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

Start with the funders already giving to health in Ohio, currently The Children's Hospital, The Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home, Nationwide Childrens Hospital Group Return. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.

Who is the largest health funder in Ohio?

The Children's Hospital gives the most to health organizations in Ohio, $227M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to health in Ohio?

$1.9B reached 533 health organizations in Ohio, from 1,778 funders. 83% 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 · Health

Who funds health in Ohio

It is overwhelmingly local money: 83% comes from funders based in Ohio.

$1.9B

granted

533

organizations

83%

from in-state

The short version

1,778 funders gave $1.9B to 533 health organizations in Ohio across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
83% of that came from funders also based in Ohio; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of health in Ohio is The Children's Hospital, at $227M.
The health organization drawing the most is Children's Hospital Medical Center, at $359M.

Largest funders of health in Ohio

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

1The Children's Hospital$227M 2The Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home$206M 3Nationwide Childrens Hospital Group Return$163M 4Marietta Memorial Hospital$134M 5The Cleveland Clinic Foundation$85M 6Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation$72M 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$55M 8The Cleveland Clinic Foundation$51M 9Akron Children's Hospital Foundation$47M 10The Cleveland Foundation$29M

Health organizations in Ohio that draw the most

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

523 other health organizations$622M

Children's Hospital Medical Center$359M The Christ Hospital$207M Marietta Healthcare Physicians Inc$134M The Cleveland Clinic Educational$129M Nationwide Childrens Hospital$109M The Cleveland Clinic Foundation$98M Pediatric Academic Association Inc$57M Children's Hospital Medical Center Of$52M

How to find health funders in Ohio

1
Start with the funders already active in Ohio
The funders giving the most to health in Ohio are The Children's Hospital, The Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home, Nationwide Childrens Hospital Group Return. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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
17% of health money in Ohio comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Ohio.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Ohio?: Start with the funders already giving to health in Ohio, currently The Children's Hospital, The Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home, Nationwide Childrens Hospital Group Return. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.
Who is the largest health funder in Ohio?: The Children's Hospital gives the most to health organizations in Ohio, $227M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to health in Ohio?: $1.9B reached 533 health organizations in Ohio, from 1,778 funders. 83% 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.