How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Ohio?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Ohio, currently Jobsohio Beverage System, Jobsohio, The Cleveland Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Ohio?

$3.7B reached 1,215 community development organizations in Ohio, from 1,569 funders. 95% 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 · Community development

Who funds community development in Ohio

Funding is concentrated: Jobsohio alone draws 71% of every community development grant dollar in Ohio. One funder dominates the giving, Jobsohio Beverage System, at 71% of the total.

$3.7B

granted

1,215

organizations

95%

from in-state

The short version

1,569 funders gave $3.7B to 1,215 community development organizations in Ohio across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
95% of that came from funders also based in Ohio; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Ohio is Jobsohio Beverage System, at $2.6B.
The community development organization drawing the most is Jobsohio, at $2.6B.

Largest funders of community development in Ohio

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

1Jobsohio Beverage System$2.6B 2Jobsohio$112M 3The Cleveland Foundation$104M 4The George Gund Foundation$46M 5Columbus Foundation$43M 6Downtown Cleveland Improvement Corporation$38M 7Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Foundation$31M 8Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation$21M 9The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$20M 10Onecommunity$19M

Community development organizations in Ohio that draw the most

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

Jobsohio$2.6B

1,205 other community development organizations$779M

How to find community development funders in Ohio

1
Start with the funders already active in Ohio
The funders giving the most to community development in Ohio are Jobsohio Beverage System, Jobsohio, The Cleveland Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development 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
Most community development money here is local, so focus on Ohio funders first before widening the search.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Ohio?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Ohio, currently Jobsohio Beverage System, Jobsohio, The Cleveland Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Ohio?: Jobsohio Beverage System gives the most to community development organizations in Ohio, $2.6B across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Ohio?: $3.7B reached 1,215 community development organizations in Ohio, from 1,569 funders. 95% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.