OVERVIEW: The Greater Toledo Community Foundation supports social services, the arts, education, neighborhood and urban affairs, natural resources and physical and mental health in the Toledo region of Ohio and Michigan.
IP TAKE: The Greater Toledo Community Foundation is “a welcoming and inclusive” community funder and “the area’s largest philanthropic institution.” It has a ridiculous amount of opportunities available for local grantseekers and will support nonprofits of all types and sizes. Application procedures and deadlines vary by program, so new applicants will want to play close attention to the guidelines for the fund to which they’re interested in applying. This is an accessible funder that welcomes questions and general inquiries at 419.241.5049 or toledocf@toledocf.org.
PROFILE: Established in 1973, the Greater Toledo Community Foundation (TCF) is a community foundation based in Toledo, Ohio. TCF grew from the trust of the Walter E. Terhune Fund and is governed by a 14-member board of trustees. The foundation aims to “provide a flexible, informed, effective means for donors to achieve their charitable goals in perpetuity, address the changing needs of the region through efficient, prudent, high impact grant making, serve as a source of information about and as a catalyst in shaping the region’s response to those needs and facilitate the work of other grant making organizations in order to achieve effective and efficient grant making practices.” It funds local efforts for social services, the arts, education, neighborhood and urban affairs, natural resources and physical and mental health.
Grants for Community Development
The Toledo Community Foundation supports a wide variety of local causes with its grantmaking and is known for providing support from unrestricted funds. TCF offers grants information sessions for interested grantseekers prior to application deadlines. It also lists currently open and upcoming funding opportunities on its website. There are currently at least 20 different opportunities listed. For example, Toledo Neighborhoods Foundation grants provide up to $25,000 for community revitalization projects, and the Sisters of St. Francis (Sylvania) Foundation Donor Advised Fund supports human trafficking, immigrants and refugees, and social justice programs. Other opportunities include the Equity & Access Initiative Fund, Bill Rowles Youth Foundation Fund, Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club’s Helping Hens Fund, Fund for Islamic Understanding, Education and Dialogue and Katherine R. Smith Funds for Youth.
Past local grantees include the Community Improvement Corporation of Fostoria Ohio, Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center and Habitat for Humanity Maumee Valley. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records.
Important Grant Details
Grants range between about $5,000 and $500,000. The most common grant amount is $10,000. The foundation awarded over $17 million in grants in a recent year and held more than $231 million in assets.
Grantmaking focuses on the greater Toledo region, which includes northwest Ohio and portions of southeast Michigan.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for many opportunities.
Each grant opportunity has its own set of guidelines and deadlines.
TCF requires applicants to use its only application system.
Direct general questions to the staff at 419-241-5049 or via online form.
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