Funding search · EIN 341596194 · Westlake, OH
The Nordson Corporation 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.
- 1,110
- grants reported
- $22.8M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Tech Corps Ohio3 grants · $1.6M
- College Now Greater Cleveland3 grants · $961,875
- Friends of Breakthrough Schools3 grants · $900,000
- National Inventors Hall of Fame2 grants · $850,000
- Towards Employment Incorporated2 grants · $550,000
- Second Harvest Foodbank of North Central Ohio3 grants · $535,000
- National Inventors Hall of Fame1 grant · $500,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence1 grant · $350,000
- Neighborhood Alliance3 grants · $310,000
- Girl Scouts of North East Ohio2 grants · $285,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 1,110 grants.
- $564,000
Tech Corps Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2023
Stem program
- $555,000
Tech Corps Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022
Stem program
- $500,000
National Inventors Hall of Fame · North Canton, OH · 2023
Stem program
- $500,000
National Inventors Hall of Fame · North Canton, OH · 2022
Stem program
- $500,000
Towards Employment Incorporated · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Employment program
- $450,000
Tech Corps Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2021
Stem program
- $361,875
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Scholarships
- $355,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of North Central Ohio · Lorain, OH · 2022
Food program
- $350,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence · Providence, RI · 2022
Renovation & expansion of bgcp's wanskuck clubbhouse
- $350,000
National Inventors Hall of Fame · North Canton, OH · 2021
Stem program
- $300,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Education program
- $300,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Education program
- $300,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $300,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Education program
- $300,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General operating support
- $265,000
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio · Macedonia, OH · 2021
Stem program
- $255,000
Save the Bay · Providence, RI · 2021
Environmental program
- $250,000
Neighborhood Alliance · Lorain, OH · 2023
Capital improvements
- $250,000
Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General operating support
- $149,000
Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Education program
- $125,000
Lorain County Community College Foundation · Elyria, OH · 2022
Student resource program
- $125,000
Lccc Foundation · Elyria, OH · 2021
General operating support
- $105,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of North Central Ohio · Lorain, OH · 2021
Food program
- $100,000
California State University San Marcos Foundation · San Marcos, CA · 2023
Capital improvements
- $100,000
California State University San Marcos Foundation · San Marcos, CA · 2022
Capital improvements
- $100,000
City Club of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Capital improvements
- $100,000
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority · Lorain, OH · 2022
Housing programming
- $100,000
North County Lifeline · Vista, CA · 2021
General operating support
- $100,000
Thrive Scholars · Boston, MA · 2021
Education program
- $94,156
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio · Lorain, OH · 2021
General operating support
- $90,719
Elyria City School District · Elyria, OH · 2021
Stem program
- $85,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio · Lorain, OH · 2023
General operating support
- $80,000
Effective Leadership Academy · Warrensville Heights, OH · 2023
Leadership training
- $80,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio · Lorain, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $80,000
Effective Leadership Academy · Warrensvl Hts, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $80,000
Effective Leadership Academy · Warrensvl Hts, OH · 2021
General operating support
- $75,000
Aces Lorain County (Achievement Thru Community Education & Support) · Lorain, OH · 2023
Education program
- $75,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of North Central Ohio · Lorain, OH · 2023
Food program
- $75,000
Aces Lorain County (Achievement Thru Community Education & Support) · Lorain, OH · 2022
Education program
- $75,000
Aces Lorain County (Achievement Thru Community Education & Support) · Lorain, OH · 2021
Education program
- $75,000
New Urban Arts · Providence, RI · 2021
General operating support
- $70,000
Thrive Scholars · Boston, MA · 2022
Education program
- $70,000
University Circle Incorporated · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Education program
- $60,000
El Centro De Servicios Sociales · Lorain, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $60,000
El Centro De Servicios Sociales · Lorain, OH · 2021
General operating support
- $57,500
Elyria City School District · Elyria, OH · 2023
Education program
- $57,500
The Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center · Portal, GA · 2022
General operating support
- $55,000
The Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center · Portal, GA · 2023
General operating support
- $55,000
Junior Achievement of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General operating support
- $50,000
Lorain County Urban League · Elyria, OH · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Lorain Historical Society · Lorain, OH · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Save Our Children of Elyria · Elyria, OH · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Sunshine House Regional Children'S Advocacy Center · Swainsboro, GA · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Interfaith Community Services · Escondido, CA · 2022
Program expansion
- $50,000
Lake Erie Nature & Science Center · Bay Village, OH · 2022
Renovation project
- $50,000
Lorain County Urban League · Elyria, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
San Diego Children'S Discovery Museum · Escondido, CA · 2022
Enrichment program
- $50,000
Save Our Children of Elyria · Elyria, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
Towards Employment Incorporated · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Employment program
- $50,000
Lorain County Urban League · Elyria, OH · 2021
General operating support
- $49,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $45,000
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank · San Diego, CA · 2021
General operating support
- $44,000
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General opporating support
- $42,500
Golden Harvest Food Bank · Augusta, GA · 2021
General operating support
- $40,000
Armed Services Ymca of the USA · San Diego, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $40,000
Community College of Rhode Island Foundation · Lincoln, RI · 2023
Education program
- $40,000
Compudopt · Forest Park, GA · 2023
Support services
- $40,000
Junior Achievement of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Education program
- $40,000
Junior Achievement of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operating support
- $40,000
Feeding San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2021
Food program
- $40,000
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General opporating support
- $40,000
The Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center · Portal, GA · 2021
General operating support
- $37,000
Fill Ministries Inc Dba Meals By Grace · Cumming, GA · 2022
Food program
- $35,000
Common Ground - the Cindy Nord Center for Renewal · Oberlin, OH · 2023
General operating support
- $35,000
Little Lighthouse Learning Center · Lorain, OH · 2023
General operating support
- $35,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Georgia · Macon, GA · 2022
Education program
- $35,000
Common Ground - the Cindy Nord Center for Renewal · Oberlin, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $35,000
Little Lighthouse Learning Center · Lorain, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $35,000
Cleveland Play House · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Education program
- $35,000
Common Ground - the Cindy Nord Center for Renewal · Oberlin, OH · 2021
Education program
- $35,000
Little Lighthouse Learning Center · Lorain, OH · 2021
Stem program
- $35,000
Save Our Children · Elyria, OH · 2021
Education program
- $33,250
Children'S Hunger Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2021
Food program
- $32,500
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Providence, RI · 2021
General operating support
- $30,000
A Step Beyond · Escondido, CA · 2023
Enrichment program
- $30,000
Best Buddies in Connecticut · New Britain, CT · 2023
Education program
- $30,000
Casa De Amparo · San Marcos, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $30,000
Catholic Charities Corporation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General operating support
- $30,000
Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire · Nashua, NH · 2023
General operating support
- $30,000
Feeding San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
Food program
- $30,000
Madonna Place · Norwich, CT · 2023
General operating support
- $30,000
Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries · Norcross, GA · 2023
Emergency services
- $30,000
North County Lifeline · Vista, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $30,000
Oasis Institute · La Mesa, CA · 2023
Capital improvements
- $30,000
Old Globe Theatre · San Diego, CA · 2023
Enrichment program
- $30,000
Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build · Providence, RI · 2023
General operating support
- $30,000
Catholic Charities Corporation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $30,000
Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes · Madison, GA · 2022
General operating support
- $30,000
Lorain Civic Center · Lorain, OH · 2022
General operating support
- $30,000
Manufacturing Sos Alliance · Bloomer, WI · 2022
Education program
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