Funding search · EIN 346528288 · Urbana, OH
The Grimes Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 65
- grants reported
- $583,025
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Mercy Health Foundation3 grants · $112,291
- Mercy Health Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Grimes Flying Lab Foundation3 grants · $44,800
- Champaign Aviation Museum Grant1 grant · $44,500
- Champaign Aviation Museum1 grant · $43,000
- Mercy Health Foundation - Cancer Ce1 grant · $40,000
- Grimes Flying Lab1 grant · $25,000
- Grandworks - Theater2 grants · $20,500
- The Grandworks Foundation1 grant · $15,000
- Champaign County Arts Council3 grants · $14,200
Giving over time
Grant history
All 65 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Mercy Health Foundation · Springfield, OH · 2025
Medic
- $50,000
Mercy Health Foundation · Springfield, OH · 2024
Medical
- $44,500
Champaign Aviation Museum Grant · Urbana, OH · 2025
Civic
- $43,000
Champaign Aviation Museum · Urbana, OH · 2024
Civic
- $40,000
Mercy Health Foundation - Cancer Ce · Springfield, OH · 2024
Medical
- $40,000
Mercy Health Foundation · Springfield, OH · 2022
Civic
- $25,000
Grimes Flying Lab · Urbana, OH · 2025
Civic
- $22,800
Grimes Flying Lab Foundation · Urbana, OH · 2024
Civic
- $22,291
Mercy Health Foundation · Springfield, OH · 2023
Medical
- $15,000
The Grandworks Foundation · Urbana, OH · 2022
Civic
- $13,000
Grandworks - Theater · Urbana, OH · 2024
Civic
- $12,000
Urbana Youth Center · Urbana, OH · 2022
Scholarships
- $11,000
Grimes Flying Lab Foundation · Urbana, OH · 2023
Civic
- $11,000
Grimes Flying Lab Foundation · Urbana, OH · 2022
Civic
- $10,000
Bethesda Memorial Hospital · Hamilton, OH · 2025
Medical
- $7,500
Logan Champaign Count Mental Health · West Liberty, OH · 2025
Civic
- $7,500
Grandworks - Theater · Urbana, OH · 2023
Civic
- $6,000
Grimes Field Foundation · Urbana, OH · 2023
Civic
- $6,000
Breast Friends Forever · Mechanicsburg, OH · 2022
Medical
- $5,000
Champaign County Arts Council · Urbana, OH · 2025
Civic
- $5,000
Tecumseh Council · Yellow Springs, OH · 2025
Civic
- $5,000
Champaign County Arts Council · Urbana, OH · 2024
Civic
- $5,000
Champaign County Cancer Association · Urbana, OH · 2024
Medical
- $5,000
Everybody Plays - City Park · Urbana, OH · 2024
Civic
- $5,000
Tecumseh Council · Yellow Springs, OH · 2024
Civic
- $5,000
Bethesda Hospital Association · Boynton Beach, FL · 2023
Medical
- $5,000
Boy Scouts of America · Yellow Springs, OH · 2023
Civic
- $5,000
Caring Kitchen · Urbana, OH · 2023
Civic
- $5,000
Champaign County Arts Council · Urbana, OH · 2023
Civic
- $5,000
Champaign County Historical Society · Urbana, OH · 2023
Civic
- $5,000
Clark State University · Springfield, OH · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,000
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
scholarship
- $5,000
Bethesda Hospital Association · Boynton Beach, FL · 2022
Civic
- $5,000
Brownridge Foundation · Urbana, OH · 2022
Civic
- $5,000
Clark State Community College · Springfield, OH · 2022
Scholarships
- $4,734
Summer Theater Camp · Urbana, OH · 2025
Civic
- $4,300
Caring Kitchen · Urbana, OH · 2025
Civic
- $4,200
Champaign County Arts Council · Urbana, OH · 2022
Civic
- $3,500
Caring Kitchen · Urbana, OH · 2024
Civic
- $3,000
Breast Friends Forver · Mechanicsburg, OH · 2025
Medical
- $3,000
Cancer Assoc Cc · Urbana, OH · 2025
Medical
- $3,000
Breast Friends Forever · Mechanicsburg, OH · 2024
Medical
- $3,000
Breast Friends Forever · Mechanicsburg, OH · 2023
Medical
- $2,500
Junior Achievement · Columbus, OH · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Otterbein University · Westerville, OH · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Wright State University · Dayton, OH · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Bsa Troop 116 · Urbana, OH · 2022
Civic
- $2,500
Edison State Community College · Piqua, OH · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Wright State University · Dayton, OH · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,250
Grandworks - Youth Center · Urbana, OH · 2024
Civic
- $2,000
Ochsner Memorial Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2025
Civic
- $2,000
Caring Kitchen · Urbana, OH · 2022
Civic
- $2,000
Unity Church of Delray · Delray Beach, FL · 2022
Religious
- $1,000
Unity Church · Columbus, OH · 2025
Civic
- $1,000
Urbana City Police · Urbana, OH · 2024
Civic
- $1,000
Fop Lodge 93 · Orlando, FL · 2023
Civic
- $1,000
Ochsner Medical · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Medical
- $1,000
Unity Church of Delray · Delray Beach, FL · 2023
Religious
- $1,000
Urbana Police Department · Urbana, OH · 2022
Civic
- $500
Colonial Flag Foundation · Sandy, UT · 2023
Civic
- $250
Colonial Flag Foundation · Sandy, UT · 2022
Civic
- $200
Cub Scout Pack 258 · Urbana, OH · 2022
Civic
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