A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 31-0805578Environment

Who funds Ohio Environmental Council?

41 private foundations gave Ohio Environmental Council in Columbus, OH $10.2 million across 150 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

150 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2025

    General operating support

    $30,000
  2. The Elmo FoundationCharlottesville, VA 2025

    Environemnt

    $10,000
  3. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2025

    Environmental protection

    $10,000
  4. Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char TREagan, MN 2025

    General operating

    $6,000
  5. The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationWest Chester, OH 2025

    To provide advocacy to promote solutions to ecological problems

    $2,000
  6. Robert A Johnston FoundationCincinnati, OH 2025

    Secure healthy air,land and water for Ohio.

    $2,000
  7. Phyllis H & Wm H Evans Charitable FoundationWilloughby Hills, OH 2025

    General support

    $2,000
  8. The Bruce & Erica Greer Family FoundationHudson, OH 2025

    General Fund

    $1,000
  9. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $200
  10. The George FoundationColumbus, OH 2025

    Charitable

    $100
  11. Doris & Mortimer Grossman Fund Inc NeponsitNew Rochelle, NY 2025

    Programs of the Organization

    $0
  12. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    Operating support

    $440,000
  13. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2024

    To support a key Ohio organization and its efforts to protect and restore Ohio's waterways including the Lake Erie ecosystem.

    $400,000
  14. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Environment

    $196,000
  15. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2024

    Revitalize the Environment

    $25,000
  16. The Char and Chuck Fowler Family FoundationMayfield Heights, OH 2024

    Operating support, 2 of 2

    $25,000
  17. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2024

    Conservation

    $10,000
  18. Meshewa Farm FoundationCincinnati, OH 2024

    Unrestricted contribution

    $5,000
  19. Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char TREagan, MN 2024

    General operating

    $5,000
  20. Robert A Johnston FoundationCincinnati, OH 2024

    Secure healthy air,land and water for Ohio.

    $2,500
  21. The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationWest Chester, OH 2024

    To provide advocacy to promote solutions to ecological problems

    $2,000
  22. Mattlin FoundationColumbus, OH 2024

    General operating fund

    $2,000
  23. Phyllis H & Wm H Evans Charitable FoundationWilloughby Hills, OH 2024

    General support

    $2,000
  24. The Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    To support education opportunities for all citizens to engage in a healthy democracy

    $1,000
  25. Bokom Foundation IncSharon Center, OH 2024

    Donation

    $1,000
  26. The Bruce & Erica Greer Family FoundationHudson, OH 2024

    General Fund

    $1,000
  27. The George FoundationColumbus, OH 2024

    Charitable

    $100
  28. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    Operating support.

    $440,000
  29. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Environment

    $360,000
  30. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    Power a Clean Future Ohio.

    $165,000
  31. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Environment

    $164,000
  32. The Scotts Miracle-Gro FoundationMarysville, OH 2023

    Environment

    $65,000
  33. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    Solar for All.

    $25,000
  34. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    2023 Climate & Clean Energy Coalition Retreat.

    $25,000
  35. The Char and Chuck Fowler Family FoundationMayfield Heights, OH 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  36. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    President's Discretionary Fund

    $20,000
  37. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2023

    To support environmental projects.

    $15,000
  38. The Ettinger Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  39. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2023

    Revitalize the Environment

    $10,000
  40. Meshewa Farm FoundationCincinnati, OH 2023

    Unrestricted contribution

    $5,000
  41. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2023

    Conservation

    $5,000
  42. Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char TREagan, MN 2023

    General operating

    $5,000
  43. The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationWest Chester, OH 2023

    To provide advocacy to promote solutions to ecological problems

    $4,000
  44. Mattlin FoundationColumbus, OH 2023

    General operating fund

    $2,000
  45. Phyllis H & Wm H Evans Charitable FoundationWilloughby Hills, OH 2023

    General support

    $2,000
  46. Robert A Johnston FoundationCincinnati, OH 2023

    Secure healthy air,land and water for Ohio.

    $1,500
  47. The Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    To support combatting the dangers of climate change and catastrophic weather events

    $1,000
  48. The Bruce & Erica Greer Family FoundationHudson, OH 2023

    General Fund

    $750
  49. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $250
  50. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $66
  51. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    Operating support

    $440,000
  52. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    To support a key Ohio organization and its efforts to protect and restore Ohio's environment, including the Lake Erie ecosystem.

    $415,000
  53. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    Power A Clean future Ohio Initiative

    $250,000
  54. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    Climate & Clean Energy Coalition retreat

    $25,000
  55. The Char and Chuck Fowler Family FoundationMayfield Heights, OH 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  56. Meshewa Farm FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    Unrestricted contribution

    $10,000
  57. Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char TREagan, MN 2022

    General operating

    $6,000
  58. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2022

    Conservation

    $5,000
  59. The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationWest Chester, OH 2022

    To provide advocacy to promote solutions to ecological problems

    $4,000
  60. Robert A Johnston FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    Secure healthy air,land and water for Ohio.

    $2,500
  61. Mattlin FoundationColumbus, OH 2022

    General operating fund

    $2,000
  62. Phyllis H & Wm H Evans Charitable FoundationWilloughby Hills, OH 2022

    General support

    $1,500
  63. The Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  64. The Bruce & Erica Greer Family FoundationHudson, OH 2022

    General Fund

    $1,000
  65. Motch Family Foundation IncNew Richmond, OH 2022

    General purpose

    $500
  66. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2022

    Matching gifts

    $200
  67. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $120
  68. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $102
  69. Kohrman Family FDNBrooklyn, OH 2022

    General operating expenses

    $100
  70. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Environment

    $720,000
  71. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    Operating support.

    $490,000
  72. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    Ohio Progressive Collaborative.

    $150,000
  73. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    To protect and restore the Lake Erie ecosystem and the Great Lakes.

    $70,000
  74. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    Community Choice Aggregation and NOPEC Clean Energy Campaign Manager.

    $40,000
  75. Meshewa Farm FoundationCincinnati, OH 2021

    Unrestricted contribution

    $10,000
  76. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2021

    Conservation

    $10,000
  77. Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char TREagan, MN 2021

    General operating

    $5,000
  78. The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationWest Chester, OH 2021

    To provide advocacy to promote solutions to ecological problems

    $4,000
  79. The Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,500
  80. Helen Johnston Family FoundationCincinnati, OH 2021

    Environmental advocate for a healthier, greener, andmore prosperous Ohio

    $1,500
  81. Mattlin FoundationColumbus, OH 2021

    General operating fund

    $1,500
  82. Phyllis H & Wm H Evans Charitable FoundationWilloughby Hills, OH 2021

    General support

    $1,500
  83. The Bruce & Erica Greer Family FoundationHudson, OH 2021

    General Fund

    $1,000
  84. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $660
  85. Motch Family Foundation IncNew Richmond, OH 2021

    General purpose

    $500
  86. McKesson Foundation IncDallas, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $244
  87. Robert A & Gloria Sherman Family FoundationHubbard, OH 2021

    General operations

    $200
  88. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $181
  89. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2021

    Matching gifts

    $130
  90. The George FoundationColumbus, OH 2021

    Charitable

    $100
  91. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    Redistricting - People's Map Project.

    $750,000
  92. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    Operating support.

    $490,000
  93. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Environment

    $320,000
  94. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    All in for Ohio Voter Motivation Campaign.

    $255,000
  95. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Project support

    $200,411
  96. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    Ohio Progressive Collaborative.

    $200,000
  97. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    Ohio Progressive Collaborative.

    $150,000
  98. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    Ohio Progressive Collaborative.

    $150,000
  99. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    To protect and restore the Lake Erie ecosystem and the Great Lakes.

    $80,000
  100. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    Ohio Progressive Collaborative.

    $25,000
  101. Warren and Zoann Little Dusenbury Charity TrustOrangevale, CA 2020

    Gift

    $20,000
  102. Wayne Hollomon Price FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2020

    Work with leaders and businessesto help reduce carbonand attract clean energy businesses

    $16,500
  103. Meshewa Farm FoundationCincinnati, OH 2020

    Unrestricted contribution

    $10,000
  104. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2020

    Conservation

    $10,000
  105. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    Operating support.

    $8,000
  106. The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationWest Chester, OH 2020

    To provide advocacy to promote solutions to ecological problems

    $4,000
  107. Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char TREagan, MN 2020

    General operating

    $4,000
  108. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2020

    Preserving wild places & backcountry

    $3,500
  109. Phyllis H & Wm H Evans Charitable FoundationWilloughby Hills, OH 2020

    General support

    $1,500
  110. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $960
  111. Robert A & Gloria Sherman Family FoundationHubbard, OH 2020

    General operations

    $500
  112. The Bruce & Erica Greer Family FoundationHudson, OH 2020

    General Fund

    $500
  113. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2020

    Matching gifts

    $255
  114. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $176
  115. Romich FoundationCreston, OH 2020

    General purposes

    $100
  116. The George FoundationColumbus, OH 2020

    Charitable

    $100
  117. The Patricia & J Harvey Graves Family FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    Healthy Enviroment

    $50
  118. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Operating support.

    $490,000
  119. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2019

    To protect and restore the Lake Erie ecosystem and the Great Lakes.

    $370,000
  120. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    Project support

    $200,197
  121. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Ohio Progressive Collaborative.

    $150,000
  122. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    Project support

    $100,321
  123. Brush Foundation TaBrooklyn, OH 2019

    Support for ohio

    $25,000
  124. Warren and Zoann Little Dusenbury Charity TrustOrangevale, CA 2019

    Gift

    $20,000
  125. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2019

    To support environmental projects.

    $10,000
  126. Meshewa Farm FoundationCincinnati, OH 2019

    Unrestricted contribution

    $10,000
  127. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Clean Energy project.

    $10,000
  128. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Water Bond Polling project.

    $10,000
  129. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2019

    Preserving wild places & the backcountry

    $5,000
  130. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2019

    Conservation

    $5,000
  131. The Logsdon Family FoundationMedina, OH 2019

    General Support

    $5,000
  132. The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationWest Chester, OH 2019

    To provide advocacy to promote solutions to ecological problems

    $4,000
  133. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $550
  134. The Richard S and Alita Rogers Family FoundationMiami, FL 2019

    To support the organization's mission of working to secure healthy air, land, and water for all who call ohio home.

    $500
  135. Magnolia Star FoundationColumbus, OH 2019

    Fight hydrofracking &

    $500
  136. The Bruce & Erica Greer Family FoundationHudson, OH 2019

    General Fund

    $500
  137. The George FoundationColumbus, OH 2019

    Charitable

    $100
  138. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2018

    Operating support.

    $590,000
  139. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    Project support

    $150,807
  140. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    To protect and restore the Lake Erie ecosystem.

    $120,000
  141. Warren and Zoann Little Dusenbury Charity TrustOrangevale, CA 2018

    Gift

    $20,000
  142. Meshewa Farm FoundationCincinnati, OH 2018

    Unrestricted contribution

    $10,000
  143. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2018

    Preserving wild places & the backcountry

    $5,000
  144. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2018

    Conservation

    $5,000
  145. The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationWest Chester, OH 2018

    To provide advocacy to promote solutions to ecological problems

    $3,000
  146. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $1,725
  147. BFK Foundation IncGranville, OH 2018

    General operating support

    $1,000
  148. The Bruce & Erica Greer Family FoundationHudson, OH 2018

    General Fund

    $500
  149. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $250
  150. The George FoundationColumbus, OH 2018

    Charitable

    $100

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Columbus, OH and are not among Ohio Environmental Council’s funders above.

  1. Nisource Charitable FoundationColumbus, OH 11 grants Accepts applications $77,700 to similar organizations
  2. Dick's Sporting Goods FoundationCoraopolis, PA 8 grants Accepts applications $50,744 to similar organizations
  3. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 8 grants Preselected only $598,000 to similar organizations
  4. TC Energy FoundationHouston, TX 2 grants Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations
  5. Frank and Evelyn Schmidt Family FoundationBoring, OR 6 grants Preselected only $10,500 to similar organizations
  6. Encova Foundation of OhioColumbus, OH 5 grants Accepts applications $6,500 to similar organizations
  7. The Mosaic Company Foundation for Sustainable Food SystemsTampa, FL 7 grants Accepts applications $655,800 to similar organizations
  8. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 1 grant Accepts applications $500,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 31-0805578 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.