How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Ohio?

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Ohio, currently Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Economic Policy Institute, The George Gund Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.

Who is the largest social science funder in Ohio?

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities gives the most to social science organizations in Ohio, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to social science in Ohio?

$6M reached 15 social science organizations in Ohio, from 57 funders. 33% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Ohio

Funding is concentrated: Policy Matters Ohio alone draws 66% of every social science grant dollar in Ohio.

$6M

granted

organizations

33%

from in-state

The short version

57 funders gave $6M to 15 social science organizations in Ohio across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
33% of that came from funders also based in Ohio; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Ohio is Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, at $2M.
The social science organization drawing the most is Policy Matters Ohio, at $4M.

Largest funders of social science in Ohio

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

1Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$2M 2Economic Policy Institute$559k 3The George Gund Foundation$400k 4The Working World Inc$367k 5CareSource Ohio Inc$268k 6The Joyce Foundation$225k 7The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$218k 8Saint Lukes Foundation of Cleveland Ohio$200k 9Foundation to Promote Open Society$196k 10Share Our Strength$170k

Social science organizations in Ohio that draw the most

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

Policy Matters Ohio$4M Cincinnati Union Cooperative$722k Harm Reduction Ohio$547k

How to find social science funders in Ohio

1
Start with the funders already active in Ohio
The funders giving the most to social science in Ohio are Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Economic Policy Institute, The George Gund Foundation. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
67% of social science money in Ohio comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Ohio.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Ohio?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Ohio, currently Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Economic Policy Institute, The George Gund Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Ohio?: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities gives the most to social science organizations in Ohio, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Ohio?: $6M reached 15 social science organizations in Ohio, from 57 funders. 33% 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.