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

Start with the funders already giving to housing in Ohio, currently National Church Residences Foundation, Strategies to End Homelessness Inc, The Chicago Community Trust. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.

Who is the largest housing funder in Ohio?

National Church Residences Foundation gives the most to housing organizations in Ohio, $40M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to housing in Ohio?

$257M reached 216 housing organizations in Ohio, from 681 funders. 72% 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 · Housing

Who funds housing in Ohio

$257M reached 216 housing organizations in Ohio, from 681 funders, with no single one dominating.

$257M

granted

216

organizations

72%

from in-state

The short version

681 funders gave $257M to 216 housing organizations in Ohio across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
72% of that came from funders also based in Ohio; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of housing in Ohio is National Church Residences Foundation, at $40M.
The housing organization drawing the most is National Church Residences, at $55M.

Largest funders of housing in Ohio

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

1National Church Residences Foundation$40M 2Strategies to End Homelessness Inc$30M 3The Chicago Community Trust$24M 4Community Shelter Board$12M 5The Cleveland Foundation$9M 6Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation$8M 7Corporation for Supportive Housing$7M 8Life Enriching Communities Foundation$5M 9Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$5M 10National Church Residences of Hialeah$4M

Housing organizations in Ohio that draw the most

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

206 other housing organizations$109M

National Church Residences$55M Bethany House Services Inc$14M Shelterhouse Volunteer Group Inc$12M Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio$11M Famicos Foundation$11M

How to find housing funders in Ohio

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Start with the funders already active in Ohio
The funders giving the most to housing in Ohio are National Church Residences Foundation, Strategies to End Homelessness Inc, The Chicago Community Trust. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing 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
28% of housing money in Ohio comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Ohio.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Ohio?: Start with the funders already giving to housing in Ohio, currently National Church Residences Foundation, Strategies to End Homelessness Inc, The Chicago Community Trust. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.
Who is the largest housing funder in Ohio?: National Church Residences Foundation gives the most to housing organizations in Ohio, $40M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to housing in Ohio?: $257M reached 216 housing organizations in Ohio, from 681 funders. 72% 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 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.