Foundations that fund organizations in Dayton, Ohio
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Dayton nonprofits
428 private foundations gave $50M to Dayton organizations in their latest filings; 42 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,349 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Dayton around $69K. 44 of these funders are based in Ohio; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 428
- Accept applications
- 42
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Dayton
- $50M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,349
- Typical median grant
- $69K
- Based in OH
- 44%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Dayton organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathile Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 77 | $10M | $30K | Yes | Operating support; Operating & making special wishes support; Women of the roundtable and beyond |
| The Graymer Foundation C/O Stacy Golding | Vero Beach, FL | 2 | $4.1M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General |
| The Schiewetz Foundation Inc | Dayton, OH | 17 | $2.8M | $100K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Clement & Ann Buenger Foundation C/O Truepoint Wealth Counsel | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | Project/program support |
| Kettering Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 16 | $1.9M | $100K | Yes | Unrestricted operating support; Daybreak heat pump replacement project; A 21st century club |
| The Berry Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 46 | $1.5M | $10K | Preselected only | Social/human services; Education; Medical |
| The Dayton Power and Light Company Foundation Dba Aes Ohio Foundation | Dayton, OH | 38 | $1.4M | $33K | Yes | Health & human services; Education & employment readiness; The arts |
| Virginia W Kettering Foundation Xxxxx3003 | Chicago, IL | 47 | $1.1M | $20K | Yes | General |
| The Houtz Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 9 | $1.0M | $100K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; carousel pavilion; Charitable Event |
| Hanley Foundation | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $994K | $994K | Preselected only | Education |
| Robert & Mary Davis Foundation | Dayton, OH | 1 | $895K | $895K | Yes | Sustaining fund for facility improvement needs |
| Iddings Benevolent Trust Xxxxx5009 | Chicago, IL | 44 | $658K | $14K | Yes | General; Program support |
| Tr UW Jacob Schmidlapp #1 | Cincinnati, OH | 18 | $635K | $25K | Yes | General operating support; Center for emotional; Heat the town support |
| The Jesse and Caryl Philips Foundation | Dayton, OH | 17 | $610K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 | Fort Mitchell, KY | 3 | $601K | $100K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 24 | $600K | $13K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Cardinal Foundation | Dayton, OH | 2 | $535K | $268K | Preselected only | Education; Health and human services |
| The Robert H Brethen Foundation | Lenoir City, TN | 2 | $526K | $263K | Yes | Support families and coworkers of fallen or injured officers; Raise community support for cutting-edge programs. |
| The Blackrock Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Support expansion of the states dual enrollment program by… |
| Soma Foundation Inc | Columbus, GA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Financial support |
| The Fred and Alice Wallace Charitable Memorial Foundation | Springboro, OH | 35 | $482K | $10K | Yes | Education; Health; Educationeducation |
| Stuart Rose Family Foundation Stuart Rose | Springboro, OH | 3 | $473K | $100K | Preselected only | Donation to support the foundation.; Donation to supoort the community mission; Donation to support the foundaiton |
| Del Mar Healthcare Inc | Del Mar, CA | 1 | $450K | $450K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Levin Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 58 | $403K | $3,250 | Yes | General funding |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $388K | $194K | Yes | Postsecondary education; K-12 education; public awareness and analysis |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $375K | $188K | Yes | For production of seeds, a documentary film depicting a por…; General support and project support for institutional stren… |
| Joanie C Bernard Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $350K | $175K | Preselected only | Project/program support; Project/program funds |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $325K | $325K | Yes | To continue support for capacity building |
| Frank M Tait Foundation | Oakwood, OH | 15 | $322K | $15K | Yes | Mentoring minds; Early learners in montgomery county; Parenting program |
| William & Dorothy Yeck Family Foundation | Sellersville, PA | 3 | $308K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted donation |
| The Maxon Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Reynolds and Reynolds Company Foundation | Kettering, OH | 4 | $295K | $68K | Yes | Scholarships; Reynolds Leadership Scholars Program 3 of 3 Individual Scho… |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 2 | $274K | $137K | Preselected only | Uplift underserved women affected by breast cancer and enga…; Serve every person and family affected by breast and gyneco… |
| The Goldman Sachs Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $258K | $258K | Preselected only | Grant to support 10,000 small businesses initiative in ohio. |
| Louise Kramer Foundation | Dayton, OH | 20 | $255K | $10K | Yes | Social programs; Social/human services; Educational |
| Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Community programming support |
| The Benedict Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Restricted |
| The Charlotte R Schmidlapp Fund Fifth Third | Cincinnati, OH | 3 | $240K | $90K | Yes | Program support |
| Wilson Sheehan Foundation | Springfield, OH | 5 | $226K | $50K | Yes | General operating support; Teacher resource center; It tech fundamentals |
| Virginia Conlogue Foundation | Dayton, OH | 11 | $212K | $16K | Yes | Community; Health; Education |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Replenishing and expanding the ranks of the conservative mo… |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | To support research, analysis, and training to hold governm… |
| Apex Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Arts, culture, and history |
| Mojo Foundation C/O Michael a McGraw | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | General purpose |
| The Connor Group Foundation Aka the Connor Group Kids and Community Partners | Miamisburg, OH | 5 | $190K | $4,717 | Preselected only | Contribution program; Individual partner program; Donation |
| Allyn Foundation | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $183K | $183K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Miriam Rosenthal Foundation for the Arts Cibc | Boston, MA | 3 | $180K | $50K | Yes | General support |
| Jack and Debra Edelman Foundation | Fishers, IN | 5 | $165K | $15K | Preselected only | Operations of the non profit |
| Gosiger Foundation | Dayton, OH | 14 | $163K | $4,500 | Preselected only | Charitable - general |
| Thomas a Brown Jr Charitable Trust | Newark, OH | 2 | $160K | $80K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 10 | $158K | $10K | Preselected only | Funding supports general operations and programming. |
| Lee & Patti Schear Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 2 | $150K | $75K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Stephen J Wolfe Jr Private Foundation | Dayton, OH | 2 | $150K | $75K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Human Race Theatre Trust Fund Xxxxx0005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General |
| The Gala of Hope Foundation Inc | Beavercreek, OH | 3 | $138K | $50K | Yes | Transportation for cancer patients; Operational support for software development and patient re…; Support of hope in motion cancer education exhibit |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | This grant, through the Expanding Access and Equity for Vet… |
| The Schram Family Foundation | Doylestown, PA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Ncr archive center project |
| Gitlab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Empowering families through streamlined access to resources |
| Bill and Jackie Lockwood Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 10 | $120K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Support education in aviation and aeronautics; Provide food to disadvantaged adults and children; Urban student development |
| Gerald M & Carole a Miller Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 16 | $118K | $5,000 | Yes | Operating expenses; Operating exp; Operating |
| Nick and Edna Weller Charities Inc | Dayton, OH | 7 | $115K | $10K | Preselected only | Education; Nutrition; Childrens services |
| Linda Black-Kurek Family Foundation | Bellbrook, OH | 4 | $115K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| Wilpon Foundation Inc | Great Neck, NY | 1 | $113K | $113K | Yes | For execution of an educational support program on behalf o… |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $102K | $51K | Yes | Support for four Clare Boothe Luce undergraduate STEM resea…; Support for travel costs to attend the CBL conference |
| Howard E & Mildred Kyle Foundation | Piqua, OH | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Contributions |
| Springfield Eagles Charity Inc | Springfield, OH | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Shoes |
| The Stitt Foundation Inc | Olean, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General |
| Joseph & Tiffany Keating Family Foundation | Clearwater, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Foundation |
| Cascade Hemophilia Consortium | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $96K | $96K | Preselected only | Support for medical services for persons with hemophilia an… |
| Kolodesh Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 6 | $91K | $150 | Preselected only | Women's circle, general fund; In memory of marc katz; Strengthen health care and patient support |
| Robert H Reakirt Fdn Equities | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $90K | $25K | Yes | General operating; Workforce education |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | To unlock long-term, sustained funding for civil society or… |
| Davis Family Charitable Trust | Naples, FL | 3 | $90K | $10K | Yes | General operating support |
| The Danis Foundation Inc | Miamisburg, OH | 7 | $90K | $1,000 | Yes | Scholarship; Corporate partnership 2024-2025; Carmen perez memorial |
| Julian G Lange Family Foundation 1 | San Antonio, TX | 14 | $85K | $2,000 | Preselected only | Operating fund |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $85K | $43K | Yes | General operating support for dance productions and activit…; General operating support for theatrical productions and ac… |
| The Muse Machine Trust Fund Xxxxx8009 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | General |
| Miami Valley Hospital UW N Sanders Xxxxx0006 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $82K | $82K | Preselected only | General |
| The Leslie C Mapp Foundation Xxxxx9007 | Chicago, IL | 11 | $79K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General |
| The Edward L Croman Charitable Trust | West Orange, NJ | 1 | $77K | $77K | Yes | To support statedcharitable goals |
| Joseph E & Mary E Keller Foundation | Kettering, OH | 6 | $76K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Education |
| Reign Bow Ministry Training Center | Dayton, OH | 4 | $75K | $17K | Preselected only | Ministry support and tithes Amount; Pastoral support; Educational and community outreach support for underserved… |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | To support general operations |
| Fleck Scholarship Fund | Lebanon, OH | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Scott Kenneth a Charitable Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 2 | $73K | $37K | Yes | General operating; Program support |
| Armotte Boyer Charitable Trust | Cincinnati, OH | 11 | $70K | $5,000 | Yes | Project/program support; General operating support |
| Patterson Jefferson Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $69K | $69K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Mary Delahanty Clapham Charitable Tr | Chicago, IL | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | General |
| Iue-Cwa Housing Corporation | Rochester, NY | 1 | $63K | $63K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 23 | $61K | $1,000 | Yes | Matching gift |
| Goetz Family Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Barker Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Sherman-Standard Register Foundation | Dayton, OH | 6 | $59K | $7,000 | Preselected only | General support; Generla support |
| The Bill and Mae McCorkle Foundation Inc | Powell, OH | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | Donation to foundation |
| Keith N Browning Family Foundation C/O US Bank Na | Cincinnati, OH | 8 | $53K | $6,250 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Cutco Foundation Inc | Olean, NY | 3 | $52K | $2,000 | Yes | Pledge; Annual gift; Match |
| New York Life Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $51K | $500 | Yes | Educ. general; Cca general |
| The Patel Family Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $51K | $51K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Kuhns Brothers Co Foundation | Dayton, OH | 13 | $51K | $3,500 | Preselected only | Support for rescued animals; Fund local broadcasting; Support local programs |
| The James G and Purcell S Palmer Found | Catskill, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To assist with charitable purpose of recipient |
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 Dayton, Ohio?
Mathile Family Foundation, The Graymer Foundation C/O Stacy Golding, The Schiewetz Foundation Inc, Clement & Ann Buenger Foundation C/O Truepoint Wealth Counsel, Kettering Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Dayton 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 Dayton. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.