174 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in Ohio on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 174 private foundations reported 352 grants for scholarships & financial aid totaling $15,939,318 to 235 organizations in Ohio. The most-funded Ohio communities were Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati. John Huntington Fund for Education reported the most scholarships & financial aid giving — $2,914,775 across 10 grants. The median grant was $11,231.
Foundation filings are a record of past giving. The UseGrants eligibility check matches you to federal and state opportunities accepting applications today.
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| John Huntington Fund for Education | 10 | $2,914,775 |
| TWO Eagles Foundation Inc | 42 | $1,261,000 |
| The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness Advancement Foundation | 1 | $800,000 |
| Reynolds and Reynolds Company Foundation | 5 | $725,000 |
| The Veale Foundation | 1 | $573,000 |
| The Shimon BEN Joseph Foundation DBA JIM Joseph Foundation | 1 | $555,774 |
| Wallace and Joyce Hagedorn Scholarship FD | 2 | $495,000 |
| Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship | 2 | $486,998 |
| Borra Family Foundation | 1 | $400,000 |
| Carol ANN and Ralph V Haile JR Foundation | 4 | $375,000 |
| The Nordson Corporation Foundation | 1 | $361,875 |
| The Meijer Foundation | 1 | $300,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University | 7 | $1,394,050 |
| College NOW Greater Cleveland | 5 | $1,357,650 |
| Allegheny Wesleyan College | 1 | $800,000 |
| Miami University | 11 | $645,338 |
| The Ohio State University Foundation | 9 | $639,333 |
| The Wexner Foundation | 1 | $555,774 |
| Wright State University Foundation | 3 | $495,766 |
| Rhodes State College Foundation | 1 | $400,000 |
| Oberlin College | 3 | $351,952 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 1 | $350,000 |
| Ursuline College | 1 | $346,000 |
| Oberlin College Attn April Herner Controller | 1 | $280,659 |
| JOS Wolcott Scholarship Fund | 1 | $270,339 |
| Ohio Fdn of Independent Colleges | 1 | $259,287 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | 1 | $250,000 |
174 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in Ohio on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $15,939,318. The largest by reported dollars were John Huntington Fund for Education, TWO Eagles Foundation Inc, The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness Advancement Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
235 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Ohio, led by Case Western Reserve University, College NOW Greater Cleveland, Allegheny Wesleyan College. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported scholarships & financial aid grant in Ohio was $11,231, and the largest single reported grant was $812,775. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, each with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
