Community foundation scholarships in Ohio
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 50 community foundations in Ohio with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Ohio (by assets)
The Cleveland Foundation
Applications go through College Now Greater Cleveland (linked on the page).
All 50 in Ohio
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cleveland Foundation | Cleveland | $3.3 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Columbus Foundation | Columbus | $2.8 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Greater Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati | $1.0 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Dayton Foundation | Dayton | $771 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Stark Community Foundation Inc. | Canton | $406 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Akron Community Foundation | Akron | $305 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Toledo Community Foundation | Toledo | $247 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Richland County Foundation of Mansfield | Mansfield | $228 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Findlay-hancock County Community Foundation | Findlay | $195 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Lorain County | Elyria | $168 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Hamilton Community Foundation Inc. | Hamilton | $167 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Wayne County Community Foundation | Wooster | $156 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Knox County Foundation | Mount Vernon | $116 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Ashland County Community Foundation | Ashland | $105 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundations Inc. | Columbus | $78 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Fairfield County Foundation | Lancaster | $76 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Marion Community Foundation | Marion | $75 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Community Foundation of Shelby County | Sidney | $66 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Scioto County Area Foundation | Portsmouth | $65 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Marietta Community Foundation Inc. | Marietta | $62 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Middletown Community Foundation | Middletown | $50 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Mahoning Valley | Youngstown | $50 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Salem Community Foundation Inc. | Salem | $48 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Erie County Community Foundation | Sandusky | $45 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Dayton Foundation Depository | Dayton | $42 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Muskingum County Community Foundation | Zanesville | $41 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Clinton County Foundation | Wilmington | $36 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Hudson Community Foundation | Hudson | $36 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Tiffin Community Foundation | Tiffin | $35 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Community Foundation of Delaware County | Powell | $34 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Community Foundation for Crawford County | Bucyrus | $28 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Greene County Community Foundation | Xenia | $27 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Union County Inc. | Marysville | $23 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Pickaway County Community Foundation | Circleville | $23 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Piqua Community Foundation | Piqua | $22 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Yellow Springs Community Foundation | Yellow Spgs | $22 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Holmes County Foundation | Millersburg | $22 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Hardin County Community Foundation | Kenton | $15 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Greater Oxford Community Foundation | Oxford | $15 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Chillicothe-ross Community Foundation Inc. | Chillicothe | $15 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Bowling Green Community Foundation Inc. | Bowling Green | $13 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Shelby Ohio Community Foundation Ofrichland County Ohio | Shelby | $12 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation | Wapakoneta | $10 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Huron County Community Foundation | Norwalk | $9.4 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Columbiana Community Foundation Inc. | Columbiana | $8.6 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Fort Recovery Ohio Community Foundation Inc. | Fort Recovery | $5.1 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Sebring-west Branch Area Community Foundation | Sebring | $3.6 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Medina County Community Foundation | Medina | $2.9 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Edgerton Area Foundation Inc. | Edgerton | $2.5 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| East Liverpool-fawcett Community Foundation | E Liverpool | $1.6 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.