How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Ohio?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Ohio, currently Green Umbrella, Tides Foundation, Telescope Fund. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.

Who is the largest public benefit funder in Ohio?

Green Umbrella gives the most to public benefit organizations in Ohio, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Ohio?

$63M reached 128 public benefit organizations in Ohio, from 380 funders. 49% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Ohio

$63M reached 128 public benefit organizations in Ohio, from 380 funders, with no single one dominating.

$63M

granted

128

organizations

49%

from in-state

The short version

380 funders gave $63M to 128 public benefit organizations in Ohio across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
49% of that came from funders also based in Ohio; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Ohio is Green Umbrella, at $9M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is The Ohio Organizing Collaborative, at $14M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Ohio

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

1Green Umbrella$9M 2Tides Foundation$4M 3Telescope Fund$2M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$2M 5Ohio Chamber of Commerce$2M 6Pepsico Foundation Inc$2M 7Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$2M 8The George Gund Foundation$1M 9The Cleveland Foundation$1M 10American Legion Department Of$1M

Public benefit organizations in Ohio that draw the most

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

The Ohio Organizing Collaborative$14M

118 other public benefit organizations$13M

Tri-State Trails$10M Ohio Voice$8M Promedica Foundation$6M The Lebron James Family Foundation$4M Ohioans for a Healthy Economy Inc$3M Greater Cleveland Congregations Inc$2M Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund$1M

How to find public benefit funders in Ohio

1
Start with the funders already active in Ohio
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Ohio are Green Umbrella, Tides Foundation, Telescope Fund. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
51% of public benefit money in Ohio comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Ohio.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Ohio?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Ohio, currently Green Umbrella, Tides Foundation, Telescope Fund. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Ohio?: Green Umbrella gives the most to public benefit organizations in Ohio, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Ohio?: $63M reached 128 public benefit organizations in Ohio, from 380 funders. 49% 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.