The Andersons Foundation focuses on local Toledo-area community support with a clear preference for faith-based Catholic institutional priorities and direct investment in early childhood services. Recent grants show a willingness to fund both capital/campaign needs for the Diocese and programmatic staffing for early childhood behavioral supports through the local YMCA. Their giving appears targeted to established local institutions that provide community and social services.
Andersons Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by a $100,000 grant to the Diocese of Toledo for the Living Christ Campaign, supporting Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral and Helping Hands of St. Louis Catholic Charities outreach center. That grant captures two themes that recur in the foundation’s work: Catholic institutional support and direct service for people using local community resources. The foundation also made a $75,000 award to YMCA - Greater Toledo for early childhood education behavioral specialist staffing, showing that its support extends beyond faith-based capital needs into child-focused service delivery. Across recent grants, the foundation backs established organizations that can carry capital projects, staffing, and program improvements. Toledo-area institutions appear frequently, including schools, museums, churches, community centers, and youth-serving organizations. The pattern suggests a funder that favors specific local entities rather than broad open-ended themes, with gifts often tied to named projects such as campaign support, facility work, or targeted service roles. Its recent portfolio also includes memorial gifts, matching-gift activity, and support for health, housing, and educational access.
Catholic capital and campaign support is a clear thread. In 2024, Andersons Foundation gave $100,000 to the Diocese of Toledo for the Living Christ Campaign, and in another recent year it supported Monroe Street United Methodist Church with $35,000 for parking lot improvements. The foundation also funded Catholic outreach, including $25,000 to Cherry Street Mission Ministries for new windows at the Life Revitalization Center. Early childhood education is another recurring area. The foundation gave $50,000 to Mom's House for the Family Communication Center and $25,000 to Toledo Early Learning Coalition for shared service support for five providers. It also funded behavioral specialist staffing at YMCA - Greater Toledo. Beyond those areas, the foundation supported recreation and accessibility projects through Queen of Apostles School playground and garden work and L & A Park Foundation’s ADA access blacktopping project.
Typical awards cluster at a modest scale: the reported 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. Recent grants include larger project gifts, but many awards sit in the $15,000 to $25,000 range, with occasional $50,000 and $100,000 commitments. The foundation appears to fund through a mix of project support, staffing support, matching gifts, memorial gifts, and operating support. Recent examples include matching-gift entries through The Blackbaud Giving Fund and recurring support for YMCA - Greater Toledo across multiple years, which points to repeat relationships rather than one-time transactions. It is classified as a regular funder, and the grant list shows no program-related investments.
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$590K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Highly concentrated, small number of relatively large local grants; supports established institutional partners rather than many small, diverse recipients.
Notable grantees: Diocese of Toledo (Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral / Helping Hands outreach), YMCA - Greater Toledo (Early Childhood Education behavioral specialist)
Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in Ohio. The HQ state receives 72% of grants, but the foundation also gives frequently outside Ohio. Toledo, Sylvania, and Perrysburg appear often in the recent grants list, with Toledo especially prominent across schools, churches, museums, and social-service organizations. Outside Ohio, recent grants reached Daniel Island, South Carolina; Lowell, Michigan; Delphi, Indiana; Denver, Colorado; and West Palm Beach, Florida. The top state by grant count is Virginia, indicating that the highest volume of grants is not necessarily in the headquarters state.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on Catholic institutions, early childhood education providers, and local community-serving organizations. Examples include the Diocese of Toledo for a capital campaign, YMCA - Greater Toledo for behavioral specialist staffing, and Toledo Early Learning Coalition for shared-service support for five providers.
The foundation’s reported distribution centers on relatively small awards: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. Recent grants also include larger project awards of $25,000, $50,000, $75,000, and $100,000.
Yes. While most giving lands in Ohio, recent grants also went to recipients in South Carolina, Michigan, Indiana, Colorado, and Florida. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Yes. YMCA - Greater Toledo appears across multiple years, with awards for behavioral specialist staffing, evidence-based health interventions, fee assistance, and tai chi/fall prevention. The Diocese of Toledo also appears more than once in the recent list.
The recent grants include capital campaigns, facility repairs and improvements, staffing for early childhood behavioral support, shared-service support for early learning providers, playground and garden work, ADA accessibility work, and fee assistance tied to health or recreation programs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA - Greater Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | 2024 ECE Funding - Behavioral Specialist |
| Mom's House | Toledo, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | 2024 ECE Funding - Family Communication Center |
| Central Catholic High School | Toledo, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | 2024 Central Catholic Safety Enhancements |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $34,100 | 2025 | 2023 - AF Matching Gift - DEC - Invoice 142726 |
| Toledo School for the Arts | Toledo, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 TSA Window Replacement |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 Contribution in honor of 75th Anderson Foundation Anniversary |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $22,469 | 2025 | 2024 - AF Matching Gift - JAN - Invoice 143747 |
| YMCA - Greater Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $15,000 | 2025 | "2024 Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention Program and Wayman Palmer Fee Assistance " |
| TutorSmart | Toledo, OH | $12,500 | 2025 | 2024 TutorSmart's KinderSmart Literacy Intervention |
| 4-H Randolph County | Winchester, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | Randolph County Fairgrounds Capital Improvement Project |
| Aurora House-Aurora Project Inc | Toledo, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 Transitional Housing - Gap Funding |
| Central City Ministries of Toledo (CCMT) | Toledo, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | 2025 CCMT Gala |
| Seneca County Agricultural Society | Tiffin, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 Goat, Poultry, Rabbit Pavilion |
| Partners in Education | Toledo, OH | $7,420 | 2025 | 2024 College & Career Ready Set Go at Queen of Apostles |
| Toledo Lake Erie & Western Railway & Museum Inc | Toledo, OH | $5,140 | 2025 | 2024 Repair of Locomotive 5109, part of Phase I of the Return of The Bluebird Passenger Train |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $5,059 | 2025 | 2024 - AF Matching Gift - NOV - Invoice 149750 |
| White County Agricultural Association Inc Swine | Reynolds, IN | $5,000 | 2025 | Multi-purpose Arena Expansion |
| Central City Ministries of Toledo (CCMT) | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 Partners in Education: MiTS Program |
| Connecting Kids to Meals | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 CKM Hunger Action Month Campaign |
| Sunshine Foundation Inc | Maumee, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 Person Centered Programming |
| Bittersweet Farms | Whitehouse, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 General Operating |
| Catholic Diocese of Toledo - Catholic Charities | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 Helping Hands St Louis |
| ToledoLucas County CareNet | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 Community Linkages - $5,000 Program support; $10,000 Matching Support once new donors are secured |
| Cherry Street Mission Ministries | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 CSMM Commercial Laundry Installation |
| Queen of Apostles School | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 Library Program |
| Toledo Opera Association | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 Student Night at the Opera |
| Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Inc | Westerville, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 OFIC Fund for College Success (Unrestricted Funding) |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $4,000 | 2025 | 2024 - AF Matching Gift - AUG - Invoice 147914 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $3,120 | 2025 | 2024 - AF Matching Gift - FEB - Invoice 144116 |
| Mobile Meals of Toledo Inc | Toledo, OH | $3,000 | 2025 | 2024 Meal Client Assistance program |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $2,810 | 2025 | 2024 - AF Matching Gift - SEP - Invoice 148535 |
| Black Swamp Conservancy | Perrysburg, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 General Operating Support |
| WGTE-TV | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 WGTE FM Fundraiser - Challenge Fund |
| Toledo Zoological Society | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Companies for Kids (CFK) |
| WGTE-TV | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2023 WGTE FM Fundraiser - Challenge Fund |
| Toledo Day Nursery | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Cozy Montessori Classroom |
| Sauder Village | Archbold, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Milk, Butter and Eggs: a new exhibit at Sauder Village |
| Toledo School for the Arts | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2023-24 General Operating Support |
| Hospice of Northwest Ohio | Perrysburg, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Path Finders Camp |
| Adopt America Network | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Home for Good Gala - Program Support Only |
| Lott Industries | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Cultivating Community Initiative |
| Conservation International | Arlington, VA | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Anderson/Force of Nature Fundraiser |
| Hillsdale County Agricultural Society | Hillsdale, MI | $2,500 | 2025 | 2023 Handicap Accessible Bathroom Renovation - 4H Expo Building |
| Unruly Arts | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Studio Artist Program Support |
| Foundation For Life | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Students Equipped to Advocate for Life |
| Boy Scouts - Erie Shores Council | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Program Support (Merit Badges at Miakonda) |
| Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio Inc | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Senior 55 and Older Gap Funding Program |
| Salvation Army - Toledo OH | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 - Program Support - Takin' it to the Streets - Eating Away at Food Insecurity One Bite at a Time |
| Girl Scouts of America - Western Ohio | Maumee, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 Providing Access So All Girls Can Benefit from the Girl Scout Experience with Financial Assistance. |
| Toledo School for the Arts | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | 2024 General Operating Support |
YMCA - Greater Toledo
$75,0002024 ECE Funding - Behavioral Specialist
Mom's House
$50,0002024 ECE Funding - Family Communication Center
Central Catholic High School
$50,0002024 Central Catholic Safety Enhancements
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
$34,1002023 - AF Matching Gift - DEC - Invoice 142726
Toledo School for the Arts
$25,0002024 TSA Window Replacement
Emergency Assistance Foundation
$25,0002024 Contribution in honor of 75th Anderson Foundation Anniversary
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
$22,4692024 - AF Matching Gift - JAN - Invoice 143747
YMCA - Greater Toledo
$15,000"2024 Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention Program and Wayman Palmer Fee Assistance "
TutorSmart
$12,5002024 TutorSmart's KinderSmart Literacy Intervention
4-H Randolph County
$10,000Randolph County Fairgrounds Capital Improvement Project
Aurora House-Aurora Project Inc
$10,0002024 Transitional Housing - Gap Funding
Central City Ministries of Toledo (CCMT)
$10,0002025 CCMT Gala
Seneca County Agricultural Society
$10,0002024 Goat, Poultry, Rabbit Pavilion
Partners in Education
$7,4202024 College & Career Ready Set Go at Queen of Apostles
Toledo Lake Erie & Western Railway & Museum Inc
$5,1402024 Repair of Locomotive 5109, part of Phase I of the Return of The Bluebird Passenger Train
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
$5,0592024 - AF Matching Gift - NOV - Invoice 149750
White County Agricultural Association Inc Swine
$5,000Multi-purpose Arena Expansion
Central City Ministries of Toledo (CCMT)
$5,0002024 Partners in Education: MiTS Program
Connecting Kids to Meals
$5,0002024 CKM Hunger Action Month Campaign
Sunshine Foundation Inc
$5,0002024 Person Centered Programming
Bittersweet Farms
$5,0002024 General Operating
Catholic Diocese of Toledo - Catholic Charities
$5,0002024 Helping Hands St Louis
ToledoLucas County CareNet
$5,0002024 Community Linkages - $5,000 Program support; $10,000 Matching Support once new donors are secured
Cherry Street Mission Ministries
$5,0002024 CSMM Commercial Laundry Installation
Queen of Apostles School
$5,0002024 Library Program
Toledo Opera Association
$5,0002024 Student Night at the Opera
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Inc
$5,0002024 OFIC Fund for College Success (Unrestricted Funding)
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
$4,0002024 - AF Matching Gift - AUG - Invoice 147914
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
$3,1202024 - AF Matching Gift - FEB - Invoice 144116
Mobile Meals of Toledo Inc
$3,0002024 Meal Client Assistance program
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
$2,8102024 - AF Matching Gift - SEP - Invoice 148535
Black Swamp Conservancy
$2,5002024 General Operating Support
WGTE-TV
$2,5002024 WGTE FM Fundraiser - Challenge Fund
Toledo Zoological Society
$2,5002024 Companies for Kids (CFK)
WGTE-TV
$2,5002023 WGTE FM Fundraiser - Challenge Fund
Toledo Day Nursery
$2,5002024 Cozy Montessori Classroom
Sauder Village
$2,5002024 Milk, Butter and Eggs: a new exhibit at Sauder Village
Toledo School for the Arts
$2,5002023-24 General Operating Support
Hospice of Northwest Ohio
$2,5002024 Path Finders Camp
Adopt America Network
$2,5002024 Home for Good Gala - Program Support Only
Lott Industries
$2,5002024 Cultivating Community Initiative
Conservation International
$2,5002024 Anderson/Force of Nature Fundraiser
Hillsdale County Agricultural Society
$2,5002023 Handicap Accessible Bathroom Renovation - 4H Expo Building
Unruly Arts
$2,5002024 Studio Artist Program Support
Foundation For Life
$2,5002024 Students Equipped to Advocate for Life
Boy Scouts - Erie Shores Council
$2,5002024 Program Support (Merit Badges at Miakonda)
Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio Inc
$2,5002024 Senior 55 and Older Gap Funding Program
Salvation Army - Toledo OH
$2,5002024 - Program Support - Takin' it to the Streets - Eating Away at Food Insecurity One Bite at a Time
Girl Scouts of America - Western Ohio
$2,5002024 Providing Access So All Girls Can Benefit from the Girl Scout Experience with Financial Assistance.
Toledo School for the Arts
$2,5002024 General Operating Support