The George B Quatman Foundation appears to concentrate its giving on youth-focused education and economic opportunity programs, making sizable project-specific grants rather than broad operating support. Recent awards show an interest in African American youth enrichment as well as financial literacy/entrepreneurship education for young people, and the foundation is willing to fund organizations outside its Cincinnati base when a program aligns with its priorities.
Concentrated, relatively large one-off grants to a small number of youth-focused nonprofits; grants are project-specific rather than numerous small awards and may fund organizations beyond the foundation's home region.
A defining feature of the George B Quatman Foundation is its repeated support for youth-centered education and opportunity programs, often through restricted project or program grants. One of the largest recent awards went to Building African American Minds Inc in Easton, Maryland, at $64,000 for project/program support, signaling interest in African American youth academic enrichment. The foundation also backed Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore with $45,000 in 2024 and $11,000 in 2025, showing continued support for youth financial literacy and entrepreneurship education. Its giving is not limited to one model: the recent record includes annual fund gifts, scholarship support, and project-specific awards across schools, local nonprofits, and community programs. In Ohio, the foundation has supported Milford Schools Foundation with a scholarship grant and The Ohio State University Foundation with project support, while also funding organizations in Maryland, Florida, California, and beyond. The pattern suggests a funder that uses targeted grants to back specific youth and community initiatives rather than broad, unrestricted institutional support.
Education-related youth programming is a central thread in the George B Quatman Foundation’s recent grants. In 2024, it gave $45,000 to Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore for project/program support, and followed with $11,000 in 2025 for the same organization and purpose. It also awarded $23,000 to Lima Central Catholic High School in 2025 for project/program support and $15,000 to Milford Schools Foundation in 2023 for scholarship support. African American youth enrichment also appears as a distinct priority: Building African American Minds Inc received $64,000 in 2023 for project/program support. Beyond education, the foundation has funded youth-adjacent community initiatives, including $34,000 to Florida Marching Band Tournament in 2023 and $19,000 to Purrific Rescue in 2024 for project/program support.
Typical grant size clusters around smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $9,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $24,050. The recent record also includes several larger, targeted grants above that range, suggesting a mix of baseline support and occasional higher-dollar project commitments. Recipients appear more than once across years, including Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore, Purrific Rescue, Charitable Fraternal Order of Police Lima Lodge 21, Elevate Metro Kc, and Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach Inc. The foundation gives across grant types, with project/program support, annual fund support, general operating support, scholarship funding, and some unrestricted-style support represented in the recent list.
$330K
$6.1M
$785K
$376K
Most grants fall between $9K and $24K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$24K
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Notable grantees: BUILDING AFRICAN AMERICAN MINDS INC, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EASTERN SHORE
The foundation gives nationally, with every recent grant in the United States. Ohio is a major recipient state, and the grant list includes multiple awards in Lima, Cincinnati, Milford, Circleville, and Columbus. Maryland is another visible destination, with grants in Easton and Salisbury. Outside Ohio and Maryland, recent grants also landed in Florida, California, Virginia, North Carolina, New York, and Kansas. The top state by grant count is Virginia, even though many of the larger individual awards in the recent list are tied to Ohio and Maryland recipients.
Its recent grants show a focus on youth-centered education and opportunity programs, especially African American youth academic enrichment, financial literacy and entrepreneurship education, and restricted project or program support for community youth organizations. The list also includes scholarships and annual fund grants.
Yes. Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore received $45,000 in 2024 and $11,000 in 2025. Other repeat recipients include Purrific Rescue, Charitable Fraternal Order of Police Lima Lodge 21, Elevate Metro Kc, and Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach Inc.
The grant-size distribution is centered on smaller awards: p25 is $9,000, the median is $10,000, and p75 is $24,050. The recent list also includes larger targeted grants, such as $64,000 to Building African American Minds Inc and $45,000 to Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore.
By grant count, Virginia is the top state. Recent awards also appear across Ohio, Maryland, Florida, California, North Carolina, New York, and Kansas, and all recent grants in the dataset are to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants include project/program support, annual fund support, general operating support, scholarship funding, and program/project support. The mix suggests a foundation that uses both restricted and broader support depending on the recipient and purpose.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVT INC | EASTON, MD | $40,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NUBABILITY ATHLETICS FOUNDATION | DU QUOIN, IL | $35,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR KNOW THE GLOW | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | $32,667 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA MARCHING BAND TOURNAMENT INC | DUNEDIN, FL | $30,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAINT JOSEPH PRIMARY CARE | RALEIGH, NC | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EQUESTRIAN THERAPY PROGRAM | LIMA, OH | $24,666 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHARITABLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LIMA LODGE 21 | LIMA, OH | $20,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| PURRIFIC RESCUE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INC | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $17,667 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HAPPY TAILS PUP PARTNERS | LIMA, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MARIMOR LEGACY FOUNDATION | Lima, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OXFORD HOUSE INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ADOPTION NETWORK OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL FUND |
| BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NAMI NATIONAL | ARLINGTON, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CAMERON COMMONS | RALEIGH, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ROBYNES NEST | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PRICELESS PUPPY RESCUE CORP | CHINO HILLS, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH LIONS FOUNDATION | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ELEVATE METRO KC | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $3,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL FUND |
| FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVT INC | EASTON, MD | $34,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| THE LIMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LIMA, OH | $30,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHARITABLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LIMA LODGE 21 | LIMA, OH | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA MARCHING BAND TOURNAMENT INC | DUNEDIN, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR KNOW THE GLOW | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | $28,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | LIMA, OH | $23,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INC | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $16,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ELEVATE METRO KC | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $12,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| PURRIFIC RESCUE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EASTERN SHORE | SALISBURY, MD | $11,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WORK SW OHIO | CINCINNATI, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAINT JOSEPH PRIMARY CARE | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MILITARY AVIATION PRESERVATION SOCIETY | CANTON, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| GENDER EQUITY IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE AND SCIENCE INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LOGAN ELM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CIRCLEVILLE, OH | $7,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON HERITAGE SOCIETY INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,500 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EQUESTRIAN THERAPY PROGRAM | LIMA, OH | $6,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CAMERON COMMONS | RALEIGH, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH LIONS FOUNDATION | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROBYNES NEST | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF LOGAN COUNTY INC | BELLEFONTAINE, OH | $2,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ANGELICO PROJECT - A CENTER FOR CULTURE AND THOUGHT | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,500 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EASTERN SHORE | SALISBURY, MD | $45,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR KNOW THE GLOW | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | $32,600 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| FLORIDA MARCHING BAND TOURNAMENT INC | DUNEDIN, FL | $31,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INC | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $31,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CHARITABLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LIMA LODGE 21 | LIMA, OH | $30,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT |
| PURRIFIC RESCUE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $19,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ELEVATE METRO KC | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $12,400 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVT INC
$40,000ANNUAL FUND
NUBABILITY ATHLETICS FOUNDATION
$35,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR KNOW THE GLOW
$32,667GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FLORIDA MARCHING BAND TOURNAMENT INC
$30,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAINT JOSEPH PRIMARY CARE
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
EQUESTRIAN THERAPY PROGRAM
$24,666PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHARITABLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LIMA LODGE 21
$20,000PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
PURRIFIC RESCUE
$20,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INC
$17,667PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$10,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
HAPPY TAILS PUP PARTNERS
$10,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
MARIMOR LEGACY FOUNDATION
$10,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
ADOPTION NETWORK OF CLEVELAND
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
CAMERON COMMONS
$5,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
PRICELESS PUPPY RESCUE CORP
$4,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
HUNTINGTON BEACH LIONS FOUNDATION
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVT INC
$34,000ANNUAL FUND
CHARITABLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LIMA LODGE 21
$30,000PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
FLORIDA MARCHING BAND TOURNAMENT INC
$30,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR KNOW THE GLOW
$28,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$23,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INC
$16,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
PURRIFIC RESCUE
$12,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WORK SW OHIO
$10,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAINT JOSEPH PRIMARY CARE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MILITARY AVIATION PRESERVATION SOCIETY
$10,000PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
GENDER EQUITY IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE AND SCIENCE INC
$8,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LOGAN ELM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
$7,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THOMAS JEFFERSON HERITAGE SOCIETY INC
$6,500PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
EQUESTRIAN THERAPY PROGRAM
$6,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
CAMERON COMMONS
$5,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
HUNTINGTON BEACH LIONS FOUNDATION
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF LOGAN COUNTY INC
$2,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
ANGELICO PROJECT - A CENTER FOR CULTURE AND THOUGHT
$1,500PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR KNOW THE GLOW
$32,600ANNUAL FUND
FLORIDA MARCHING BAND TOURNAMENT INC
$31,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INC
$31,000ANNUAL FUND
CHARITABLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LIMA LODGE 21
$30,000PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
PURRIFIC RESCUE
$19,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT