Funders › Ohio

The Ashtabula Foundation Inc

Ashtabula, OH · EIN 34-6538130. Reported 373 grants totalling $4,806,275 to 184 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,653median grant
$4,806,275granted, 2021-2025
184recipients, as named on its returns
59%of grantees funded again the next year
$25.0Massets, 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. The Ashtabula Foundation Inc 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 $3,653. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $12,000; the smallest was $90 and the largest $259,031. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
73 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
138 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
44 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
66 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
29 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
16 grants
$100,000 and Up
7 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. 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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
United Way of Ashtabula CountyAshtabula, OH$375,500552025
Searcy Foundation Scholarship FundAshtabula, OH$282,031332023
Civic Development CorporationAndover, OH$267,034442025
Armc FoundationAshtabula, OH$250,500222025
Ashtabula County YMCAAshtabula, OH$219,310652025
AcmcAshtabula, OH$187,093332023
Harvey ScholarshipsAshtabula, OH$184,500552025
Saint John SchoolAshtabula, OH$158,000332025
ArmcAshtabula, OH$145,771222025
Ksu Research CorpAshtabula, OH$142,850112021
Ashtabula Township Park CommissionAshtabula, OH$130,000112021
Catholic Charities of Ashtabula CountyAshtabula, OH$124,449552025
Our Lady of Peace ParishAshtabula, OH$104,032442025
Acdl FoundationAshtabula, OH$100,000222025
Rising ScholarsAshtabula, OH$90,484222025
After School DiscoveryAshtabula, OH$87,032552025
Ashtabula Arts CenterAshtabula, OH$84,905552025
American Red CrossCleveland, OH$78,250442025
Legal Aid SocietyJefferson, OH$77,500552025
Country Neighbor Program IncOrwell, OH$68,075552025
Conneaut Church of GodConneaut, OH$67,000112024
Homesafe IncAshtabula, OH$63,250442025
Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$57,993332025
Youth Enrichment FundAshtabula, OH$55,409222025
Beatitude HouseYoungstown, OH$53,607552025
Uh Conneaut Medical CenterConneaut, OH$51,200332023
Hospice of the Western ReserveAshtabula, OH$49,375552025
Junior AchievementAshtabula, OH$43,800552025
Jefferson Area Local School DistrictJefferson, OH$35,000112025
Conneaut Township Park CommissionConneaut, OH$34,800332025
Peoples Church of the Christian Missionary AllianceGeneva, OH$34,400112021
Platt R Spencer Historical SocietyGeneva, OH$34,400112021
University of the Sciences PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$33,824222022
Go Community Development CenterAshtabula, OH$33,650442024
First United Methodist Church GenevaGeneva, OH$33,216222025
First Baptist Church of God in ChristAshtabula, OH$30,000112022
First United Methodist ChurchAshtabula, OH$29,970112023
Ashtabula County Historical SocietyJefferson, OH$29,800222024
Cleveland Rape Crisis CenterAshtabula, OH$29,100442025
Orwell Area Joint Recreational DistrictOrwell, OH$25,500222025
Family Pride of Ne OhioAshtabula, OH$22,000222025
Kent State University Research CorpKent, OH$21,924222024
Friends of the Conneaut LibraryConneaut, OH$20,500222022
Zonta Foundation for WomenOak Brook, IL$20,350332025
Ashtabula Homeless Shelter IncAshtabula, OH$20,000112025
Girl Scouts of Ne OhioMacedonia, OH$20,000442025
Mya Women's CenterAshtabula, OH$19,979552025
Kingsville Public LibraryKingsville, OH$18,934552025
Club AgapeAshtabula, OH$18,000112023
Ashtabula Dream CenterAshtabula, OH$17,000222025
Tifereth Isreal CongregationAshtabula, OH$16,778552025
Samaritan HouseAshtabula, OH$16,611332025
Geneva Food PantryGeneva, OH$16,600552025
Community Counseling CenterAshtabula, OH$16,303552025
Grand River AcademyAustinburg, OH$15,750222025
Family and Community Services IncRavena, OH$15,350222022
Sheldon Calvary CampConneaut, OH$15,075442024
American Heart AssociationCleveland, OH$15,000222025
Lake Area Recovery CneterAshtabula, OH$15,000112022
The Old Brick Historical SocietyOrwell, OH$15,000112025
Wqln Pbc Becon ProductionsErie, PA$15,000112022
Goodwill IndustriesAshtabula, OH$12,000112024
Zontaaltman FundAshtabula, OH$12,000112021
First Presbyterian ChurchAshtabula, OH$11,734332023
Ashtabula County Communty Action AgencyAshtabula, OH$11,300112021
Pentecostal Community ChurchJefferson, OH$10,750222025
Grand Valley SchoolsOrwell, OH$10,050552025
Cleveland Soaring Society IncHartville, OH$10,000112025
Jefferson Community Development CorpJefferson, OH$10,000112023
Signature HealthAshtabula, OH$10,000112023
The City IncGeneva, OH$10,000112022
Atech Yo ProgramJefferson, OH$8,470112021
First Congregational United Church of ChristAndover, OH$8,000552025
Gateway Outdoor Learning CenterConneaut, OH$8,000222025
Ashcraft IndustriesAshtabula, OH$7,921332025
Ashtabula Little LeagueAshtabula, OH$7,800222022
LeadershipAshtabula, OH$7,500222023
LifeactChagrin Falls, OH$7,500222024
Camp WhitewoodWindsor, OH$6,900222025
New Leaf ChildcareConneaut, OH$6,660442024
Lakeside Society for the Performing ArtAshtabula, OH$6,240332025
Ashtabula County Concerts of PrayerAshtabula, OH$6,200442025
St Peters Episcopal ChurchAshtabula, OH$6,000332024
Ashtabula Downtown Development AssociationAshtabula, OH$5,500222022
Conversation StationOrwell, OH$5,404552025
Ashtabula County Community ActionAshtabula, OH$5,015112023
Axesspointe Community Health PartnersAkron, OH$5,000112024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ne OhioPainesville, OH$5,000112024
Community Improvement Corp of GenevaGeneva, OH$5,000112023
Dr Dolittle's House of Wildlife RehabPierpont, OH$5,000112025
Fdellowship of Christian AthletesAshtabula, OH$5,000112021
Kellogsville United Methodist ChurchConneaut, OH$5,000112021
New Hope Church of God in ChristAshtabula, OH$5,000112021
Oak Hill Collaborative IncYoungstown, OH$5,000112025
Park Place Non-Profit CenterAshtabula, OH$5,000112023
RUNNING2BWELLWadsworth, OH$5,000112025
Ww II Museum of the Atlantic WallConneaut, OH$5,000112022
Koinonia Development CenterGeneva, OH$4,980112025
Fop Ashtabula Lodge #26Ashtabula, OH$4,940222025
Andover Public LibraryAndover, OH$4,937112022
SpiderwebJefferson, OH$4,762332024
Friends of the Ashtabula County Juvenile Probate CourtAshtabula, OH$4,750332025
Ashtabula County Educational FoundationJefferson, OH$4,513112021
Ashtabula County Covered Bridge FestivalJefferson, OH$4,500332025
Axess Family Services IncRavenna, OH$4,500112025
Ashtabula County EscAshtabula, OH$4,400112024
Maddox & Friends Cat RescueConneaut, OH$4,350222025
H2O Missions IncJefferson, OH$4,308332024
The 47 ClubAshtabula, OH$4,200112022
Walker Second Congregational ChurchAshtabula, OH$4,193112021
Ashtabula Bethlehem ExperienceConneaut, OH$4,000112025
Hartsgrove Community United Church of ChristRome, OH$4,000112025
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH$4,000112025
The Windsor Historical SocietyMiddlefield, OH$4,000112025
The 47 Club FundAshtabula, OH$3,888112021
Geneva Area Senior CorporationGeneva, OH$3,832112024
Ashtabula County AplAshtabula, OH$3,541332024
Cynthia Nye Marsh Hartsgrove ParkRome, OH$3,500332023
Ne Ohio Pollinator SocietyJefferson, OH$3,500112023
Samaritain HouseAshtabula, OH$3,400222022
Trinity Presbyterian ChurchAshtabula, OH$3,180112021
Henderson Memorial Public LibraryJefferson, OH$3,150332025
Jefferson High SchoolJefferson, OH$3,000112023
Maddox & Friends Cat ResueConneaut, OH$3,000112022
Miracle TempleAshtabula, OH$3,000332023
Uh Geneva Medical CenterChardon, OH$3,000222024
Jefferson Area Little LeagueJefferson, OH$2,904112023
Valley Community Growth ConnectionOrwell, OH$2,803222022
Jefferson Area Little LeageJefferson, OH$2,600222022
Christian Faith AcademyAshtabula, OH$2,500222025
Harbor Topky Memorial LibraryAshtabula, OH$2,500112024
Hubbard House Underground Railroad & MuseumAshtabula, OH$2,500112021
Saybrook Methodist ChurchAshtabula, OH$2,500112025
Philanthropy OhioColumbus, OH$2,417112025
Geneva Area Neighborhood ProgressGeneva, OH$2,400112022
Animal Welfare CenterGeneva, OH$2,000222022
Ashtabula County Choral Music SocietyN Kingsville, OH$2,000112023
Jefferson Depot VillageJefferson, OH$2,000112025
Make a Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & inIndependence, OH$2,000112024
The Good Karma KitchenAshtabula, OH$2,000112021
Park Street Christian ChurchGeneva, OH$1,720112023
Lighthouse Harvest FoundationAshtabula, OH$1,700332025
Conneaut Human Resources Council IncConneaut, OH$1,500112025
Jefferson Youth Football LeagueJefferson, OH$1,500112023
Kent State UniversityKent, OH$1,500112025
Loverevol IncConneaut, OH$1,500112024
W Hill Pipe Organ FundAshtabula, OH$1,500332024
Conneaut Youth CenterConneaut, OH$1,425222025
Orwell Recreation DistrictOrwell, OH$1,400112023
Pymatunung Area Youth OrganizationAndover, OH$1,400112023
Suit for SchoolConneaut, OH$1,100112025
Adams Angels 912Ashtabula, OH$1,040112025
AddaAshtabula, OH$1,000222024
Ashtabula County Technical SchoolJefferson, OH$1,000112024
Austinburg First United Church of ChristAustinburg, OH$1,000112025
Blessings in a BackpackLouisbille, KY$1,000112023
Henderson Memorial LibraryJefferson, OH$1,000112021
Jefferson Historical SocietyJefferson, OH$1,000222024
My Neighborhood CollaborativeAshtabula, OH$1,000222023
New Leaf United Methodist ChurchConneaut, OH$1,000112022
Treasured KidsAshtabula, OH$1,000112023
Friends of Conneaut Public LibraryConneaut, OH$920222025
Ashtabula Countu AplAshtabula, OH$858112021
Martitime & Surface Transportation MuseumAshtabula, OH$800112022
Ashtabula Maritime MuseumAshtabula, OH$770112024
Ashtabula District LibraryAshtabula, OH$617112021
Ashtabula County 4-H Advisory CommitteeJefferson, OH$600112025
Conneaut Arts CenterConneaut, OH$600112024
Fellowship of Christian AthletesAshtabula, OH$600112024
Learning About BusinessPainesville, OH$525222024
Conneaut Food PantryConneaut, OH$500112021
Hubbard HouseAshtabula, OH$500112023
Ibelieve FoundationColumbus, OH$500112024
Innovate to EducateAshtabula, OH$500112025
Lakeside High School Music BoostersAshtabula, OH$500112025
Lakeside Music BoostersAshtabula, OH$500112021
Trinity PreabyterianAshtabula, OH$500112024
Manna Food PantryJefferson, OH$400112025
Orwell United Methodist ChurchOrwell, OH$399112022
Valley Communication Growth ConnectionOrwell, OH$265222025
D-Day Ohio IncConneaut, OH$250112024
Jefferson United MethodistJefferson, OH$250112025
Lake Area Recovery CenterAshtabula, OH$250112023
AccessJefferson, OH$230112021

89 of 184 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 59%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 119 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.

Human Services
19 grants
Education
13 grants
Arts & Culture
13 grants
Mental Health
13 grants
Health Care
10 grants
Religion
9 grants
Youth Development
9 grants
Community Improvement
8 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202169$945,173$3,888
202266$739,167$2,500
202372$999,391$4,645
202483$1,206,596$2,800
202583$915,948$4,000

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. The Ashtabula Foundation Inc has 13 of them, worth $1,044,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Civic Development CorporationAshtabula, OH$260,000
Armc FoundationAshtabula, OH$250,000
Armc FoundationAshtabula, OH$125,000
Civic Development CorporationAshtabula, OH$100,000
Civic Development CorporationAshtabula, OH$100,000
Saint John SchoolAshtabula, OH$75,000
Acdl FoundationAshtabula, OH$50,000
Civic Development CorporationAshtabula, OH$30,000
Friends of the Conneaut Public LibraryConneaut, OH$20,000
Corpus Christi ParishAshtabula, OH$12,000
The City ChurchGeneva, OH$10,000
United Way of Ashtabula CountyAshtabula, OH$10,000
Make a Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & inIndependence, OH$2,000

Where its money goes

97% 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.

Ohio
$4.7M
Pennsylvania
$107K
Illinois
$20K
Kentucky
$1K

Get funders for your state and cause by email

We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.

Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.

Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Robert S Morrison Foundation20 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund12 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc11 shared recipientsUnited Way of Ashtabula County11 shared recipientsThe Cleveland Foundation9 shared recipientsDominion Energy Charitable Foundation7 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,653. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Related guides

Foundations funding education in OhioEvery funder in this group

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from The Ashtabula Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 4510 Collins Blvd, Ashtabula, OH, 44004. 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.

EIN 34-6538130 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.

Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.