STEM grants for nonprofits in Ohio
130 private foundations reported 287 stem grants to organizations in Ohio on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $19.9M in all. 71 of them are based in Ohio.
Foundations that fund stem in Ohio
20 of the 130: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of stem grants to Ohio organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Mufon Mutual Ufo Network Inc, Cincinnati - General support$392
- Alliance for Working Together Foundation, Mentor - General support$141
- Stellar Robotics, North Fairfield - General support$105
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American Electric Power Foundation
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2025- Osu Foundation, Columbus - Biomedical and Materials Engineering - Education & access fund$200,000
- Franklin County Historical Society, Columbus - COSI Science Festival and Acccess Support$100,000
- Girl Scouts Seal of Ohio Council Inc, Columbus - STEM and Environmental Education Programming$65,000
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Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Cincinnati Foundation, Cincinnati - Greater cincinnati STEM collaborative - backbone funding$50,000
- Cincinnati Observatory Center, Cincinnati - Supporting STEM & astronomy education through innovative programming$25,000
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Gave $10.1M in 2024
The Nord Family Foundation
Amherst, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology, Cleveland - Continued general operating support$50,000
- Envision Excellence in STEM Education, Cleveland - Neostem's score with STEM program$5,000
- Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair, Cleveland - 2024 neo science and engineering fair$2,000
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Gave $19.5M in 2024
Timken Foundation of Canton
Canton, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - The interdisciplinary science and engineering building at case western reserve university$2,400,000
- The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland - Where science meets art: outfitting the cma's conservation analytical lab for the future$1,320,000
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Women Helping Women, Cincinnati - Technology & equipment$300,000
- Beech Acres Parenting Center, Cincinnati - Technology & equipment$175,000
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Gave $49.3M in 2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Dayton, Dayton - Support for four Clare Boothe Luce undergraduate STEM research awards$100,000
- Xavier University, Cincinnati - Support for five Clare Boothe Luce undergraduate STEM research awards$100,000
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Gave $89M in 2024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- The Ohio State University, Columbus - To create a successful systemic change model for recruiting, enrolling, and retaining students in STEM…$125,197
- The Ohio State University, Columbus - To sustain and generate even greater momentum for an annual association for computing machinery (acm)…$15,000
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Gave $29.8M in 2024
The George Gund Foundation
Cleveland, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland - First robotics teams.$40,000
- Cuyahoga Community College Foundation, Cleveland - Youth technology academy varsity first robotics competition.$6,000
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The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus - Support for separations technologies that enable production and use of high-value biomass streams from…$1,888,490
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The Eric and Jane Nord Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Science and engineering$1,600,000
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The Hollyhock Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Mount St Joseph University, Cincinnati - Reading science doctoral program$1,254,528
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Gave $287.7M in 2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Women in Aviation International, Germantown - To expand scholarships, offer leadership development, and promote science, technology, education, and…$1,000,000
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The Gilbert Family Foundation
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus - Economic mobility$483,829
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The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Ohio State University, Columbus - Climate science & policy research$350,000
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Gave $9.2M in 2023
Ann Theodore Foundation Amy B Naughton Trustee
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2023- The Ohio State University Foundation, Columbus - Biological science initatives to help further critcial medical research$300,000
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Gave $134.4M in 2024
John Templeton Foundation
West Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Ashland University, Ashland - Examining big questions in big samples: using psychological science accelerator$293,120
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Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
Dublin, OH · latest return: tax year 2025- Columbus State Community College, Columbus - To support equipment upgrades and address financial barriers for students entering health science programs to…$265,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Design Impact, Cincinnati - Exploring a collaborative and inclusive process to design and support a community of practice to decolonize…$221,409
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Abbott Fund
Abbott Park, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Franklin County Historical Society, Columbus - The Color of Science and the PLATFORM$50,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Ohio organizations that received stem grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland | 2 | $4,000,000 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute Columbus | 2 | $2,372,319 |
| Franklin County Historical Society Columbus | 2 | $150,000 |
| Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology Cleveland | 2 | $50,077 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Ohio that we classify as stem, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 130 foundations, 68 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.