap Foundation Inc C/O Lori Brisker | Circleville, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Education |
| The Philip J & Carol J Lyons Foundation | Tucson, AZ | 5 | $10K | $2,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Peter T Joseph Foundation C/O Wendy E Joseph | New York, NY | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Tuw John McKee Dtd 1281899 Archbishop Nelson J Perez Trustee | Malvern, PA | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 | Yes | Individual student scholarship grants |
| Peoples Bank Foundation | Marietta, OH | 4 | $8,500 | $2,250 | Yes | Support of organizations; Scholarship; Program support |
| Goldring Family Foundation | Metairie, LA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Dale E & Bernice E Mansperger Foundation Inc | Euclid, OH | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Endowed scholarship |
| The Robert J Woodward Education Foundation | Grove City, OH | 4 | $8,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Book scholarship for individual support - ohio university; Book scholarship for individual support - ohio university h… |
| National Veterans Leadership Foundation | New Albany, OH | 2 | $7,750 | $3,875 | Preselected only | Nvlf leadership forum travel stipend 2025; Nvlf military community advocate service scholarship progra… |
| Tribune-Review Charities | Tarentum, PA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Business marketing tech scholarship |
| Oscar & Hildegard Thiele Scholarship Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Scholarships |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Yes | JAP scholarship |
| Haushalter Family Foundation | Kenton, OH | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Preselected only | Scholarship grant; Scholarship Grant |
| Coltman Thomas J Foundation Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 3 | $7,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Kaplan Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Yes | Unrestricted contribution |
| Bernard-Wentz Scholarship Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $6,720 | $6,720 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Charles H Feoppel Educational Loan Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $6,237 | $600 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $6,189 | $6,189 | Preselected only | Support for programs that create transformative experiences… |
| Clark Charitable Trust | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | Charitable |
| Kozloff Family Charitable Trust | Quakertown, PA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Doneesdiscretion |
| The Emmett Mizer Lutheran Foundation of Baltic | Baltic, OH | 3 | $5,200 | $1,600 | Yes | M cahill nursing ed; B hoffman accounting ed; C maust hearing and speech and language sciences |
| Learning By Giving Foundation Inc | Marshfield, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Spm Foundation Inc C/O Sheets Smith Wealth Management | Winstonsalem, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support services |
| Maclaurin Family Foundation | Hilton Head, SC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Mattlin Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating fund |
| The Yamani Family Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General support |
| Gladys M Hess Memorial Scholarship Fund | Russellton, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | To provide educational scholarships |
| Lori Schottenstein Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Community |
| The Joanne & John Dallepezze Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To support education. |
| Fw Albrecht Family Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarship for 1 individual |
| Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee | Indiana, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Individual scholarship |
| Premier Bank Foundation | Canfield, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Dejaco Foundation | The Villages, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Help people struggling with poverty and |
| Crissman Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Mountain Lakes, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General |
| The Wm M & a Cafaro Family Foundation | Niles, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General purpose |
| Russell L Cline Charitable Trust | Washington Court House, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Scholarships for local students |
| Knight John Mem Jrnl Fd Endw | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Robert H Jentes Scholarship Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $4,945 | $4,945 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Mervin Britton Memorial Scholarship Foundatio | Newark, OH | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| A K Stephenson Fdn Char Tr Agy | Eagan, MN | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Printing Industries Education Fund | Westerville, OH | 3 | $3,750 | $1,250 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Cone Automatic Machine Co Charitable Foundation | Ascutney, VT | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| The McConnell Educational Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Preselected only | Enhance continuing education |
| Eleanor M Tootle Tr Thomas F Tootle Ttee | Circleville, OH | 1 | $3,039 | $3,039 | Yes | Education |
| Synthomer Foundation Inc | Beachwood, OH | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Program/project support |
| The Presser Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Undergraduate scholar awards |
| Phyllis a Beneke Scholarship Fund | Wheeling, WV | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Scholarship for julia |
| Bdt Foundation | Athens, OH | 2 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| The Edith S Wheeler Trust C/O John Chiota Esq | Trumbull, CT | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Education/scholarships |
| Open Minds Align Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Roberts Mildred Charitable Trust | Marietta, OH | 1 | $2,559 | $2,559 | Preselected only | Education |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Athens, Ohio?
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, Philip & Patricia Muck Charitable Foundation, Roenigk Family Foundation, Health Carousel Foundation, Keith and Deborah Wandell Charitable Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Athens organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Athens. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.