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Education Foundations in Ohio

274 private foundations funding education in Ohio.

Our directory lists 274 private education foundations based in Ohio, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. Most give by invitation only rather than accepting unsolicited proposals. Each profile below shows the funder's giving history, typical grant size, recent recipients, and application stance — so you can build a focused prospect list.

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Education

Established

William M and Alyce Cafaro Family Foundation

Ohio

Assets: $25M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.4M

Funds in OH · PA · WV +12

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Education

Emerging

Clarence H Pierstorf Irrv Tr 4035210

Ohio

ReligionEducationReligion

Assets: $24.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.4M

Funds in OH

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

The Podiatry Foundation

Ohio

Assets: $24M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $515.2K

Funds in OH · IL · FL +9

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Education

Emerging

Charles Edson Schell Tr Uw Sole Surv Tr Uw 13528000

Ohio

Assets: $16.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $880K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Schonwald-royse Trust Fund

Ohio

Assets: $13.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.3M

Funds in OR · WA

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Education

Emerging

James & Coralie Centofanti Charitable Foundation

Ohio

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $9.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $664K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Wallace and Joyce Hagedorn Scholarship Fund

Ohio

Assets: $8.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $495K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Cleveland Medical Library Association

Ohio

Assets: $8.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $612.7K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Board of Trustees of Woodward High School

Ohio

Assets: $8.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $147.8K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Smiley Family Charitable Foundation

Ohio

Education

Assets: $8.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $741.1K

Funds in OH · NY · CA +10

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Education

Emerging

Chas E Schell Tr Uw Foundation for Education

Ohio

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $8.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.2M

Funds in OH · MI

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Education

Emerging

Spring Green Educational Foundation

Ohio

Education

Assets: $8M
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

American Electric Power System Educational Trust Fund

Ohio

Assets: $7.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $263K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Tiffin Seneca Library Foundation

Ohio

Assets: $6.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $272K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Ruth M Hughes Educational Trust

Ohio

Assets: $6.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $372.5K

Funds in OH · IN · MI +5

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Education

Emerging

Venner Family Foundation

Ohio

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $348K

Funds in OH · DC · VA +6

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Education

Emerging

Philip Cohen Scholarship Tr Bo Unlv

Ohio

Assets: $5.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $419K

Funds in NV

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Education

Emerging

William M Weiss Foundation

Ohio

EducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $5.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $333.6K

Funds in OH · IL · CA +3

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Education

Emerging

Addie Scholarship

Ohio

Assets: $5.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $285K

Funds in MS

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Education

Emerging

Fia Art School Endowment Fund

Ohio

Assets: $5.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $300K

Funds in MI

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Education

Emerging

Morey & Helen Mccarthy Miller Scholarship Foundation

Ohio

Assets: $4.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $182K

Funds in CT · MA · RI +6

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Education

Emerging

Wallace J Hagedorn Kent State University Scholarship Fund

Ohio

Assets: $4.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $190K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Fleck Scholarship Fund

Ohio

Assets: $4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $225K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Michael Jeffers Memorial Education Fund

Ohio

Assets: $3.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $305K

Funds in MI · PA

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Education

Emerging

Haushalter Family Foundation

Ohio

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $3.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $350.2K

Funds in OH · WV · IL +12

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Charles H Feoppel Education Loan Trust

Ohio

Education

Assets: $3.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $202.5K

Funds in WV · MA · PA +4

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Education

Emerging

The Reading 1 Foundation

Ohio

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $3.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $198.5K

Funds in OH · CA · IL +1

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Education

Emerging

Barbara W and Philip R Derrow Family Foundation

Ohio

Public & Societal BenefitEducationPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $3.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $238.7K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Ratner School Foundation

Ohio

Assets: $3.4M
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

Horace & Letitia Newton Scholarship Fund

Ohio

Assets: $3.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $311.9K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Odonnell Family Charitable Foundation

Ohio

Environment & AnimalsEducationEnvironment & Animals

Assets: $3.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $252K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Dorothy Hassenflue Stein Charitable Trust 20 10 203 0167921

Ohio

Assets: $3.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $254.1K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

John C Hutchins Endowment Fund for the Franklin Thomas Backus School

Ohio

Assets: $3.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $225.2K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Murray Deyoung Educational Foundation Inc

Ohio

Assets: $3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $62.7K

Funds in FL · AZ · CO +3

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Education

Emerging

The Morse and Betty Johnson Family Foundation

Ohio

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $2.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $210K

Funds in OH · DC · NY +4

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Education

Emerging

Ritton Family Foundation

Ohio

Education

Assets: $2.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $318.8K

Funds in WV · OH · PA +10

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Education

Emerging

Brighten Your Future

Ohio

Education

Assets: $2.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $131.1K

Funds in OH · FL

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Education

Emerging

Tru/a Henry L & Nellie E Blakeslee for Scholarships

Ohio

Education

Assets: $2.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $108K

Funds in CT · MA · NC +7

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Elmer and Eunice Warnken Foundation Inc

Ohio

Assets: $2.4M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Ada & Helen Rank Charitable Tr 2864

Ohio

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $2.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $146.8K

Funds in OH · MO · NY +2

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Education

Emerging

Charles & Charlotte Bissell Smith Scholarship

Ohio

Education

Assets: $2.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $65.3K

Funds in NY · PA · CO +3

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Education

Emerging

J Bryan and Norma R Mccann Charitable & Educational Tr

Ohio

Assets: $2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $240.4K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

R Templeton Smith Foundation

Ohio

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $39K

Funds in IL · MA · PA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Corwill and Margie Jackson Foundation

Ohio

Education

Assets: $2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $110.8K

Funds in MI · FL · IN +4

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Education

Emerging

Edward E Meyer Trust Nect

Ohio

Assets: $1.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $104K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Phillip E Drachman Charitable Tr

Ohio

Assets: $1.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $234.5K

Funds in IN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Henry and Helen Johnson Scholarship Trust

Ohio

Assets: $1.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $85K

Funds in MA · NY

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Education

Emerging

Ruby L Gibbs Charitable Trust

Ohio

Assets: $1.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $83.1K

Funds in MI

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Education

Emerging

Bernhard-wentz Scholarship Fund

Ohio

Assets: $1.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $75K

Funds in OH · MI · SC +4

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Education

Emerging

Norbert L Gazin Educational Fund

Ohio

Education

Assets: $1.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $134.3K

Funds in NY · OH · MA +8

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Education

Emerging

Walter and Lucy Heck Educational Fund

Ohio

Assets: $1.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $85K

Funds in MA · OH

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

The Fred B Ellen R and Barbara B Blackman Memorial Foundation Trust

Ohio

Assets: $1.4M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Pearce Project

Ohio

Assets: $1.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $76K

Funds in MI · OH

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Dale E & Bernice E Mansperger Foundation Inc

Ohio

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $1.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $83.8K

Funds in OH · NY · TN +4

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Education

Emerging

Rachel Fierd Clarke Trust Uw Scholarship Fund C/O Key Trust CO

Ohio

Assets: $1.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $103.5K

Funds in NY · MA · NC +3

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Education

Emerging

Samuel N Bemis Scholarship Fund

Ohio

Assets: $1.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $67.5K

Funds in OH

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Education

Emerging

Alexander and Sarah Cutler Family Foundation

Ohio

Public & Societal BenefitEducationPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $1.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.5M

Funds in OH · CT · NH +3

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Frank O Brion Tr U W Fleet Bank Na

Ohio

Education

Assets: $1.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $43K

Funds in CT · IL · MA +1

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Education

Emerging

Robert a and Marian K Kennedy Charitable Tr

Ohio

ReligionEducationReligion

Assets: $1.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $139K

Funds in OH · KY · SC

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Education

Emerging

David Friendberg Scholarship Trust

Ohio

Assets: $1.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $67K

Funds in OH

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions

Our directory lists 274 private education foundations in Ohio, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. Each profile shows the funder's giving history, recent recipients, and application stance.

By total assets, WILLIAM M AND ALYCE CAFARO FAMILY FOUNDATION is among the largest education funders in Ohio in the directory.

William M and Alyce Cafaro Family Foundation

Clarence H Pierstorf Irrv Tr 4035210

The Podiatry Foundation

Charles Edson Schell Tr Uw Sole Surv Tr Uw 13528000

Schonwald-royse Trust Fund

James & Coralie Centofanti Charitable Foundation

Wallace and Joyce Hagedorn Scholarship Fund

Cleveland Medical Library Association

Board of Trustees of Woodward High School

Smiley Family Charitable Foundation

Chas E Schell Tr Uw Foundation for Education

Spring Green Educational Foundation

American Electric Power System Educational Trust Fund

Tiffin Seneca Library Foundation

Ruth M Hughes Educational Trust

Venner Family Foundation

Philip Cohen Scholarship Tr Bo Unlv

William M Weiss Foundation

Addie Scholarship

Fia Art School Endowment Fund

Morey & Helen Mccarthy Miller Scholarship Foundation

Wallace J Hagedorn Kent State University Scholarship Fund

Fleck Scholarship Fund

Michael Jeffers Memorial Education Fund

Haushalter Family Foundation

Charles H Feoppel Education Loan Trust

The Reading 1 Foundation

Barbara W and Philip R Derrow Family Foundation

Ratner School Foundation

Horace & Letitia Newton Scholarship Fund

Odonnell Family Charitable Foundation

Dorothy Hassenflue Stein Charitable Trust 20 10 203 0167921

John C Hutchins Endowment Fund for the Franklin Thomas Backus School

Murray Deyoung Educational Foundation Inc

The Morse and Betty Johnson Family Foundation

Ritton Family Foundation

Brighten Your Future

Tru/a Henry L & Nellie E Blakeslee for Scholarships

Elmer and Eunice Warnken Foundation Inc

Ada & Helen Rank Charitable Tr 2864

Charles & Charlotte Bissell Smith Scholarship

J Bryan and Norma R Mccann Charitable & Educational Tr

R Templeton Smith Foundation

Corwill and Margie Jackson Foundation

Edward E Meyer Trust Nect

Phillip E Drachman Charitable Tr

Henry and Helen Johnson Scholarship Trust

Ruby L Gibbs Charitable Trust

Bernhard-wentz Scholarship Fund

Norbert L Gazin Educational Fund

Walter and Lucy Heck Educational Fund

The Fred B Ellen R and Barbara B Blackman Memorial Foundation Trust

Pearce Project

Dale E & Bernice E Mansperger Foundation Inc

Rachel Fierd Clarke Trust Uw Scholarship Fund C/O Key Trust CO

Samuel N Bemis Scholarship Fund

Alexander and Sarah Cutler Family Foundation

Frank O Brion Tr U W Fleet Bank Na

Robert a and Marian K Kennedy Charitable Tr

David Friendberg Scholarship Trust

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions