How do I find funders for a animals nonprofit in Ohio?

Start with the funders already giving to animals in Ohio, currently Columbus Foundation, The Toledo Zoological Society Foundation, The Toledo Zoological Society. Then look at who funds the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.

Who is the largest animals funder in Ohio?

Columbus Foundation gives the most to animals organizations in Ohio, $11M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to animals in Ohio?

$119M reached 386 animals organizations in Ohio, from 779 funders. 65% came from funders also based in Ohio.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Ohio · Animals

Who funds animals in Ohio

Animals funding in Ohio is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Zoological Society of Cincinnati leads, and the money reaches 386 groups.

$119M

granted

386

organizations

65%

from in-state

The short version

779 funders gave $119M to 386 animals organizations in Ohio across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
65% of that came from funders also based in Ohio; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of animals in Ohio is Columbus Foundation, at $11M.
The animals organization drawing the most is Zoological Society of Cincinnati, at $14M.

Largest funders of animals in Ohio

The funders giving the most to animals organizations in Ohio, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Columbus Foundation$11M 2The Toledo Zoological Society Foundation$10M 3The Toledo Zoological Society$9M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$7M 5Network for Good$5M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$5M 7Columbus Zoological Park Association$4M 8Paypal Charitable Giving Fund$4M 9Joanie C Bernard Foundation$3M 10Petsmart Charities Inc$3M

Animals organizations in Ohio that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

376 other animals organizations$50M

Zoological Society of Cincinnati$14M The Toledo Zoological Society$11M The Toledo Zoological Society Foundation$10M Cleveland Zoological Society$7M Columbus Zoological Park Association$7M International Center for The$4M The Cleveland Animal Protective League$4M Gigi's Shelter for Dogs$4M Humane Society of Greater Dayton$3M

How to find animals funders in Ohio

1
Start with the funders already active in Ohio
The funders giving the most to animals in Ohio are Columbus Foundation, The Toledo Zoological Society Foundation, The Toledo Zoological Society. A funder already writing animals checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
35% of animals money in Ohio comes from funders elsewhere, so national animals funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Ohio.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a animals nonprofit in Ohio?: Start with the funders already giving to animals in Ohio, currently Columbus Foundation, The Toledo Zoological Society Foundation, The Toledo Zoological Society. Then look at who funds the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.
Who is the largest animals funder in Ohio?: Columbus Foundation gives the most to animals organizations in Ohio, $11M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to animals in Ohio?: $119M reached 386 animals organizations in Ohio, from 779 funders. 65% came from funders also based in Ohio.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.