Fostering a brighter tomorrow for Ohio's children and families through advocacy, innovation, and collaboration with health and human service organizations.
Ohio Children's Alliance centers its grantmaking on Ohio children and families, with a strong emphasis on child welfare, foster care, behavioral health, and early childhood mental health. The largest recent awards in the data show that the alliance backs provider organizations delivering direct services and system support across the state, including Nyap in Winchester, KY at $593,717 in 2024 and Integrated Services for Behavioral Health in Nelsonville, OH at $344,640 in 2025. Its mission-related grants also reach agencies serving foster care, adoption, residential treatment, and youth transition needs, matching the alliance’s broader work in advocacy, innovation, and collaboration with health and human service organizations. The foundation’s recent activity includes both large-scale program funding and recurring support for mission-related work. Grantees such as St Vincent Family Center in Columbus and The Village Network in Wooster appear in multiple years, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. Other awards support behavioral health access, therapeutic child care, and transition services for foster care-connected young people. Across the recent grant list, the alliance appears to favor organizations with clear service delivery roles and statewide relevance to Ohio’s child and family systems.
Child welfare and foster care are central to the alliance’s grantmaking. It awarded $295,592 in 2024 to St Vincent Family Center in Columbus and $281,210 in 2024 to The Village Network in Wooster, both mission-related grants tied to its child and family priorities. Behavioral health is another clear theme. In 2025, Eastway Behavioral Healthcare in Dayton received $271,815, while Psycare Inc in Youngstown received $73,138, showing support for providers that serve mental health needs across different parts of Ohio. The alliance also funds early childhood mental health and therapeutic care. Its Early Childhood Mental Health RFP provided $3,500,000 for establishing and expanding therapeutic child care programs, and a 2022 Therapeutic Child Care Awards round supported collaboration between child care and mental health centers. Transition supports for foster care-connected students also appear through Ohio Reach programs.
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Most grants fall between $6K and $57K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$57K
Mark Mecum
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Typical grant size sits at $5,500 at the 25th percentile, $19,949 at the median, and $56,806 at the 75th percentile. That spread shows a mix of smaller support awards and larger program grants. The recent grant list also includes repeated recipients across years, such as Nyap and The Village Network, indicating ongoing grant relationships rather than only one-time awards. Ohio Children's Alliance operates as a grantmaking nonprofit with mission-related and mission-aligned grants, and it also administers targeted opportunities such as telehealth and Ohio Reach funding. Several programs accept unsolicited applications, including Telehealth Grant Program, Ohio Reach Emergency Fund, Ohio Reach Postsecondary Scholarships, and QRTP Funding Opportunity.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Ohio-based: 92% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Ohio is the top state by grant count. Recent awards reach cities including Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Wooster, Canton, Toledo, and Shaker Heights, alongside smaller Ohio communities such as Niles and McArthur. Outside Ohio, the recent grants list also includes recipients in Winchester, Kentucky; Louisville, Kentucky; Merrillville, Indiana; and Detroit, Michigan.
The alliance funds organizations working in child welfare, foster care and adoption, behavioral health, early childhood mental health, transition services for youth, professional trainings and conferences, and advocacy. Recent grants show support for provider agencies, family-center organizations, and behavioral health organizations serving children and families across Ohio.
The distribution is $5,500 at the 25th percentile, a median of $19,949, and $56,806 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes both smaller awards and much larger program grants, including a $3,500,000 early childhood mental health award.
Most of its grantmaking stays in Ohio: 92% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Ohio is the top state by grant count. The recent grant list also includes a small number of out-of-state recipients in Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan.
Yes. Nyap appears in both 2024 and 2025, and The Village Network appears in both 2024 and 2025 as well. That pattern suggests the alliance maintains ongoing relationships with some recipients rather than relying only on one-time awards.
The Telehealth Grant Program, Ohio Reach Emergency Fund, Ohio Reach Postsecondary Scholarships, and QRTP Funding Opportunity all accept unsolicited applications. These programs cover telehealth, emergency financial assistance for foster care-connected students, postsecondary scholarships, and QRTP-related support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYAP | Winchester, KY | $461,686 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Cadence Care Network (v) | Niles, OH | $201,874 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Sojourners Care Network | McArthur, OH | $104,689 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Beech Brook | Cleveland, OH | $101,139 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Buckeye Ranch | Whitehall, OH | $79,712 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Bellefaire Jewish Childrens Bureau | Shaker Heights, OH | $75,000 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Adriel School Inc | West Liberty, OH | $71,215 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| New Path | Cincinnati, OH | $69,475 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Focus on Youth Inc | West Chester, OH | $57,697 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Agape for Youth | Dayton, OH | $56,058 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Pathway | CANTON, OH | $55,426 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Northeast Ohio Adoption Services | Warren, OH | $52,332 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| SAFY of Ohio | Delphos, OH | $46,002 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| UMCH Family Services | Columbus, OH | $44,752 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| HOPE Campus | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| NECCO & Associate | Cincinnati, OH | $37,080 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Pressley Ridge | Pittsburgh, OH | $36,710 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Southeast Healthcare Services | Columbus, OH | $29,980 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| South Community Inc | Dayton, OH | $29,250 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Adopt America Network (v) | Toledo, OH | $28,017 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| BEECH ACRES | Cincinnati, OH | $26,214 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Centers for Families & Children | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Caring For Kids | Stow, OH | $23,041 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Shelter Care | Tallmadge, OH | $22,936 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Best Point | Shaker Heights, OH | $18,162 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Amazing Grace Treatment Center Inc | Dayton, OH | $15,000 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Lighthouse Youth & Family Services | Cincinnati, OH | $13,500 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Applewood Centers | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Kent State University | Kent, OH | $6,500 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| Carrington Behavioral Health | Cleveland, OH | $6,250 | 2026 | Mission Related |
| NYAP | Winchester, KY | $372,125 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Integrated Services for Behavioral Health | Nelsonville, OH | $344,640 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Eastway Behavioral Healthcare | Dayton, OH | $271,815 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| St Vincent's Family Center | Columbus, OH | $220,000 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| The Village Network | Wooster, OH | $146,207 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Pathway | Canton, OH | $142,530 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| The Buckeye Ranch Inc | Whitehall, OH | $110,244 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Sojourners Care Network | McArthur, OH | $108,718 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Cadence Care Network | Niles, OH | $97,884 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Harbor | Toledo, OH | $97,359 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Best Point | Cincinnati, OH | $91,684 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Psycare Inc | Youngstown, OH | $73,138 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Maries House of Hope Inc | Dayton, OH | $65,000 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Bellefaire JCB | Shaker Heights, OH | $63,284 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| South Community Inc | Dayton, OH | $61,497 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Lighthouse Youth & Family Services | Cincinnati, OH | $56,539 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Buckeye Ranch | Whitehall, OH | $48,780 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| New Path | Cincinnati, OH | $48,096 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Viaquest Behavioral Health of Ohio | Dublin, OH | $47,389 | 2025 | Mission Related |
| Beech Brook | Pepper Pike, OH | $41,569 | 2025 | Mission Related |
NYAP
$461,686Mission Related
Sojourners Care Network
$104,689Mission Related
Mission Related
Adriel School Inc
$71,215Mission Related
Agape for Youth
$56,058Mission Related
UMCH Family Services
$44,752Mission Related
NECCO & Associate
$37,080Mission Related
South Community Inc
$29,250Mission Related
Shelter Care
$22,936Mission Related
Amazing Grace Treatment Center Inc
$15,000Mission Related
Kent State University
$6,500Mission Related
Carrington Behavioral Health
$6,250Mission Related
NYAP
$372,125Mission Related
Eastway Behavioral Healthcare
$271,815Mission Related
Sojourners Care Network
$108,718Mission Related
Harbor
$97,359Mission Related
Psycare Inc
$73,138Mission Related
Maries House of Hope Inc
$65,000Mission Related
South Community Inc
$61,497Mission Related
Viaquest Behavioral Health of Ohio
$47,389Mission Related
