Funding search · EIN 341792862 · Sandusky, OH

Erie County Community Foundation

Name: Erie County Community Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

188
grants reported: $6.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $12,240
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.

What they fund

pantry food impact services social educational equipment education

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “progra” · $50,827

$18,327
Perkins Local School District · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Scholarships/ progra
$16,708
Perkins Local School District · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Scholarships/ progra
$15,792
Perkins Local School District · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Scholarships/ progra

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Western Reserve Land Conservancy3 grants · $1.0M
Great Lakes Historical Society2 grants · $1.0M
Sandusky State Theatre4 grants · $776,948
Sandusky Education Foundation3 grants · $535,381
Sandusky City Schools3 grants · $132,565
Stein Hospice3 grants · $127,018
Firelands Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $124,973
Sandusky City2 grants · $122,000
Ohgo3 grants · $118,885
Erie County Economic Development3 grants · $94,958

Giving over time

$2.5M

2022

$1.9M

2023

$1.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 188 grants.

$764,250
Great Lakes Historical Society · Toledo, OH · 2022
Matching grant
$526,000
Western Reserve Land Conservancy · Moreland Hills, OH · 2022
Various program
$500,600
Sandusky Education Foundation · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Natatorium project
$491,500
Western Reserve Land Conservancy · Moreland Hills, OH · 2023
Various program
$265,000
Sandusky State Theatre · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Capital campaign
$242,456
Sandusky State Theatre · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Various programs
$238,126
Sandusky State Theatre · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Various programs
$235,750
Great Lakes Historical Society · Toledo, OH · 2023
Matching grant
$69,750
Milan Cemetary Association · Milan, OH · 2022
Pass through grant
$67,000
Sandusky City · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Various programs
$55,000
Sandusky City · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Various programs
$53,696
Sandusky City Schools · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Various programs
$51,675
Ohgo · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Food insecurity
$50,918
Sandusky City Schools · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Various programs
$50,308
Firelands Symphony Orchestra · Huron, OH · 2024
Grants / programs
$45,061
Stein Hospice · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Various programs
$45,000
Family Health Services of Erie · Sandusky, OH · 2023
General operating
$44,607
Erie County Economic Development · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Program
$43,005
Firelands Symphony Orchestra · Huron, OH · 2022
Various
$41,647
Stein Hospice · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Various programs
$40,310
Stein Hospice · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Various programs
$40,000
Baptist General Association of · Henrico, VA · 2024
Educational
$37,851
Erie County Economic Development · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Program
$35,429
Humane Society of Erie County · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Transition overhaul
$34,885
Edison Birthplace Association · Milan, OH · 2024
General operations
$34,530
Ohgo · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Traveling kid pantry
$33,425
Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Various
$32,680
Ohgo · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Traveling kid pantry
$31,660
Firelands Symphony Orchestra · Huron, OH · 2023
Grants / programs
$31,366
Sandusky State Theatre · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Various programs
$30,641
Sandusky Cp Museum · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Arts and humanities
$30,328
Humane Society of Erie County · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Transition overhaul
$30,000
Sandusky Community Celebrations Cou · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Program
$29,919
Zion Evangelical Luthern Church · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Operations
$27,951
Sandusky City Schools · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Various programs
$25,500
Victory Kitchen · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Program
$25,163
Humane Society of Erie County · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Program
$25,000
Bgsu Firelands · Huron, OH · 2024
Student support
$25,000
Bayshore Counseling Services · Sandusky, OH · 2023
General support
$23,368
Huron Zion Luthern Church · Huron, OH · 2023
Program
$22,724
Sandusky Central Catholic Schools · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Operations
$22,482
Fathers Heart Ministries · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Food pantry
$22,325
Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Oh · Akron, OH · 2024
Youth services
$22,000
Strategy Design Partners · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Development plan
$22,000
Strategy Design Partners · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Development plan
$21,806
Sandusky Education Foundation · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Natatorium project
$21,750
Care and Share of Erie County · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Food pantry
$20,066
Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Oh · Akron, OH · 2023
Career readiness
$20,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Educational
$20,000
Vermillion Schools Athletic Booster · Vermillion, OH · 2024
Sailors anchor proje
$20,000
Bgsu Firelands · Huron, OH · 2023
Student support
$20,000
Care and Share of Erie County · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Food pantry
$19,553
Huron Zion Luthern Church · Huron, OH · 2022
Program
$18,327
Perkins Local School District · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Scholarships/ progra
$18,288
Cancer Services of Erie County · Akron, OH · 2024
Cancer med program
$17,000
Citystrong · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Program
$16,708
Perkins Local School District · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Scholarships/ progra
$16,604
Firelands Habitat for Humanity · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Building upgrades
$16,590
Back To the Wild · Castalia, OH · 2023
Program and various
$16,567
Merry Go Round Museum · Sandusky, OH · 2024
General operations
$16,355
Volunteers of America Ohio & · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Impact fund
$16,294
Back To the Wild · Castalia, OH · 2022
Program and various
$16,000
McBride Arboretum · Huron, OH · 2024
Program
$16,000
United Church Homes · Marion, OH · 2023
Various programs
$15,792
Perkins Local School District · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Scholarships/ progra
$15,400
Second Harvest Food Bank · Lorain, OH · 2023
Food pantry
$15,298
Milan Historical Museum · Milan, OH · 2024
Program
$15,245
Sandusky Central Catholic Schools · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Operations
$15,000
Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Program
$15,000
Erie Soil and Water Conservation · Sandusky, OH · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Family Health Services of Erie · Sandusky, OH · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Open Doors Academy · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Program / grant
$15,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Lorain, OH · 2022
Food pantry
$15,000
Village of Kelleys Island · Kelleys Island, OH · 2022
Program
$14,819
Sandusky Central Catholic Schools · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Operations
$14,717
Vermillion City · Vermilliion, OH · 2022
Lifeguard/ equipment
$14,647
Sandusky Library · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Program
$14,519
Community Youth Mentoring · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Program expenses
$14,018
Ohioguidestone · Berea, OH · 2023
Program
$14,000
Fathers Heart Ministries · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Food pantry
$14,000
Foundation for Firelands · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Impact fund
$13,500
Foundation for Firelands · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Impact fund
$13,352
Harlequins · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Replace lighting
$13,088
Leadership Erie County · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Various programs
$13,049
First Presbyterian Church · Huron, OH · 2024
Social services
$12,975
Sandusky Education Foundation · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Natatorium project
$12,949
Maritime Museum of Sandusky · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Program
$12,800
Campbell Christian Community Center · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Youth services
$12,800
Ritter Public Library · Vermillion, OH · 2023
Program
$12,709
Margaretta Local Schools · Castalia, OH · 2024
Education programs
$12,500
Holy Angels Catholic Church · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Social services
$12,500
Erie County Economic Development · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Program
$12,500
Zion Luthern Church · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Operations
$12,479
Margaretta Local Schools · Castalia, OH · 2022
Education programs
$12,000
United Church Homes · Marion, OH · 2024
Various programs
$12,000
Erie County Public Defender'S · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Impact fund/program
$11,574
Vermillion Local Schools · Vermillion, OH · 2024
Educational programs
$11,520
Merry Go Round Museum · Sandusky, OH · 2022
General operations
$11,384
Firelands Habitat for Humanity · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Building upgrades
$11,178
Merry Go Round Museum · Sandusky, OH · 2023
General operations

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.