Ohio Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization
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About Ohio Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization
Protect the religious liberty of Christian schools and ensure every Ohio family has access to a gospel-centered, biblically-based K–12 education; advocate for school choice and fund student scholarships through the OCEN Scholarship Granting Organization.
Focus Areas
K-12 scholarship fundingState-level school choice advocacyReligious freedom in educationSchool planting and growth supportMember school services and advocacy
Who They Fund
individual students (tuition recipients)enrolled students attending schools/institutions
Funding Style
direct financial assistancerestricted funding (tuition/school payments)individual-level grants/scholarships
About Ohio Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization
Ohio Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization channels its grantmaking through K–12 scholarships for students attending participating Ohio Christian Education Network member schools. The funding model is direct and tuition-linked: grants are made to students, with payments sent to schools on their behalf. That structure appears repeatedly across the recent grants list, where awards support Christian education in Ohio schools such as Heritage Classical Academy, Cuyahoga Valley Christian School, and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. The organization’s stated purpose centers on helping Ohio families access gospel-centered, biblically based education while also supporting school choice and religious liberty for Christian schools. The grant record shows a large volume of scholarship payments across a wide set of member schools, including multiple awards to the same institutions within the same year. Awards are prioritized for students with demonstrated financial need, and the program is open to unsolicited requests through the scholarship granting organization. Its work is limited to Ohio recipients, and the recent grants data shows scholarships flowing to schools in several Ohio cities, including Columbus, Cincinnati, and Chagrin Falls.
What Ohio Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization Funds
A central theme is K–12 tuition support. In 2025, the organization gave $195,427 to Tree of Life in Columbus for student scholarship payments, and also made additional scholarship payments there the same year. Christian school access is another clear focus: it awarded $274,745 to Cuyahoga Valley Christian School in Cuyahoga Falls, and $258,784 to Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy in Cincinnati, both tied to student payments sent to schools. The grant record also shows support for classical Christian education. Heritage Classical Academy in Chagrin Falls received $320,400 in 2025, followed by another $154,225. Worthington Christian School in Worthington received $147,500 and $135,094. These awards fit a pattern of funding enrolled students through participating Ohio member schools rather than issuing unrestricted institutional support.
How Ohio Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization Gives
Typical awards are mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $14,282, the median is $29,075, and the 75th percentile is $60,470. The recent-grants record shows repeated awards to the same schools in the same year, including Tree of Life, Heritage Classical Academy, Worthington Christian School, and Lake Center Christian School, which indicates ongoing scholarship support rather than one-off grants. The foundation is an operating scholarship granting organization, not a funder of individuals directly in the sense of cash stipends; grants are paid to schools on behalf of students. Unsolicited applications are accepted through its scholarship programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.4M
Total Assets
$3.3M
Total Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $60K, with a median of $29K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$29K
75th Percentile
$60K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AARON BAER
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