Encova Foundation of Ohio
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1712343. Reported 481 grants totalling $5,687,799 to 263 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$5,687,799granted, 2021-2024
263recipients, as named on its returns
41%of grantees funded again the next year
$8,364,378assets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Encova Foundation of Ohio did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
263 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Ohio Inc | Dublin, OH | $800,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $745,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbus Metropolitan Library | Columbus, OH | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central Ohio Inc | Columbus, OH | $258,709 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Dominican Univ | Columbus, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Cancer Research Associates | Columbus, OH | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pelotonia | Columbus, OH | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Albany Community Foundation | Dayton, OH | $110,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dewitt Community Hospital Foundation | Dewitt, IA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts Seal of Ohio Counc | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Directions Career Center | Columbus, OH | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Columbus, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Shelter Board | Columbus, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Cancer Research Assn | Columbus, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central State Univ Innovation & Development Found | Wilberforce, OH | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cristo Rey Columbus High School | Duluth, GA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mel Blount Youth Home | Vidalia, GA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbus Urban League | Columbus, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Inc | Columbus, OH | $42,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $41,400 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dress for Success Columbus | Columbus, OH | $40,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Future Possibilities Inc | Columbus, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $39,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seeds of Caring | Columbus, OH | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Arts Project Inc | Columbus, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women for Economic and Leadership Development | Columbus, OH | $33,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbus Museum of Art | Columbus, OH | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Columbus Hs | Columbus, OH | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council | Columbus, OH | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Kid Again Inc | Columbus, OH | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Columbus Urban League | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Stephens Community House | Stone Mountain, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Law Enforcement Foundation Inc | Columbus, OH | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gamma Iota Sigma | Columbus, OH | $26,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Society to Prevent Blindness | Chicago, IL | $25,400 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbus Association for the Performing Arts Inc | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Franklin County Historical Society | St Cadiz, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Theatre Association | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Better Business Bureau Foundation of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| General Council on Finance & Admins of the United Methodist Church | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gamma Iota Sigma | Fresno, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Columbus Arts Council Inc | Grove City, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Ohio Kentucky and Indian | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA Housing Corporation | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Social Services Inc | Columbus, OH | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harmony Project Productions Inc | Worthington, OH | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iowa College Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ohio Special Olympics | Columbus, OH | $15,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | Carnesville, GA | $15,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Kid Again Inc | Towson, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Besa Community Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hunger Alliance | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Columbus Organizing Project | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone of Hope Inc | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gladden Community House | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifecare Alliance | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Stephens Community House | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leadership Columbus | Delaware, OH | $14,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbus Metropolitan Club Inc | Columbus, OH | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Columbus Sports Foundation | Columbus, OH | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Buckeye Ranch Foundation Inc | Grove City, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City Year - Columbus | Columbus, OH | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ice Mentors Inc | Worthington, OH | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jazz Arts Group of Columbus | Columbus, OH | $12,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Columbus, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ruling Our Experiences Inc | Columbus, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stonewall Columbus Inc | Columbus, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Womens Christian Assn | Atlanta, GA | $12,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mid-Ohio Foodbank | Grove City, OH | $11,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Central Ohio Chapter | Bethesda, MD | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Central Ohio Chapter | Columbus, OH | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alvis Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nawbo Columbus Foundation | Columbus, OH | $10,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ruling Our Experiences Inc (rox) | Columbus, OH | $10,250 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Associati | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross of Greater Columbus | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbus State Community College Development Foundation Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Capital University | Bexley, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbus State Community College Development Found | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Arts Project Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franklin County Historical | Carnesville, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gen Council on Finance & Admins United Methodist C | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Ohio | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Theatre Association | New London, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Live Like Jay | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum Foundation | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National African American Male Wellness Agency | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ohio State University Foundati | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohio Health Corporation | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio Newsboys Association Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ron Clark Academy | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vista Village Inc | Vista, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Womens Chistrian Association | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zoras House Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Simon Kenton Council | Columbus, OH | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Momentum-Excellence Inc | Columbus, OH | $9,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $8,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society-Ohio | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Convene Columbus | Powell, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc | Worthington, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Furniture Bank of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kaleidoscope Youth Center Inc | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oh Special Olympics | Wooster, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tiffin Seneca United Way Inc | Tiffin, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association of Diversity & Inclusion | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pink Ribbon Good | Clayton, OH | $7,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Diversity Council | Houston, TX | $6,400 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prevent Blindness Ohio Affiliate | Cincinnati, OH | $6,200 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Conservatory | Westerville, OH | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| German Village Society | Columbus, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run of Central Ohio | Rydal, GA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Roy G Biv Gallery for Emergin Artists Inc | Columbus, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nawbo Columbus | Columbus, OH | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Star Mothers of America Inc | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus Inc | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Breathing Association | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buckeye Ranch | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence | Worthington, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Hunger Alliance | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbus Foundation | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation - Sw Ohio Chapter | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lambda Boule Foundation | Worthington, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| My Good Deed | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryhaven Inc | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Co | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Bridges | Westerville, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Veterans Memorial & Museum Operating Corp | Wooster, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum Op Corp | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohiohealth Corporation | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Park Synagogue | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rela | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Serving Our Neighbors Ministries Inc | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Childrens Res Hosp | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Student Success Stores | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Schools Network | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vista Village Inc | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women for Economic Leadership Development | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Central Ohio | Powell, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Mens Christian Assoc of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Worth the Wait | Virginia Beach, VA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbus Early Learning Centers | Columbus, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of the Heartland | Atlanta, GA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ability Unlimited Inc | Savannah, GA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Health & Lifeskills Opportunities & Education Inc | Dubuque, IA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Inc | Columbus, OH | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Natl Society to Prevent Blindn | Chicago, IL | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Byron Saunders Foundation | New Albany, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Buddy Up Tennis Inc | Columbus, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Columbus Recreation and Parks Foundation | Columbus, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Ohio Diversity Consortium | Columbus, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| German Village Soc | Stone Mountain, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run of Central Oh | Columbus, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jdrf International Central Ohio Chapter | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of the Heartland | Columbus, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Male Behavioral Health | Columbus, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Als Association Central & Southern Ohio Chapte | Columbus, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chamber Foundation | Columbus, OH | $2,850 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Natl Soc to Prevent Blindness | Chicago, IL | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Lung Cancer Association | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Hilliard, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Best Buddies Intl Inc | Miami, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Women in Nature | Carroll, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus Inc | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys to Men Girls to Women | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canine Companions for Independ | Santa Rosa, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbus Speech & Hearing Ctr | Columbus, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canine Companions for Independence | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canine Companions for Independence - N Central Reg | Delaware, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Year - Columbus | Sheboygan, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbus Medical Association Foundation | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Ohio | Dubuque, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Ohio | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Health & Lifeskills Opportunities & Ed | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crohns Colitis Foundation of America - Central Oh | Ames, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Disabled Sports USA | Gilford, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fellowship Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Bellevue, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Futureready Columbus | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gateway Film Fdn | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huckleberry House | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Law & Leadership Institute LLC | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lettuce Work Foundation Inc | New Albany, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Carmel Health System Foundation | Wooster, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio Guidestone | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Ohio | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Star House Fdn | Roswell, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanctuary Collective | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| State University of Iowa Foundation | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban League of Greater Southw | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wright Choice Mentoring | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| After-School All-Stars Ohio | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creative Living Inc | New Albany, OH | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Youth Summer Camp | Centerburg, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cultivate Cdc | Columbus, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Femergy | Columbus, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Franklinton Gardens | New Albany, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Handson Central Ohio Inc | Columbus, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The American Lung Association | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Ohio Diversity Consort | Columbus, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Delaware Co Dis | Delaware, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| I Am Boundless | Worthington, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Homeless Families Fdn | Columbus, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Negro College Fund the College Fund | Columbus, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteer of America Ohio & Indiana | Columbus, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colon Cancer Coalition Foundation | Edina, MN | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Broad St UMC | Cleveland, TN | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Lung Cancer Association | Hilssborough, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arthritis Fdn Central Ohio Off | Hilliard, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders Association | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Apprisen | Gahanna, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bottoms Up Diaper Drive | Lancaster, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Comm House of Columbus | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Ohio Youth for Christ | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christine Wilson Foundation | Dublin, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Development for All People | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Health & Life Skills Opportunities & Edu | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Ohio Youth for Christ | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Svcs | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Leads | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom Equity | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Godman Guild Association | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hands-on Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hardy Center | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Columbus | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Netcare Foundation | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Business Development Center | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pink Ribbon Girls Inc | Dayton, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sid Public Serv Assn | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Side Learning & Development Center | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teen Challenge for Girls | Youngstown, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Small Business Accel | Westerville, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Womens Small Business Accelerator | Dublin, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sid Public Services Association | Columbus, OH | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
111 of 263 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 41%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 261 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | $1,985,039 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 120 | $1,843,264 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 143 | $894,800 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 93 | $964,696 | $3,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Encova Foundation of Ohio has 4 of them, worth $2,590,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Foundati | Columbus, OH | $2,250,000 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Ohio Inc | Columbus, OH | $300,000 |
| Central State Univ Innovation & Development Found | Wilberforce, OH | $30,000 |
| Columbus Museum of Art | Columbus, OH | $10,000 |
Where its money goes
88% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Encova Foundation of Ohio's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 471 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH, 43215. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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