Foundations that fund organizations in Delaware, Ohio
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Delaware nonprofits
112 private foundations gave $4.9M to Delaware organizations in their latest filings; 35 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
168 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Delaware around $5,000. 48 of these funders are based in Ohio; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 112
- Accept applications
- 35
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Delaware
- $4.9M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 168
- Typical median grant
- $5,000
- Based in OH
- 48%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Delaware organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pjm Charitable Foundation | Frankfort, MI | 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | Preselected only | Furtherance of university's tax exempt purpose |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | Nurturing children-worship & prayer |
| The Rev H W Hargett Family Scholarship Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $270K | $270K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Ferry Family Foundation | Westlake, OH | 1 | $240K | $240K | Preselected only | Endowment for student enrichment |
| The James and Ann Swinehart Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $178K | $178K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 26 | $138K | $1,668 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Pay It Forward Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $94K | $94K | Preselected only | General operating. |
| Robert W Rings Charitable Remainder Trust | Fort Myers, FL | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | Animal care |
| Merkle Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | General support |
| Spurling Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $45K | $45K | Yes | 2024-25 annual fund ($10,000), dean's gift fund ($15,000),… |
| Ralph Gooding Irrevocable Trust Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Indiana, PA | 6 | $41K | $6,166 | Preselected only | General charitable; Cultural arts; Sr continuing care |
| Pope Family Foundation | Dublin, OH | 2 | $40K | $20K | Yes | Therapeutic services to people; Provide opp to hs kids and adults |
| Ellen and Richard Berghamer Fdtn | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Annual fund |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $28K | $14K | Preselected only | Friends of CASA 5K Teddy Bear Trot; Housing Stability - Eviction Prevention and Utility assista… |
| James Family Foundation Inc | Reynoldsbug, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Religious |
| Hoover W Henry Fund Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General operating |
| Kara J Trott Family Foundation Aka Life Leap Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Croll Foundation | Needham Heights, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Support for current programs |
| Koushik Foundation | New Albany, OH | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Temple |
| The Macbea Foundation | Columbus, OH | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | Homeless shelter & family assistance; Nutriton for older adults |
| Harry C Moores Foundation | Columbus, OH | 2 | $18K | $8,750 | Yes | General operations |
| Magee Christian Education Foundation | Simpsonville, KY | 1 | $17K | $17K | Yes | Education |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 1 | $16K | $16K | Yes | To help with the cost of field education stipends. |
| The Samuel L Westerman Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Education |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Support for programs that create transformative experiences… |
| Rlh Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Operating funds |
| Scott Kenneth a Charitable Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $14K | $14K | Yes | Program support |
| Yellow Boulder Foundation | Lewis Center, OH | 5 | $14K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Dorothy T & Myron T Seifert Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | General support |
| Pansing Foundation | Delaware, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Assist needy |
| Byers Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Matching gifts |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Corporate donation |
| Wm Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | For general support of charitable purposes. |
| Roberti Family Foundation for Civic Engagement Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Franklin Foundation Inc | Columbus, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| The Morris and Phyllis Friedman Foundation C/O Steven Friedman | Warren, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To provide enrichment to the lives of veterans, military fa… |
| H T Ewald Foundation | West Bloomfield, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Hagedorn Legacy Foundation C/O Rob McMahon | Port Washington, NY | 1 | $8,247 | $8,247 | Preselected only | Education |
| Richard B and Jane R Whitehead Foundation | Kent, OH | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | In memory of richard and jane whitehead - unrestricted |
| Dale E & Bernice E Mansperger Foundation Inc | Euclid, OH | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Endowed scholarship |
| Blakeslee Hl & Ne Scholarship Fd Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Rocky Nook Foundation | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | General contribution, unrestricted to purpose |
| Cardinal Health Foundation | Dublin, OH | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Yes | Employee engagement\volunteer leadership grant |
| The Paul and Carol David Foundation | Canton, OH | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| The McConnell Educational Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Enhance continuing education |
| Langshaw Vera N Endw | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Joe & Allison Markell Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Team OWU - Women's Field Hockey |
| Kaplan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | General donation |
| Jones Bertram G Char Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $5,224 | $5,224 | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Aleshire Willis & Esther Ochr | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $5,039 | $5,039 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Harding-Buller Foundation of Worthington | Worthington, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 5 | $5,000 | $500 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education |
| The Harrington Family Foundation | Key Largo, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Koski Family Foundation Inc | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support Ohio Wesleyan University Department of Education, M… |
| Zia Charitable Foundation | Old Greenwich, CT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| B Charles and Jay G Ames Foundation C/O Cornerstone Family Office | Mayfield Heights, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Ohio wesleyan fund - promise scholarship |
| Chesterman Family Foundation Co Kenneth W Chesterman | Roanoke, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To further foundation's missions |
| Bostons Pizza Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $4,932 | $4,932 | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Hathaway Family Foundation | Lewis Center, OH | 4 | $4,500 | $625 | Preselected only | Charitable purpose of organization |
| Mervin Britton Memorial Scholarship Foundatio | Newark, OH | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Encova Foundation of Ohio | Columbus, OH | 2 | $4,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Annual operations |
| John and Elizabeth Turner Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Bucy Family Fund | Northglenn, CO | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Charitable activity support |
| The Stocker Foundation | Elyria, OH | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted; general fund |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 5 | $3,500 | $750 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis, TN | 1 | $3,116 | $3,116 | Yes | Habitat homeownership program |
| The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc | Tolland, CT | 2 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Education - general operating |
| Katherine B Geis | Columbus, OH | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Martha Moxley Foundation John Moxley Trustee | Weston, CT | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Support ohio wesleyan fund. |
| The Wm M & a Cafaro Family Foundation | Niles, OH | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | General purpose |
| Littick Arline Clay Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $2,938 | $2,938 | Preselected only | General support |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 2 | $2,750 | $1,375 | Yes | Matching gift |
| Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Annual fund |
| Round Room Gives Inc | Fishers, IN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Support of free health care for the uninsured |
| The Robert H Jentes Scholarship Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $2,150 | $2,150 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Kohli Family Foundation | Girard, OH | 1 | $2,001 | $2,001 | Yes | Donations for temple operations |
| The Suzanne & Bruce Lindsay Charitable Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Grant & Christine Kurtz Fdn | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $1,842 | $1,842 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $1,600 | $500 | Preselected only | Health and human services; Education; Youth organizations |
| Andersons Foundation | Maumee, OH | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | 2024 Kids Thrive Outside - Connecting Families and Children… |
| Hargis Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Firstenergy Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $1,125 | $1,125 | Yes | Health & Safety |
| Edwaldan Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Educational |
| The Petland Charities | Chillicothe, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | For charitable purposes |
| John and Margaret Sagan Foundation | Evanston, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General purpose grant |
| John R Goodall Char Trst | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Drake Ray & Ruth Schol Fund Oag #05-368 | Columbus, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Premier Bank Foundation | Canfield, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Charitable |
| The Tim and Joni Woofter Family Foundation | Kinsman, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Sue B Hart Foundation C/O Walt Woodward | Columbia, CT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Class of 1965 |
| Project Lightwell Foundation Inc | Delaware, OH | 1 | $750 | $750 | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Hageman Family Foundation | Lorain, OH | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General |
| Kaltenbacher Family Foundation C/O Sax Llp | Parsippany, NJ | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Unresticted use by donee |
| Leight M Wilson Foundation Inc | Glasgow, KY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Fulk Family Charitable Trust | Westerville, OH | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Kenwood Foundation 7521-Xxxxxx21240 | Boston, MA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted for general |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Hometown heroes donation |
| The Tapestry Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $450 | $225 | Preselected only | Employee matching program - further 501(c)(3) charitable pu… |
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 Delaware, Ohio?
Pjm Charitable Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, The Rev H W Hargett Family Scholarship Fund, The Ferry Family Foundation, The James and Ann Swinehart Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Delaware 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 Delaware. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.