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

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Ohio, currently The Cleveland Foundation, Downtown Cleveland Improvement, Columbus 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?

$238M reached 467 community development organizations in Ohio, from 886 funders. 75% 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

Community development funding in Ohio is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Jumpstart Inc leads, and the money reaches 467 groups.

$238M

granted

467

organizations

75%

from in-state

The short version

886 funders gave $238M to 467 community development organizations in Ohio across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
75% 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 The Cleveland Foundation, at $35M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Jumpstart Inc, at $20M.

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.

1The Cleveland Foundation$35M 2Downtown Cleveland Improvement$12M 3Columbus Foundation$11M 4The George Gund Foundation$7M 5John S and James L Knight Foundation$6M 6Onecommunity$6M 7Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc$5M 8Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral$5M 9The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$4M 10Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel$3M

Community development organizations in Ohio that draw the most

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

457 other community development organizations$151M

Jumpstart Inc$20M Digitalc$10M

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 The Cleveland Foundation, Downtown Cleveland Improvement, Columbus 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
25% of community development money in Ohio comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Ohio.

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 The Cleveland Foundation, Downtown Cleveland Improvement, Columbus 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?: The Cleveland Foundation gives the most to community development organizations in Ohio, $35M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Ohio?: $238M reached 467 community development organizations in Ohio, from 886 funders. 75% 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.

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The camps

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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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.