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Grant Funders in Dayton, OH

Bespoke Grants indexes 37 grant-making foundations headquartered in Dayton, Ohio — together $387.9M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, education, food & agriculture and higher education. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Dayton nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

37
Foundations in Dayton
$387.9M
Combined annual giving
37
Listed below
OH
State

Foundations headquartered in Dayton

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1University of Dayton$215.5M2024
2The Dayton Foundation$36.1M2023
3Dayton Foundation Depository$22.0M2024
4Miami Valley Community Action$12.1M2020
5Mathile Family Foundation$11.4M2024
6Miami Valley Hospital$9.6M2024
7Dayton Children's Hospital Foundation$8.7M2024
8Upper Valley Medical Center$8.1M2024
9Wright State University Foundation Inc$7.6M2023
10Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association$6.9M2024
11Dayton Foundation Plus Inc$6.6M2024
12Kettering Family Foundation$5.2M2024
13The Schiewetz Foundation Inc$3.5M2024
14Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton Inc$3.1M2024
15Sinclair Community College Foundation$2.9M2024
16Hospice of Dayton Foundation$2.5M2024
17Cpps Heritage Mission Fund$2.5M2024
18The United Way of the Greater Dayton$2.4M2024
19Preschool Promise Inc$2.4M2024
20Miami Valley Hospital Foundation$2.2M2024
21The Jesse and Caryl Philips$2.0M2025
22Grandview Foundation$1.6M2024
23Good Samaritan Hospital$1.5M2018
24The Dayton Power and Light Company Found$1.4M2024
25The Caresource Foundation$1.2M2024
26The Berry Family Foundation$1.1M2024
27Friends of Aullwood Inc$1.1M2023
28Caresource Ohio Inc$973K2023
29Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce$755K2024
30Atrium Medical Center Foundation$752K2024
31Caresource$732K2024
32The H T Mead Foundation$677K2018
33County Corp$627K2023
34Greater Dayton Area Health Information$613K2024
35The Robert H Brethen Foundation$582K2023
36Atrium Medical Center$566K2024
37Bill and Jackie Lockwood Family$506K2023

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What Dayton funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Dayton, OH address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Dayton nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.