Foundations that fund organizations in Youngstown, Ohio
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Youngstown nonprofits
244 private foundations gave $24M to Youngstown organizations in their latest filings; 43 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
792 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Youngstown around $25K. 58 of these funders are based in Ohio; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 244
- Accept applications
- 43
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Youngstown
- $24M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 792
- Typical median grant
- $25K
- Based in OH
- 58%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Youngstown organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $2.6M | $1.3M | Preselected only | Bigger we project via state power fund; State power training & capacity hub |
| The Augustas and Elsie Rigas Family Foundation | North Lima, OH | 2 | $2.5M | $1.3M | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Christman Anne Kilcawley Fdn Xxxxxxxxx | Youngstown, OH | 4 | $1.9M | $477K | Preselected only | Public support |
| The Raymond John Wean Foundation | Warren, OH | 44 | $1.6M | $5,000 | Yes | General operating support; General opertaing support; The wean park fund/emergency aid |
| The Marjorie Hartman Family | Columbus, OH | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | General operating |
| Kikel Charitable Foundation Xxxxxxxxx | Youngstown, OH | 2 | $692K | $346K | Preselected only | Support program; Support programs |
| The Wm M & a Cafaro Family Foundation | Niles, OH | 49 | $578K | $2,000 | Yes | General purpose |
| Bf Wirt Museum Fd | Youngstown, OH | 2 | $568K | $284K | Preselected only | General support; To house, maintain,display, and support the wirt collection |
| Jose G Duarte Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $520K | $520K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| James & Coralie Centofanti Charitable Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 13 | $514K | $15K | Yes | Charitable |
| Marion G Resch Foundation | Warren, OH | 2 | $469K | $235K | Preselected only | Educational grants |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $450K | $225K | Preselected only | Expanding economic opportunity |
| The Robert H Sweeney Charitable Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 1 | $428K | $428K | Yes | Public support |
| The Russell Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 6 | $426K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General |
| Frank & Pearl Gelbman Charitable Fdn | Columbus, OH | 12 | $400K | $13K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Fibushendricks Family Foundation | Niles, OH | 7 | $380K | $60K | Preselected only | Stem goes red for girls experience; For operations; Care closet sponsorship |
| Premier Bank Foundation | Canfield, OH | 49 | $370K | $2,500 | Yes | Sponsorship; Charitable; Capital funds |
| Michael and Suellen Weir Foundation Inc | Sewickley, PA | 1 | $310K | $310K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Lamb Jane Charitable Fdn C/O Premier Bank | Canfield, OH | 9 | $295K | $5,000 | Yes | Charitable donation |
| Florence S Beecher Fdn | Columbus, OH | 9 | $263K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating |
| J Ford Crandall Depository | Diamond, OH | 16 | $242K | $15K | Preselected only | General support; General purpose |
| Dale and Alyce Sheely Foundation | Columbus, OH | 26 | $225K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Helen E Popa Masters in Nursing District Three Ohio Nurses Association | Youngstown, OH | 1 | $224K | $224K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Walter E & Caroline H Watson Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 19 | $222K | $10K | Yes | General support; Journeys in youngstown; Emergency social services |
| The Brocker Foundation Inc | Austintown, OH | 5 | $195K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating for exempt function |
| John and Denise York Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 8 | $184K | $21K | Yes | 2025 grant award |
| Neckerman William M Jr Charitable | Pennington, NJ | 9 | $177K | $15K | Yes | General operating; Unrestricted general |
| John D Finnegan Fdn | Columbus, OH | 7 | $170K | $20K | Yes | General operating |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $168K | $168K | Yes | Pa schools work |
| Limestone Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Pritzker Family Foundation C/O Pritzker Group | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Building awareness and education on importance of early chi… |
| Rx Foundation | Hadley, MA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purposes of the organization. |
| David W Edward Charitable Fund Xxxxxxxxx | Youngstown, OH | 2 | $148K | $74K | Preselected only | Public support |
| Trust UW David Tod Arrel | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $132K | $25K | Preselected only | General support; After school programming |
| Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $132K | $25K | Yes | General support; Educational outreach |
| William B Pollock II & Kathryn Challis | Chicago, IL | 10 | $132K | $10K | Yes | General; General operating |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $130K | $130K | Yes | To provide the research, analysis, and support to advocacy… |
| Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc | Hudson, OH | 2 | $130K | $65K | Yes | Changemaker activities; Entrepreneurship programming |
| The George Gund Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $120K | $120K | Yes | Operating support. |
| The Mpb Charitable Foundation | Richfield, OH | 1 | $120K | $120K | Yes | Outreach and mission programs |
| The Bruce J and Rori H Zoldan Family Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | Campaign; Educational |
| Bowers Marie a Educ Trust Xxxxx8005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $101K | $101K | Preselected only | General |
| Hripko Helen and Margaret Char Fdn | St Louis, MO | 7 | $101K | $11K | Preselected only | General support |
| Kaminski Family Foundation | Mokena, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Edward J Kucala Charitable Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Education |
| The James & Theodore Pedas Family Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To be used for exempt purpose |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Washington, DC | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems |
| Williamson Family Foundation | Canfield, OH | 1 | $97K | $97K | Preselected only | General support |
| Lariccia Family Foundation | Canfield, OH | 6 | $92K | $8,750 | Preselected only | General use |
| John F & Loretta Hynes Fdn | Columbus, OH | 4 | $88K | $18K | Yes | General operating |
| The William B Pollock Company Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $86K | $10K | Yes | General; General operating |
| Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 | Beverly Hills, CA | 10 | $81K | $3,250 | Yes | Unrestricted gift; Grant for emergency home; Grant for safety buckets |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Education & economic mobility |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Unrestricted/ general use |
| E M Barr Tw Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 6 | $74K | $6,750 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Leah E Taiclet Charitable Trust UW | Columbus, OH | 1 | $73K | $73K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Scotford Foundation | Poland, OH | 5 | $72K | $17K | Yes | General support |
| W&h Bender Memorial Fund Xxxxx8005 | Chicago, IL | 10 | $72K | $2,500 | Yes | General; A good start: austintown |
| The Schwebel Family Foundation | Canfield, OH | 25 | $72K | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operations; Pledge payment 5 of 5; Inscite gala |
| Glenn and Jean Harnett Private Charitable Foundation | Warren, OH | 2 | $69K | $35K | Yes | Animal health and protection |
| John and Dorothy Masternick Foundation | Girard, OH | 5 | $62K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Education & scholarship programs |
| Caroline & Sigmund Schott Fund | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General support |
| Ruth Beecher H Xi Char Tw | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $59K | $10K | Preselected only | General purpose; General support |
| Powers E & a Higher Educ Fd | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $58K | $58K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| The Roberta Marsteller Hannay Char Fdn | St Louis, MO | 1 | $58K | $58K | Preselected only | Academic acheivers early |
| The Judge Sidney Rigelhaupt and Bert | Youngstown, OH | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Flor Navarro Family Foundation | Youngtown, OH | 10 | $51K | $750 | Yes | Charitable |
| Beck Family Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Scholarship Fund |
| Ward Beecher Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General operating |
| Aimee and Lulu Seidel Trust | New Springfield, OH | 9 | $47K | $5,000 | Yes | General support |
| Howmet Aerospace Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $45K | $15K | Preselected only | After-school stem for high school students; Steam initiatives at youngstown rayen early college high sc…; Math outreach events |
| Flora C Rose Trust UW | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | General support |
| Howard & Jeanne Karr Charitable Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | Public support |
| Charles E and Alice B Schmutz Charitable | St Louis, MO | 12 | $41K | $2,000 | Yes | General support; Community |
| Johnson James Hervey Char Ed Trust | San Diego, CA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General Purposes |
| Powers Alice R Edu Fund Ta | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $39K | $39K | Yes | General support |
| Firstenergy Foundation | Akron, OH | 3 | $39K | $13K | Yes | Health & Safety; Civic |
| Martin Luther Lutheran Church Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General support |
| Rg & Sa Berich Maigetter Ed Tr | Columbus, OH | 1 | $37K | $37K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Dr Dominic & Helen Bitonte Family | Columbus, OH | 4 | $36K | $2,977 | Yes | General operating; General support |
| The John L Dunne & Jenifer Lloyd Family Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 12 | $36K | $1,500 | Preselected only | Charitable purposes - operational support of the 1898 found…; Charitable purposes - operational support of youngstown sta…; Charitable purposes - operational support of the boys and g… |
| Hannay Charitable Foundation | St Louis, MO | 4 | $33K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| I J van Huffel Foundation Xxxxxxxxx | Warren, OH | 5 | $33K | $8,000 | Yes | Public support |
| Mark Vincent Pelini Foundation | Boardman, OH | 8 | $32K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Kyle Family Charitable Easter Se | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| The Wesley Family Foundation | Pepper Pike, OH | 1 | $29K | $29K | Preselected only | In memory of tony york and to support mental health and sui… |
| David Bermant Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $27K | $27K | Preselected only | For the support of "entangled attraction" exhibition by sal… |
| The Lyden Family Foundation | Toledo, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Sedwick Charitable Foundation C/O Dru a Sedwick | Butler, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Witmer Memorial Foundation | Salem, OH | 2 | $25K | $13K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Merchant category code campaign |
| The Michael and Mary Jo Fagert Family Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating fund |
| John E Wallis & Elizabeth C Wallis | Youngstown, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Program suport |
| Zita M and Joseph Diyorio Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 13 | $24K | $1,000 | Yes | Public support; Support program; Support programs |
| Frank Sarah and Myer J Monus Foundation | Youngstown, OH | 1 | $23K | $23K | Yes | Support program |
| Oldham Little Church Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $23K | $12K | Yes | Floor Covering for Children's Ministry, Parking Lot Sealing…; Hvac |
| J Hynes & J Finnegan Fdn | Columbus, OH | 2 | $22K | $11K | Yes | General operating; General support |
| The Paul and Carol David Foundation | Canton, OH | 2 | $22K | $11K | Yes | Religious; Scholarships |
| The Ashtabula Foundation Inc | Ashtabula, OH | 2 | $22K | $11K | Yes | Refresh and renew project; Ashtabula county digital advantage |
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 Youngstown, Ohio?
Freedom Together Foundation, The Augustas and Elsie Rigas Family Foundation, Christman Anne Kilcawley Fdn Xxxxxxxxx, The Raymond John Wean Foundation, The Marjorie Hartman Family and 95 others reported grants to Youngstown 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 Youngstown. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.