What is the foundation’s typical grant size?

Its recent grant sizes are centered in the low tens of thousands of dollars. The 25th percentile is $9,062, the median is $10,857, and the 75th percentile is $23,750. The distribution also includes larger, strategic awards above that range.

Does Licking Memorial Health Foundation support recurring grantees?

Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Licking County Transit, Newark Campus Development Fund, Newark Development Partners, United Way of Licking County, and the American Heart Association. That pattern suggests sustained relationships rather than only one-time gifts.

What kinds of projects does the foundation support?

The recent record includes affordable housing, organizational and program support for disability services, event sponsorships for community organizations, health education, and school or youth-related programs. Examples in the data include housing investment, developmental disabilities, and health-oriented sponsorships.

How can organizations seek support?

The foundation accepts community donations and sponsorship requests through an online submission form. Requests must align with LMHS’s mission to improve the health of the community and include required documentation such as a W-9.

Where does the foundation give most often?

It gives primarily in Ohio, where 96% of grants in the data went. Newark is a frequent recipient location, and other Ohio recipient cities include Columbus. The grant list also includes at least one recipient in Dallas, Texas.

Licking Memorial Health Foundation

Name: Licking Memorial Health Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
Creator: Kindora

ActivePublic CharityHealth Care

NEWARK, OHWebsite

About Licking Memorial Health Foundation

A non-profit corporation established to conduct fundraising activities for the benefit and support of Licking Memorial Health Systems, enabling capital needs, state-of-the-art equipment, facility improvements, services and programs that may otherwise go unfunded.

Focus Areas

HealthcareHospital capital projectsMedical equipmentCommunity health educationPatient support and servicesEvents and community awards

Who They Fund

residents of Licking Countylow- and moderate-income householdsrenters and prospective first-time homebuyers

Funding Style

program support / organizational supportevent sponsorship (restricted/earmarked)

About Licking Memorial Health Foundation

A $500,000 grant to Licking County Housing Investment Fund LLC for improving and expanding affordable housing in Licking County stands out in Licking Memorial Health Foundation’s recent giving. That award sits alongside a broad pattern of support for local health, community, and development efforts tied to Licking Memorial Health Systems. The foundation’s stated purpose is to raise funds for the benefit and support of Licking Memorial Health Systems, including capital needs, state-of-the-art equipment, facility improvements, and services and programs that might otherwise go unfunded. Recent grants show the foundation working through sponsorships, organizational support, and community awards rather than through a small set of one-off project grants. It has backed organizations such as Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Newark Campus Development Fund, and Licking County Transit, often with mission-linked event sponsorship language. The grant list also includes support for community health improvement, local nonprofit activity, and programs serving residents in Licking County. The foundation is organized as a public charity and funds locally. Its recent work reflects a place-based approach centered on Licking County and the broader Newark, Ohio community, with most grants landing in Ohio.

What Licking Memorial Health Foundation Funds

Housing-related work appears in the recent record through the $500,000 grant to Licking County Housing Investment Fund LLC for improving and expanding affordable housing in Licking County. That is a different angle from the foundation’s health-system mission, but it still fits its local, county-focused support pattern. Community support and disability services also show up in a $149,800 grant to Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities for organization and program support. The foundation has likewise used sponsorship funding to back entities such as Newark Development Partners and United Way of Licking County, both of which received repeated support across multiple years. Health education and public health are visible in grants to the American Heart Association for event sponsorship and to Mental Health Recovery Services for Licking and Knox Counties for event sponsorship. Education and youth-related support also appears through Newark Catholic Schools and Junior Achievement of Central Ohio Inc.

How Licking Memorial Health Foundation Gives

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$1.1M

Total Assets

$176.4M

Total Revenue

$20.7M

Total Expenses

$8.1M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $9K and $24K, with a median of $11K.

25th Percentile

$9K

Median

$11K

75th Percentile

$24K

Geographic Reach

Local2 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
LICKING COUNTY HOUSING INVESTMENT FUND LLC	NEWARK, OH	$500,000	2025	IMPROVING AND EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LICKING COUNTY.
LICKING COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES	NEWARK, OH	$149,800	2025	SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMS.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - MID OHIO	COLUMBUS, OH	$73,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION	NEWARK, OH	$51,500	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LICKING COUNTY TRANSIT	NEWARK, OH	$50,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEWARK CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FUND	NEWARK, OH	$50,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL OHIO INC	COLUMBUS, OH	$40,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION	DALLAS, TX	$35,725	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEWARK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS	NEWARK, OH	$25,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNITED WAY OF LICKING COUNTY	NEWARK, OH	$23,197	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BUCKEYE VALLEY FAMILY YMCA	NEWARK, OH	$15,500	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE WORKS OHIO CENTER OF HISTORY ART & TECHNOLOGY	NEWARK, OH	$13,250	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES	CROTON, OH	$11,634	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
WATKINS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL	PATASKALA, OH	$11,014	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION	NEWARK, OH	$11,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HOSPICE OF CENTRAL OHIO	NEWARK, OH	$11,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS	NEWARK, OH	$11,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FOOD PANTRY NETWORK OF LICKING COUNTY	NEWARK, OH	$10,767	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
JOHNSTOWN MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT	JOHNSTOWN, OH	$9,300	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEWARK CITY SCHOOLS	NEWARK, OH	$9,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
CENTRAL OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE	NEWARK, OH	$7,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LICKING COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE	NEWARK, OH	$6,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LICKING COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER	GRANVILLE, OH	$6,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SIMON KENTON COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA	COLUMBUS, OH	$6,000	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HANOVER BOOM	NEWARK, OH	$5,250	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
GROW LICKING COUNTY	NEWARK, OH	$5,200	2025	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEWARK CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FUND	NEWARK, OH	$100,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEWARK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS	NEWARK, OH	$75,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LICKING COUNTY TRANSIT	NEWARK, OH	$50,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNITED WAY OF LICKING COUNTY	NEWARK, OH	$50,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
KNOX COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE	NEWARK, OH	$41,797	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY	COLUMBUS, OH	$35,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEWARK CATHOLIC SCHOOLS	NEWARK, OH	$30,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEWARK MIDLAND THEATRE	NEWARK, OH	$20,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION	DALLAS, TX	$17,500	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THOMAS J EVANS FOUNDATION	NEWARK, OH	$13,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS	NEWARK, OH	$10,500	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
CENTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES	HEATH, OH	$10,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK	COLUMBUS, OH	$10,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL HOUSING FACILITY INC	NEWARK, OH	$10,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
GRANVILLE ATHLETIC BOOSTERS	GRANVILLE, OH	$10,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE WORKS OHIO CENTER OF HISTORY ART & TECHNOLOGY	NEWARK, OH	$10,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BUCKEYE VALLEY YMCA	NEWARK, OH	$10,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LICKING COUNTY COALITION OF CARE	NEWARK, OH	$7,500	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES	CROTON, OH	$7,000	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FOOD PANTRY OF NEWARK	NEWARK, OH	$5,723	2024	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEWARK CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FUND	NEWARK, OH	$100,000	2023	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES FOR LICKING AND KNOX COUNTIES	NEWARK, OH	$39,306	2023	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY	COLUMBUS, OH	$38,000	2023	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNITED WAY OF LICKING COUNTY	NEWARK, OH	$26,000	2023	SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT THAT FURTHERS THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.

Recipient

Location

Amount

Year

Purpose

LICKING COUNTY HOUSING INVESTMENT FUND LLC

NEWARK, OH

$500,000

2025

IMPROVING AND EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LICKING COUNTY.

LICKING COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

NEWARK, OH

$149,800

2025

SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMS.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - MID OHIO

COLUMBUS, OH

$73,000

2025