Funding search · EIN 311712343 · Columbus, OH
Encova Foundation of Ohio
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 345
- grants reported
- $3.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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3 grants matching “iota” · $30,000
- $10,000
Gamma Iota Sigma · Fresno, CA · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Gamma Iota Sigma · Fresno, CA · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Gamma Iota Sigma · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Ohio State University3 grants · $505,000
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio2 grants · $375,000
- Ohio Dominican Univ1 grant · $250,000
- United Way of Central Ohio2 grants · $101,864
- Girl Scouts Seal of Ohio Counc1 grant · $100,000
- New Albany Community Foundation2 grants · $90,000
- Ohio Cancer Research Associates1 grant · $75,000
- Pelotonia2 grants · $75,000
- Ohio Cancer Research Assn1 grant · $75,000
- Cristo Rey Columbus High School2 grants · $70,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 345 grants.
- $350,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $250,000
The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $250,000
Ohio Dominican Univ · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $250,000
The Ohio State University · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $100,000
Girl Scouts Seal of Ohio Counc · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $76,864
United Way of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $75,000
Ohio Cancer Research Associates · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $75,000
Ohio Cancer Research Assn · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $60,000
Mel Blount Youth Home · Vidalia, GA · 2022
Annual operations
- $57,346
United Way of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $50,000
American Heart Association · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $50,000
Pelotonia · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $50,000
New Albany Community Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $40,000
New Albany Community Foundation · Dayton, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $36,000
Cristo Rey Columbus High School · Duluth, GA · 2024
Annual operations
- $35,000
Central State Univ Innovation & Development Found · Wilberforce, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $34,000
Cristo Rey Columbus High School · Duluth, GA · 2023
Annual operations
- $32,000
Cristo Rey Columbus Hs · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $25,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio · Dublin, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $25,000
New Directions Career Center · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $25,000
Pelotonia · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $25,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio · Dublin, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $25,000
New Directions Career Center · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $25,000
Pelotonia · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $25,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $25,000
United Way of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $20,000
Community Shelter Board · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $20,000
Community Shelter Board · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $20,000
Community Shelter Board · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $15,000
Columbus Urban League · Nashville, TN · 2024
Annual operations
- $15,000
Franklin County Historical Society · St Cadiz, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $15,000
New Directions Career Center · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $15,000
St Stephens Community House · Stone Mountain, GA · 2024
Annual operations
- $15,000
A Kid Again · Towson, MD · 2023
Annual operations
- $15,000
Columbus Urban League · Nashville, TN · 2023
Annual operations
- $15,000
St Stephens Community House · Stone Mountain, GA · 2023
Annual operations
- $15,000
Columbus Urban League · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $14,000
Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $12,700
National Society To Prevent Blindness · Chicago, IL · 2024
Annual operations
- $12,500
Seeds of Caring · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $12,500
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $11,000
A Kid Again · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Capital University · Bexley, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Community Arts Project · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Future Possibilities · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Gamma Iota Sigma · Fresno, CA · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Greater Columbus Arts Council · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Carnesville, GA · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Ron Clark Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
Ywca Housing Corporation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $10,000
A Kid Again · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
American Heart Association · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Community Arts Project · Miami, FL · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Dress for Success Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Franklin County Historical Society · St Cadiz, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Future Possibilities · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Gamma Iota Sigma · Fresno, CA · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Gen Council On Finance & Admins United Methodist C · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Law Enforcement Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Lincoln Theatre Association · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Live Like Jay · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
National Society To Prevent Blindness · Chicago, IL · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Seeds of Caring · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Women for Economic and Leadership Development · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Young Womens Chistrian Association · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
Zoras House · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $10,000
American Heart Association · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Columbus Association for the Performing Arts · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Columbus Metropolitan Library · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Community Arts Project · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Dress for Success Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Franklin County Historical · Carnesville, GA · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Future Possibilities · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Gamma Iota Sigma · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
General Council On Finance & Admins of the United Methodist Church · Nashville, TN · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Iowa College Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Lincoln Theatre Association · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Ohio Kentucky and Indian · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
New Albany Community Foundation · New Albany, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Ohio State University Foundati · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Seeds of Caring · Columbus, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Women for Economic and Leadership Development · Canal Winchester, OH · 2022
Annual operations
- $10,000
Young Womens Christian Assn · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Annual operations
- $7,500
Law Enforcement Foundation · Dublin, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $7,500
Per Scholas · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $7,500
Ruling Our Experiences · Columbus, OH · 2024
Annual operations
- $7,500
Ohio Special Olympics · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $7,500
Stonewall Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Annual operations
- $7,500
Buckeye Ranch Foundation · Grove City, OH · 2022
Annual operations
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Same state
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