Ohio Philanthropy News

The Dayton Foundation reports a $121M grant surge and a record-breaking 18% rise in new funds in fiscal year 2026.

Franklin County commissioners to increase Community Shelter Board funding with a $2M gift from the Columbus Foundation.

The Muskingum County Community Foundation and the J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation have selected 12 young professionals for the latest Make Muskingum Home cohort, a program that offers student loan repayment assistance in exchange for a commitment to live, work and engage in Muskingum County.

As Central Ohio communities continue to recover from recent severe weather, the AEP Ohio Foundation has awarded a $175K grant to support American Red Cross disaster relief operations in Ohio.

The Portsmouth City Health Department shared Eyes Up Appalachia’s “Be a Safe Person” campaign, an anti-human-trafficking initiative housed within the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.

The Ohio State Bar Association is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Saint Luke’s Foundation has selected City Architecture of Cleveland to design its new headquarters in the Woodland Hills neighborhood, the latest step toward relocating its offices from the former St. Luke’s Hospital.

Echoing Hills was recently awarded $20K in grant funding by the Schooler Family Foundation and $10K from The Montgomery Foundation to support renovations of bathroom facilities at its residential home in Warsaw.

The Springfield Foundation awarded over $900K in discretionary grants to Clark County nonprofits.