The Mitch and Julie McLeod Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on higher‑education capital support, directing sizable grants to Bowling Green State University Foundation for capital projects. Their giving appears highly targeted and institution‑specific rather than broadly distributed across sectors or regions, suggesting a personal or strategic link to this university.
Highly concentrated — a small number of relatively large gifts (two grants totaling $1.31M) all to a single higher‑education institution, indicating repeat, targeted support rather than broad or diversified grantmaking.
A $1.16 million capital-projects grant to Bowling Green State Univeristy Foundation Inc stands out as the clearest marker of how the Mitch and Julie Mcleod Family Foundation gives: large, institution-specific support tied to higher education infrastructure. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s funding is concentrated around Bowling Green State University, with additional awards for general support and a scholarship named for Mitch McLeod. That combination points to a philanthropic pattern that mixes major project funding with direct student aid and flexible institutional support. The foundation also appears to maintain ties closer to its Florida base through grants to Naples organizations, while still making most of its grants in Ohio. The recipient list includes a community foundation in Collier County, a local charitable foundation, and an Ohio housing nonprofit, showing that the portfolio is not limited to one type of beneficiary even though university capital work dominates the largest gifts. The foundation’s grantmaking is recent, active, and shaped by a few recurring organizational relationships rather than a wide spread of unrelated causes.
Higher education infrastructure is the foundation’s clearest focus. In 2024, it gave $1.16 million to Bowling Green State Univeristy Foundation Inc for capital projects, and in 2023 it added $150,000 to the same recipient for general support. That pairing shows both project-specific and flexible institutional funding. Student support is another visible thread. The foundation awarded $100,000 in 2024 for the Mitch McLeod Scholarship at Bowling Green State Univeristy Foundation Inc, linking its higher-education giving to individual financial aid. Community-based philanthropy also appears in Southwest Florida. In 2024, the foundation gave $50,000 to Community Foundation of Collier County for general support and $10,000 to Laces of Love Charitable Foundation Inc for general support, both in Naples. Outside Florida, it made a $5,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of Delaware & Union Counties for general support.
Typical grant size is concentrated at the high end of the distribution, with p25 at $7,250, a median of $30,000, and p75 at $112,500. The recent record shows both very large institutional gifts and smaller community grants, which creates a wide spread around the median. Bowling Green State Univeristy Foundation Inc appears across multiple years, indicating a recurring relationship rather than one-time support. The foundation is a family foundation, gives at a regional scope, and also funds individuals.
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$3.7M
$773K
$25K
Most grants fall between $7K and $113K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$113K
About 38% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Notable grantees: Bowling Green State University Foundation, Inc.
Grants land primarily in Ohio, which is the top state by grant count. Bowling Green, Ohio receives the largest share of visible support through repeated awards to Bowling Green State Univeristy Foundation Inc. Florida is also significant, with Naples recipients including Community Foundation of Collier County and Laces of Love Charitable Foundation Inc. Smaller grants also reached Delaware, Ohio and Lake Lure, North Carolina. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its most visible pattern is support for a university-related institution, especially Bowling Green State Univeristy Foundation Inc, which received capital-project, general-support, and scholarship funding. The recent list also includes community foundations, a housing nonprofit, and a local charitable foundation, showing some variety outside higher education.
Yes. The foundation’s profile indicates it funds individuals, and the recent grants include $100,000 for the Mitch McLeod Scholarship, which is tied to Bowling Green State Univeristy Foundation Inc.
The distribution is wide: p25 is $7,250, the median is $30,000, and p75 is $112,500. That pattern reflects a mix of smaller community gifts and larger institutional awards.
Ohio is the top state by grant count. Recent grants include multiple awards in Bowling Green and Delaware, both in Ohio, while Florida recipients in Naples also appear in the list.
The record shows a recurring relationship with Bowling Green State Univeristy Foundation Inc, which received grants in 2023 and 2024. Other recipients in the list appear as single-year awards in the available data.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF ROOKERY BAY | NAPLES, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERISTY FOUNDATION INC | BOWLING GREEN, OH | $1,160,000 | 2024 | CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND |
| BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERISTY FOUNDATION INC | BOWLING GREEN, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | MITCH MCLEOD SCHOLARSHIP |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LACES OF LOVE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | NAPLES, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DELAWARE & UNION COUNTIES | DELAWARE, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERISTY FOUNDATION INC | BOWLING GREEN, OH | $150,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LACES OF LOVE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | NAPLES, FL | $8,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAKE LURE FLOWERING BRIDGE INC | LAKE LURE, NC | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
FRIENDS OF ROOKERY BAY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DELAWARE & UNION COUNTIES
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LAKE LURE FLOWERING BRIDGE INC
$500GENERAL SUPPORT