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    Employers Health Foundation

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    CANTON, OHWebsite3303056565

    About Employers Health Foundation

    Employers Health Foundation Inc. is organized to fund capital improvement projects in the Greater Stark County community in the areas of physical health, mental health, education and childhood poverty.

    Focus Areas

    Physical healthMental healthEducationChildhood povertyOrganizational capital improvements

    Who They Fund

    local community members / neighborhood residentsperforming arts audiencescommunity-based artists and arts organizations (partners)

    Funding Style

    capital campaigncapital/infrastructure fundingasset acquisition (vehicles)project-specific/campaign-restricted support

    About Employers Health Foundation

    Employers Health Foundation Inc. centers its giving on capital improvement projects tied to physical health, mental health, education, and childhood poverty in Greater Stark County. In the latest grants, that approach appears in a $376,672 award to Canton for All People for the Gibbs Avenue Center capital campaign project, a project that points to building-level support rather than operating aid. The foundation also backed the Canton Palace Theatre with $100,000 for a 100th anniversary theatre renovation project, showing that its capital work extends into community-serving facilities beyond social service settings. Another grant went to Arts in Stark for vehicle purchases to extend mission delivery in the community, which broadens the picture of how the funder uses capital support. With annual grants of $531,657 and a local giving footprint, the foundation’s profile is defined by place-based project funding in Stark County. Its recent grants show a preference for concrete improvements that strengthen organizations’ long-term capacity to serve local residents.

    What Employers Health Foundation Funds

    The foundation’s stated program is built around organizational capital improvements, and the recent grants make that visible across several cause areas. In community and social-service work, it awarded $376,672 to Canton for All People for the Gibbs Avenue Center capital campaign project. In arts and cultural infrastructure, it gave $100,000 to Canton Palace Theatre for a 100th anniversary theatre renovation project. Transportation capacity also appears in the grant list: Arts in Stark received $54,985 to purchase vehicles that would allow the organization to extend its mission in the community. Across these examples, the common thread is support for buildings, equipment, or other fixed assets rather than unrestricted operating grants.

    How Employers Health Foundation Gives

    Employers Health Foundation Inc. gives in relatively large, project-specific amounts. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $77,492, a median of $100,000, and a p75 of $238,336. The latest grants also include a very large capital campaign award of $376,672, which sits above that upper quartile. The foundation appears to make concentrated local awards: all recent grants in the provided data went to Ohio recipients, and the program description says it accepts unsolicited applications for capital improvement grants. The available data show a project-restricted pattern focused on infrastructure, equipment, and vehicles rather than recurring operating support.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $532K

    Total Assets

    $4.9M

    Total Revenue

    $779K

    Total Expenses

    $767K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $77K and $238K, with a median of $100K.

    25th Percentile

    $77K

    Median

    $100K

    75th Percentile

    $238K

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded

    About 100% of grants go to recipients in OH.

    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Leadership

    CHRISTOPHER GOFF

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    Topics

    historic theatre renovation / performing arts venue preservationperforming arts programming expansionorganizational transportation capacity / outreach logisticscommunity arts access and engagement

    Where Employers Health Foundation Makes Grants

    The giving is tightly concentrated in Ohio, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state and the top state by grant count also Ohio. Recent recipients are all in Canton, including Canton for All People, Canton Palace Theatre, and Arts in Stark. The program language narrows the geography further to Stark County and Greater Stark County, indicating a local funding footprint centered on that region rather than broad regional or national dispersal.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Employers Health Foundation

    What kinds of projects does Employers Health Foundation Inc. fund?

    Its capital improvement grants support organizational projects that promote physical health, mental health, education, and the reduction of childhood poverty in the Greater Stark County community. The recent grant list shows building renovations, capital campaigns, and vehicle purchases as examples of eligible project types.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The grant-size data show a p25 of $77,492, a median of $100,000, and a p75 of $238,336. Recent awards include a $376,672 capital campaign grant and a $100,000 renovation grant.

    Where does the foundation give?

    The giving is local and fully concentrated in Ohio. All recent grants in the data went to Canton recipients, and the foundation’s stated program focuses on Stark County and Greater Stark County.

    Can organizations apply unsolicited?

    Yes. The active Capital Improvement Grants program accepts unsolicited applications for organizational capital improvements tied to its stated focus areas.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Employers Health Foundation Inc. - Capital Improvement Grants

    Physical healthMental healthEducation+2 more

    Who can apply: Applicant must be a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) located in Stark County, Ohio or directly improving the lives of residents of Stark County. Requests should be for organizational capital improvements (e.g., building & infrastructure, equipment, vehicles). Proposals must demonstrate well-planned programs that promote and improve physical health, mental health, education, and childhood poverty.

    Deadline: Funding requests open May 1 – July 3 each year. Grants awarded in September.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    CANTON FOR ALL PEOPLECANTON, OH$376,6722025GIBBS AVENUE CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PROJECT
    CANTON PALACE THEATRECANTON, OH$100,0002025100TH ANNIVERSARY THEATRE RENOVATION PROJECT
    ARTS IN STARKCANTON, OH$54,9852025SECURE FUNDING TO PURCHASE VEHICLES THAT WOULD ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO EXTEND THEIR MISSION IN THE COMMUNITY

    CANTON FOR ALL PEOPLE

    $376,672
    CANTON, OH2025

    GIBBS AVENUE CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PROJECT

    CANTON PALACE THEATRE

    $100,000
    CANTON, OH2025

    100TH ANNIVERSARY THEATRE RENOVATION PROJECT

    ARTS IN STARK

    $54,985
    CANTON, OH2025

    SECURE FUNDING TO PURCHASE VEHICLES THAT WOULD ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO EXTEND THEIR MISSION IN THE COMMUNITY