Foundations that fund organizations in Wooster, Ohio
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Wooster nonprofits
115 private foundations gave $5.4M to Wooster organizations in their latest filings; 49 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
299 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Wooster around $7,500. 50 of these funders are based in Ohio; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 115
- Accept applications
- 49
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Wooster
- $5.4M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 299
- Typical median grant
- $7,500
- Based in OH
- 50%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Wooster organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Austin E Knowlton Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | Lowry center |
| Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc | Wooster, OH | 26 | $781K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating & program support |
| Ralph R and Grace B Jones Foundation | Wooster, OH | 27 | $441K | $5,000 | Yes | General purpose; Teacher of the year; Wall of fame, humane society capital campaign & mental heal… |
| Marion G Resch Foundation | Warren, OH | 1 | $214K | $214K | Preselected only | Educational grants |
| Kauffman Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Timken Foundation of Canton | Canton, OH | 2 | $200K | $100K | Yes | Expansion of interscholastic adaptive sports in stark county; Building hope campaign |
| Scott Louise Orr-Fdn Xxxxx4004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $171K | $171K | Preselected only | General |
| Seaman Family Foundation Trust | Wooster, OH | 17 | $150K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Charitable; Charitable two film series; Charitable - exec search |
| George a Gaston Charitable Tr Xxxxx8001 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $138K | $138K | Preselected only | General |
| Romich Foundation | Creston, OH | 17 | $125K | $1,500 | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Tf Foundation | Orrville, OH | 4 | $110K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Christ Foundation | Hartville, OH | 6 | $105K | $7,500 | Yes | General Operations; Salary grant; Family counseling grant, golf outing sponsorship |
| The Frances G Shoolroy Family Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Donald J Foss Memorial Employees Trust | Wooster, OH | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | To provide funds to further the interests of the charitable… |
| Wooster Elks Lodge No 1346 Charitable Fund | Wooster, OH | 42 | $83K | $1,750 | Preselected only | Charitable support; Charitable contribution; Charitable support; safety town |
| Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation | Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | $78K | $20K | Preselected only | The arts; Community empowerment; Education |
| Willard E Smucker Foundation | Orrville, OH | 6 | $68K | $8,962 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Charles W & Laura B Frick Irr | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $64K | $10K | Yes | General support; General purpose; Young authors initiative |
| The Gessner Family Foundation C/O Larry a McAllister | Columbus, OH | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Powers E & a Higher Educ Fd | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $58K | $58K | Preselected only | Scholarshipz |
| Rindsfoos Foundation Xxxxx2005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $58K | $58K | Preselected only | General |
| The Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $53K | $13K | Preselected only | General support |
| Martha Holden Jennings Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 7 | $52K | $3,000 | Yes | A-122-23 b-wiser science camp for girls; A-138-24 b-wiser science camp for girls; G/e 2024 ann marie mcneil - rocket design |
| The Rob Walton Foundation | Bentonviille, AR | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To Support the annual fund in 2024 |
| Noll Foundation Inc | Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Assistance to underprivileged children |
| Andrew Family Foundation | Orland Park, IL | 6 | $49K | $4,600 | Yes | COW Swimming & Diving Winter Trip Fund; Fighting Scot Fund (to Swimming/to area of greatest need); Wooster Fund |
| Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc | Hudson, OH | 4 | $45K | $7,500 | Yes | Lyric theater renovation and reopening project; Land conservation program of the killbuck watershed land tr…; 2024 ohio light opera series |
| Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $44K | $44K | Preselected only | Qualified charitable exempt purpose |
| Blue Sands Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $42K | $42K | Yes | General donation |
| Alphawood Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $38K | $38K | Yes | Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. ol… |
| The Robert B Picking Maude C Picking & Helen | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $34K | $34K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Sayre Foundation Inc | Smithville, OH | 4 | $32K | $5,982 | Preselected only | Relief and benevolence funding; Pregnancy care; Behavioral health |
| Rittenhouse Curtis W Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Gpd Group Employees Foundation Inc | Akron, OH | 3 | $30K | $10K | Yes | Donation; Wooster city schools best buddies programs and coffee carts… |
| J Richard Raeder Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Austin-Bailey Health & Wellness Foundation | Canton, OH | 3 | $28K | $4,900 | Yes | Stop the bleed trauma training program; Art therapy program; Salary support for new psychiatric NP |
| Two Eagles Foundation Inc | Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Tuition assistance |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | 10th year anniversary grants |
| The Wagler Foundation | Uniontown, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Operations support |
| Leah S Stevens Tw Fbo Wooster | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Paul and Carol David Foundation | Canton, OH | 1 | $21K | $21K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Samaritan Foundation | Haviland, OH | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | Charity |
| Gray N Fbo Zion Lutheran Ch Tuw Xxxxx1004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $17K | $17K | Preselected only | General |
| Globe Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Eqt Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | Eqt energize your education award |
| The Wolff Foundation C/O Edward F Bugner | Medina, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Provide aid to the major repair fund |
| Pjc Foundation C/O Sterling Foundation Management LLC | Reston, VA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Charles Loehr Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $14K | $4,879 | Yes | General support |
| Scott Kenneth a Charitable Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $14K | $14K | Yes | General operating |
| Infinity Trust | Norwalk, OH | 1 | $14K | $14K | Yes | Wooster annual fund |
| Esther M Martin Memorial Fund | Greensburg, PA | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Firstenergy Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $12K | $12K | Yes | Health & Safety |
| Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation Inc | Akron, OH | 2 | $11K | $5,500 | Yes | Support |
| The Westfield Insurance Foundation | Westfield, OH | 4 | $10K | $750 | Yes | General operating support |
| The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation | Mayfield Heights, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Operating support |
| Mg O'Neil Foundation | Akron, OH | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Yes | General support |
| Norman F Sprague Jr Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Qualified charitable exempt purpose |
| John a Depizzo Jr Family Foundation C/O Private Foundation Solutions | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable and educational purposes of supporting pregnancy… |
| Clark R Green Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Operational |
| Cecile G Ebert Charitable Foundation | Mooresville, NC | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Contribution |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Wayne County Community Food Project fund |
| The Clara Weiss Fund | Seville, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To support non-profit operations |
| Foe #2224 Charity Fund Inc | Medina, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Boveri-Trackman Family Foundation Inc | Dennis, MA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | Education |
| The Culpepper Foundation C/O Robin Culpepper | Canton, OH | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Yes | General Operations |
| Hugo H & Mabel B Young Foundation | Loudonville, OH | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Yes | Dolly Parton Imagination Library |
| The Brocker Foundation Inc | Austintown, OH | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Preselected only | General operating for exempt function |
| Ebert Charitable Foundation Inc | Tavernier, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Education |
| Cayman Biomedical Research Institute | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Research grant |
| Kevin and Pamela Kelly Family Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Charitable |
| Charity School of Kendal | Massillon, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Aid western stark county students in need as scholarships o… |
| The Ports Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Operational support |
| The Laub Foundation C/O Katherine Wolk | Rocky River, OH | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Yes | Educational grant |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $3,750 | $3,750 | Yes | Matching gifts |
| Alice L R Wood Scholarship Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $3,250 | $3,250 | Yes | Scholarship |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis, TN | 1 | $3,116 | $3,116 | Yes | Increasing developmental assets through youth mentorship |
| The Dunvegan Foundation of the Clan McLeod USA Inc | Southern Pines, NC | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Pipe band support |
| John & Mary Margaret Clay Foundatio | Westworth Village, TX | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Endowment |
| Haman Family Foundation Oag #98-1135 | Columbus, OH | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | General operating |
| The Renaissance Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Robert H Reakirt Fdn Equities | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | General operating |
| Bernard-Wentz Scholarship Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $2,240 | $2,240 | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Jordan Fund | Medina, WA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | To promote general purpose of org |
| Miraldi Family Pvt Fdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Charles & Barbara Osicka Foundation | Simpsonville, SC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Education |
| Diebold Employees Charitable Fd Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | General operating |
| Upper Arlington Optimist Club Scholarship and Civic Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | academic scholarships paid |
| I J van Huffel Foundation Xxxxxxxxx | Warren, OH | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | Public support |
| Bowsher Nelson P Fd Irr Tr Ua | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| The Lendingtree Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $1,400 | $700 | Preselected only | Donation As A Gift; Other Designate for Wayne County Career Center OHuddle |
| Edith H Palmer Co-Tr UW | Columbus, OH | 1 | $1,155 | $1,155 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Tuscarora Wayne Mutual Foundation | Wyalusing, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | General-purpose fund |
| The Joseph Family Foundation | Lutz, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Donation |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | 1000 |
| Julian G Lange Family Foundation 1 | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Operating fund |
| Orser Jonathan Charitable Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Vegan Fund | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | support of this vegan 501c3 #27-493217 |
| C McCoy Fbo C & L McCoy Fdn | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | General support |
| Park National Corporation Foundation | Newark, OH | 1 | $872 | $872 | Preselected only | Support |
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 Wooster, Ohio?
The Austin E Knowlton Foundation Inc, Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc, Ralph R and Grace B Jones Foundation, Marion G Resch Foundation, Kauffman Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Wooster 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 Wooster. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.