Ohio Philanthropy News - April 18, 2025

The Columbus Foundation, in partnership with the Rickenbacker Woods Foundation, donated $10K to transform the Historic Spaghetti Warehouse trolley into a learning center honoring Granville T. Woods and will continue to support their fundraising efforts throughout the project.

The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo launched a digital public art guide with a $13K grant from the Ohio Arts Council that focused on innovative and accessible ways to expand understanding of public art and access to it. 
 
The Defiance County Historical Society is the proud recipient of a $1,200 grant from Defiance Moose Lodge, thanks to the support of the Defiance Area Foundation.
 
The Summit Lake NorthShore Park project, funded by the city of Akron, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, GAR Foundation, County of Summit, Ohio & Erie Canalway, State of Ohio and individual donors, broke ground on Thursday, marking the start of the $7.5M redevelopment.
 
The J.W. and M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation donated $2M to the Muskingum County Library System to help with the ongoing renovations to the John McIntire Library.

Other Member News

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, in partnership with the City of Cincinnati, has awarded $836K in Boots on the Ground Fund grants to 38 local nonprofits.
 
United Way of Greater Cincinnati, partnered with local funders such as the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and Interact for Health, to conduct a survey that identified the regional impact of federal funding cuts and how local organizations might manage a federal funding freeze.  
 
KeyBank is donating $200K to Cleveland Guardians Charities.
 
The Logan-Holl Foundation Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio has awarded nearly $32K through 12 grants to projects and programs benefiting the people of the city of Logan and Hocking County.