Funding search · EIN 341278087 · Defiance, OH

Defiance Area Foundation

Name: Defiance Area 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.

91
grants reported: $2.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $14,300
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

scholarship clothing dining hall benches scholarships screened

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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.

Top recipients

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

Northeastern Local School District2 grants · $420,403
Defiance Area Ymca3 grants · $410,481
Village of Hicksville2 grants · $204,186
Lily Creek Farms3 grants · $178,900
Defiance Development and Visitor'S3 grants · $156,456
The Ohio State University Foundatio1 grant · $132,250
The Foundation Fund1 grant · $100,000
United Way of Defiance County3 grants · $83,193
Black Swamp Area Council 4492 grants · $80,040
Defiance Community Cultural Council3 grants · $68,500

Giving over time

$784,962

2022

$778,070

2023

$1.2M

2024

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

$369,403
Northeastern Local School District · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support, clothing
$326,957
Defiance Area Ymca · Defiance, OH · 2024
Operating, support
$194,186
Village of Hicksville · Hicksville, OH · 2023
Support
$132,250
The Ohio State University Foundatio · Dublin, OH · 2024
Support
$111,456
Defiance Development and Visitor'S · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$101,300
Lily Creek Farms · Napoleon, OH · 2024
Support
$100,000
The Foundation Fund · Columbus, OH · 2023
Support
$66,530
Defiance Area Ymca · Defiance, OH · 2023
Operating, support
$51,000
Northeastern Local School District · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$45,100
Lily Creek Farms · Napoleon, OH · 2023
Support
$43,500
Johnson Memorial Library Friends · Hicksville, OH · 2024
Operating, support
$41,000
Black Swamp Area Council 449 · Findlay, OH · 2022
Dining hall
$39,731
United Way of Defiance County · Defiance, OH · 2023
Operating, programs
$39,040
Black Swamp Area Council 449 · Findlay, OH · 2024
Dining hall
$39,000
Defiance Community Cultural Council · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$38,088
Defiance City Schools · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$32,615
Defiance City Schools Foundation · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support, scholarship
$32,500
Lily Creek Farms · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$30,000
Defiance Development and Visitor'S · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$26,388
Defiance Dream Center · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$25,884
Defiance College · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support, scholarship
$25,000
Diocese of Toledo · Toledo, OH · 2024
Support
$25,000
Girls Scouts of Western Ohio · Toledo, OH · 2022
Operating
$24,232
United Way of Defiance County · Defiance, OH · 2024
Operating, programs
$22,459
Northeastern Local School Fund Defi · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$21,700
Christ'S Cupboard Ministries · Hicksville, OH · 2022
Support
$20,000
City of Defiance · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$20,000
Victory Center · Toledo, OH · 2023
Support
$19,230
United Way of Defiance County · Defiance, OH · 2022
Operating, programs
$18,530
Community Health Professionals · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$18,195
Fort Defiance Humane Society · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$17,360
Defiance City Schools Foundation · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support, scholarship
$17,183
City of Defiance · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$17,000
Defiance Dream Center · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$16,994
Defiance Area Ymca · Defiance, OH · 2022
Operating, support
$16,500
Lifewise Tinora · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$16,317
First Presbyterian Church · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$16,234
Defiance Baseball Association · Defiance, OH · 2023
Screened benches
$16,000
St John Evangelist Catholic Church · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$16,000
City of Defiance · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$16,000
Defiance Community Cultural Council · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$15,578
Defiance College · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support, scholarship
$15,000
Defiance Development and Visitor'S · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$15,000
St Michaels Catholic Church · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$14,500
Sherwood United Methodist Church · Sherwood, OH · 2023
Support
$14,300
Fort Defiance Humane Society · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$14,218
Lifewise-Central Local · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$13,800
Ayersville Athletic Boosters · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$13,500
Defiance Community Cultural Council · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$13,000
Fort Defiance Players · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$12,994
Lifewise Academy · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$12,744
Holy Cross Catholic School · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$12,434
Lifewise Tinora · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$12,069
Holy Cross Catholic School · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$12,000
First Presbyterian Church · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$12,000
Holy Cross Catholic School · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$11,500
Sherwood Methodist Churuch · Sherwood, OH · 2024
Support
$11,000
St Paul'S United Methodist Church · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$11,000
St John Evangelist Catholic Church · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$11,000
St Paul'S United Methodist Church · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$10,500
Defiance Dream Center · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$10,250
Fairview Softball · Sherwood, OH · 2024
Support
$10,092
Defiance Public Library · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$10,000
Fort Defiance Players · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$10,000
Defiance Elementary School Pto · Defiance, OH · 2023
Clothing
$10,000
Promedica Defiance Regional Hospita · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$10,000
St Paul'S United Methodist Church · Defiance, OH · 2023
Support
$10,000
Central Local School District · Sherwood, OH · 2022
Support
$10,000
Village of Hicksville · Hicksville, OH · 2022
Support
$9,800
Pharaohz Riding Club · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$9,750
Sherwood Village · Sherwood, OH · 2023
Support
$9,500
Center for Child & Family Advocacy · Napoleon, OH · 2022
Support
$8,764
Defiance County Senior Services · Defiance, OH · 2023
New van
$8,065
Defiance Public Library · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$8,000
Fort Defiance Players · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$7,900
Fort Defiance Humane Society · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$7,800
Victory Center · Toledo, OH · 2024
Support
$7,500
Central Local School District · Sherwood, OH · 2023
Support
$7,500
Ayersville Education Foundation · Defiance, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$7,125
Friends of Independence Dam St Park · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$7,000
Kaitlyn'S Cottage · Defiance, OH · 2023
Operating
$6,967
Lifewise-Central Local · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$6,701
Defiance County Ag Society · Hicksville, OH · 2024
Support
$6,250
Defiance City Schools Foundation · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support, scholarship
$6,000
Defiance County Sheriff'S Office · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$6,000
Kaitlyn'S Cottage · Defiance, OH · 2024
Operating
$6,000
Conquer Childhood Cancer Now · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$6,000
Defiance College Annual Fund · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$6,000
Fairview Athletic Boosters Associat · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support
$5,461
Defiance County Historical Society · Defiance, OH · 2024
Support
$5,039
Women'S Giving Circle · Defiance, OH · 2022
Support

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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.