HOW OHIO GIVES KEY FINDINGS Total giving reached a new peak in 0, rising by percent to. billion, pushed by increases in both individual and foundation giving.. BILLION TOTAL OHIO GIVING % Individual giving:.0 billion INDIVIDUAL GIVING Ohioans gave more to their favorite causes in 0, increasing by percent to.0 billion in gifts including bequests. This amount is just short of the previous high of. billion given in 0. Ohioans have a strong tradition of supporting charities despite the economic recessions of the st century and have been generous in their response to disasters both here and abroad. Over the past years, charitable giving by itemizers grew by 0 percent, from. billion in 000 to.0 billion in 0. Since these numbers rely entirely on those who itemize which is only one-fourth of Ohioans they are an under-estimate of total giving by individuals: it s not only itemizers who give to charitable causes. Recent research by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center asserts that itemizers nationally contribute percent of all individual gifts to charity. Applying this WHAT INDIVIDUALS SUPPORT % RELIGION % EDUCATION % HUMAN SERVICES % HEALTH % PUBLIC AFFAIRS model to Ohio suggests that total individual giving for 0 might be.0 million. % Foundation giving:. billion % Other funder giving: 0 million % United Way giving: 0 million D O L L A R S (BILLIONS) percent of Ohio taxpayers at every income level. million reported claimed deductions for charitable gifts on their federal returns. HOW OHIOANS GIVE % of individuals had income between 0,000 00,000 and gave. billion % of individuals had income less than 0,000 and gave million % % % of individuals had income more than 00,000 and gave. billion.00. YEARS OF GIVING.0..0 00 0 0 0 0 % Over the past five years, Ohioans invested more than. billion in nonprofits addressing a broad array of issues.
FOUNDATION GIVING ASSET GROWTH PUSHES GIVING TOTAL Strong asset growth pushed foundation giving up to. billion, a percent increase that surpassed the previous 00 peak. In 0, foundation assets grew by. billion, an increase of percent. The increase is despite a small drop in the number of foundations headquartered in Ohio, to,, with decreases seen in operating and corporate foundations. Ohio ranks th in the number of foundations in the U.S. and th in giving. Ohio foundations have weathered the economic storms of the st century with solid growth in their number, assets and giving. Over the past years, their giving grew 0 percent, from 0 million in 000 to the 0 figure of. billion. TOP 0 FOUNDATIONS BY GIVING, 0 0. MILLION THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION 0. MILLION THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION 0. MILLION THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION. MILLION THE DAYTON FOUNDATION 0 MILLION NATIONWIDE. MILLION THE WEXNER FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND* MILLION THE GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION. MILLION L BRANDS FOUNDATION 0. MILLION MATHILE FAMILY FOUNDATION. MILLION THE MANDEL FOUNDATION* * indicates 0 data. BILLION IN FOUNDATION ASSETS COMMUNITY % CORPORATE % OPERATING %. BILLION IN FOUNDATION GIVING COMMUNITY 0% CORPORATE % OPERATING % PRIVATE % PRIVATE % D O L L A R S (BILLIONS).. 0. 0.0 FOUNDATION GIVING TRENDS... TOP AREAS FOUNDATIONS SUPPORT % EDUCATION % HUMAN SERVICES % HEALTH. 00 0 0 0 0 % ARTS & CULTURE % ENVIRONMENT NUMBER OF FOUNDATIONS 00,0 0, 0,00 0, 0,, OHIO FOUNDATIONS CORPORATE % OPERATING % COMMUNITY % PRIVATE %
OHIO S PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS TWO INDICATORS SHOW GROWTH Ohio s, private foundations held percent of the state s charitable assets and awarded percent of all grant dollars in 0. The number of private foundations rose by 0 and their assets grew by.0 billion, to. billion or percent. Giving by private foundations also ticked up to. million, up percent. TOP 0 PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, 0 0. MILLION THE WEXNER FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND* 0. MILLION MATHILE FAMILY FOUNDATION. MILLION JOHN J. AND MARY R. SCHIFF FOUNDATION MILLION THE GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION. MILLION TIMKEN FOUNDATION OF CANTON. MILLION CAROL ANN & RALPH V. HAILE JR./U.S. BANK FOUNDATION 0. MILLION FARMER FAMILY FOUNDATION. MILLION OSTEOPATHIC HERITAGE FOUNDATIONS. MILLION THE JAY AND JEAN SCHOTTENSTEIN FOUNDATION* MILLION SAINT LUKE S FOUNDATION * indicates 0 data These top 0 foundations contributed 0. NUMBER OF FOUNDATIONS 00, 0, 0, 0, 0, PRIVATE FOUNDATION TRENDS D O L L A R S (BILLIONS)....0. ASSETS GRANTS 0. 0.0 0. 0. 0. 00 0 0 0 0 Nine out of ten foundations in Ohio are private foundations and most of these foundations are small percent of active Ohio-based foundations had assets of 0 million or less and percent had assets of million or less. Ohio s private foundations have recovered from the 00 Great Recession, with asset and grant totals surpassing the previous high marks of 00 when assets were billion and grants were million. They received percent of all foundations gifts, totaling. million in 0.
OHIO S CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS ALTHOUGH FEWER IN NUMBER, GRANTMAKING INCREASED The number of corporate foundations headquartered in the state stayed steady at, with slight increases in assets and grantmaking in 0. While comprising only percent of the state s foundations, corporate foundations provided percent of the state s grant dollars ( million) and assets of. billion. These data do not tell the full story of corporate philanthropy as they don t capture in-kind product contributions, volunteer engagement or similar charitable contributions. TOP 0 CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS, 0 0 0 MILLION NATIONWIDE. MILLION L BRANDS FOUNDATION MILLION KEYBANK FOUNDATION. MILLION MACY S FOUNDATION. MILLION THE EATON CHARITABLE FUND. MILLION AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER FOUNDATION. MILLION THE KROGER COMPANY FOUNDATION. MILLION CARDINAL HEALTH FOUNDATION. MILLION FIRST ENERGY FOUNDATION. MILLION SCRIPPS HOWARD* These top 0 foundations contributed. NUMBER OF FOUNDATIONS 00 0 0 0 0 0 * indicates 0 data CORPORATE FOUNDATION TRENDS (MILLIONS) D O L L A R S (BILLIONS) 0 0 00 0 00 0..00 0. 0. 0. ASSETS GRANTS 00 0 0 0 0 While the number of corporate foundations in the state has decreased by percent since 00, the assets and grants of this foundation category grew in 0 although their giving has yet to reach the 00 peak of million. Ohio ranks th in number and th in giving of all U.S. corporate foundations.
OHIO S COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS GIVING AND ASSETS CONTINUE GROWTH Community foundations comprise just percent of the state s foundations but hold percent of its. billion in charitable assets and provided 0 percent of all grant dollars awarded in 0. Ohio ranks second in the country for the number and third in giving by community foundations. Donors gifted community foundations in 0, down significantly from the 0 figure of million. 0 TOP 0 COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS BY GIVING, 0. MILLION THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION 0. MILLION THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION 0. MILLION GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION. MILLION THE DAYTON FOUNDATION. MILLION TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. MILLION HAMILTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. MILLION STARK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. MILLION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY. MILLION AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. MILLION FINDLAY-HANCOCK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION While not growing significantly in number, community foundations in Ohio continue to grow their assets and giving. Their assets have grown by percent in the last five years, and grants after a dip in 0 are back on the upward path, growing by percent over the last five years. (MILLIONS) D O L L A R S (BILLIONS) 0 00 0 00 0 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.. These top 0 foundations contributed 0. TRENDS.0 GRANTS 00 0 0 0 0 OHIO S PUBLIC CHARITY GRANTMAKERS Public charity grantmakers other than community foundations are an important and varied part of Ohio s philanthropic landscape. These include those organized as federated funds, such as the Jewish Federation of Cleveland that gave million in 0. Among the largest as ranked by their annual giving are the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption ( million); SC Ministry Foundation (. million); Interact for Health (. million); Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation (. million); and Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation (. million). Grantmaking public charities, federated funds and arts funds contributed more than million in 0...0 ASSETS
OHIO S UNITED WAYS GIVING HOLDS STEADY Ohio s United Ways are a diverse group of funders spread across the state. Together, they provided 0. nonprofit organizations in their communities and are a vital part of the state s philanthropic network. TOP 0 UNITED WAYS BY GIVING, 0 0 MILLION UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI MILLION UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO. MILLION UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND. MILLION UNITED WAY OF SUMMIT COUNTY. MILLION UNITED WAY OF GREATER TOLEDO. MILLION UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER DAYTON AREA MILLION UNITED WAY OF GREATER STARK COUNTY. MILLION UNITED WAY OF HANCOCK COUNTY. MILLION UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY. MILLION UNITED WAY OF DELAWARE COUNTY These top 0 United Ways contributed. % of United Ways gave less than million (. million given) % of United Ways gave between and 0 million (. million given) % % % % of United Ways gave more than 0 million (. million given) ABOUT THIS REPORT Ohio Gives portrays philanthropy s value and impact, drawing on 0 and 0 data from a variety of sources. Our analysis presents data from the most recent available year, which is 0 for IRS data. Other sources used for the report include Foundation Center, Foundation Directory Online, Guidestar and Giving USA as well as our own research. Philanthropy Ohio is a statewide membership association that provides the network, tools and knowledge to help people engaged in philanthropy become more effective, powerful change agents in their communities. This year s report is made possible thanks to the generous support of Cramer & Associates, Ohio s most inventive, philanthropic consultancy, helping nonprofits exceed their fundraising dreams by seizing opportunity and blending creative, data and passion. Central Ohio Office 00 South Front St. Suite 00 Columbus, OH.. Northern Ohio Office Superior Avenue Suite Cleveland, OH.. Visit Us Online philanthropyohio.org #OhioGives Philanthropy Ohio 0