
The Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers is a statewide funder dedicated almost exclusively to supporting county-based children's advocacy centers (CACs) and multi-disciplinary child abuse response programs across Ohio. They prioritize strengthening local CACs' direct services, multidisciplinary teams, and regional hubs that coordinate investigation, therapy, and family support for abused children. Their giving emphasizes broad geographic coverage across both urban and rural counties, ensuring most Ohio counties have funded CAC capacity.
Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers directs its giving almost entirely to county-based children's advocacy centers and multi-county child abuse response programs across Ohio. A single 2025 grant to Care House Montgomery County in Dayton reached $811,573, while another large award went to Children's Network of Stark County in Canton for $468,453. Those grants point to a funder that supports the infrastructure around forensic interviews, medical exams, therapy, and multidisciplinary response rather than isolated one-time projects. The foundation's portfolio also includes regional models such as the Mayerson Center for Safe & Healthy Children in Cincinnati and the Center for Family Safey and Healing Franklin County in Columbus. Across the recent grants list, the recipients are county-level centers serving children and families in places ranging from urban counties like Cuyahoga and Lucas to smaller counties such as Guernsey, Henry, and Tuscarawas. The pattern suggests a statewide network-builder focused on maintaining local access to child advocacy services.
In direct service and operations support, the Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers funded the Children's Advocacy Center Inc Wayne and Holmes Counties in Wooster with $331,438 and the Child Advocacy Center Columbiana Mahoning Trumbull Co in Boardman with $206,390. Both awards fit a model of backing county-based centers that coordinate child abuse response locally. The foundation also supports family-safety and healing hubs. It gave $340,359 to Center for Family Safey and Healing Franklin County in Columbus and $146,815 to Harcum House Cac of Fairfiled County in Lancaster. Other grants show support for regional access points, including the Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center Lucas County in Toledo at $131,422 and Children's Advocacy Center Summit County in Akron at $130,056.
Typical awards cluster in a six-figure band: the median grant is $101,366, with the 25th percentile at $76,982 and the 75th percentile at $146,656. The recent list shows repeat support to the same county-based network through multiple local centers rather than a one-off project style. Every listed grant goes to an Ohio recipient, and the organization is classified as a regular funder. Its grantmaking is local in scope and appears tightly aligned with a statewide service network.
$5.6M
$462K
$6.7M
$6.4M
Most grants fall between $77K and $147K, with a median of $101K.
25th Percentile
$77K
Median
$101K
75th Percentile
$147K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Concentrated, state-focused grantmaking that is broadly distributed across many county CACs rather than a few national nonprofits; predominantly mid-sized awards ($~$100k–$450k) with several larger investments (>$400k) in regional hubs. Funding appears to be recurring and program-oriented (operational and service support) aimed at ensuring statewide coverage and strengthening multidisciplinary response systems.
Notable grantees: Care House Montgomery County, Mayerson Center for Safe & Healthy Children (Hamilton County), Children's Network of Stark County, Center for Family Safety and Healing (Franklin County), KidzFirst Children's Advocacy Center
Grants are distributed across Ohio, with 100% of listed awards going to recipients in the state. Recent recipients include Dayton, Canton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Wooster, Boardman, Toledo, Akron, and Cleveland. The list also reaches smaller places such as Chillicothe, Lancaster, Norwalk, Lima, Ravenna, Findlay, Cambridge, and Zanesville. This pattern shows broad in-state coverage rather than concentration in one metro area.
It funds county-based children's advocacy centers and multi-county child abuse response programs across Ohio. The recent grants list includes centers in Dayton, Canton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Wooster, and other Ohio communities, all identified as children's advocacy recipients.
The median recent grant is $101,366. The middle half of awards falls between $76,982 at the 25th percentile and $146,656 at the 75th percentile, which places most grants in a six-figure range.
All listed grants go to Ohio recipients, and the top state by grant count is Ohio. The recent grants are spread across cities and counties such as Dayton, Canton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo, Cleveland, Akron, and smaller county sites like Guernsey and Henry.
Yes. The recent grants include multi-county and regional centers such as Children's Network of Stark County, Mayerson Center for Safe & Healthy Children in Hamilton County, and Child Advocacy Center Columbiana Mahoning Trumbull Co, showing support for coordinated service networks as well as single-county centers.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARE HOUSE MONTGOMERY COUNTY | DAYTON, OH | $811,573 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CHILDREN'S NETWORK OF STARK COUNTY | CANTON, OH | $468,453 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| MAYERSON CENTER FOR SAFE & HEALTHY CHILDREN (HAMILTON COUNTY) | CINCINNATI, OH | $437,468 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CENTER FOR FAMILY SAFEY AND HEALING FRANKLIN COUNTY | COLUMBUS, OH | $340,359 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC WAYNE AND HOLMES COUNTIES | WOOSTER, OH | $331,438 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER COLUMBIANA MAHONING TRUMBULL CO | BOARDMAN, OH | $206,390 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| GARDEN FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER ROSS COUNTY | CHILLICOTHE, OH | $178,020 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| KIDZFIRST CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (LORAIN COUNTY) | LORAIN, OH | $171,040 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| HARMONY HOUSE BELMONT & HARRISON COUNTIES | ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH | $151,510 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| HARCUM HOUSE CAC OF FAIRFILED COUNTY | LANCASTER, OH | $146,815 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CANOPY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER CUYAHOGA COUNTY | CLEVELAND, OH | $146,497 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CLARK COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | SPRINGFIELD, OH | $144,717 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| FAMILY AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER LUCAS COUNTY | TOLEDO, OH | $131,422 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER SUMMIT COUNTY | AKRON, OH | $130,056 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER WARREN COUNTY | LEBANON, OH | $128,579 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| HOPE'S PLACE LAWRENCE COUNTY | JACKSON, OH | $123,855 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| NOAH'S HOPE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER TUSCARAWAS COUNTY | PHILADELPHIA, OH | $115,345 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| MICHAEL'S HOUSE OF GREENE COUNTY | FAIRBORN, OH | $115,238 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| KIDS' PLACE LICKING COUNTY | NEWARK, OH | $102,791 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| KIDZFIRST CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (HURON COUNTY) | NORWALK, OH | $101,366 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CAC OF WEST CENTRAL OHIO ALLEN COUNTY | LIMA, OH | $99,955 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER PORTAGE COUNTY | RAVENNA, OH | $99,620 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CENTER FOR SAFE & HEALTHY CHILDREN HANCOCK COUNTY | FINDLAY, OH | $98,653 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF GUERNSEY COUNTY | CAMBRIDGE, OH | $96,504 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CENTER FOR CHILD & FAMILY ADVOCACY HENRY COUNTY | NAPOLEAN, OH | $96,124 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CHILDREN'S CENTER OF MEDINA COUNTY | MEDINA, OH | $95,221 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| MICHAEL'S HOUSE OF ERIE COUNTY | SANDUSKY, OH | $92,907 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| A CARING PLACE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | WINTERSVILLE, OH | $90,525 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| ASHTABULA AREA CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | ASHTABULA, OH | $77,985 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| BRAVE BEGINNINGS ADVOCACY CENTER MUSKINGUM COUNTY | ZAINESVILLE, OH | $75,979 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| SARAH'S HOUSE DEFIANCE COUNTY VICTIM ASSISTANCE | DEFIANCE, OH | $43,100 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| CAC AT ISAIAH'S PLACE MIAMI COUNTY | TROY, OH | $42,100 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| SURVIVOR ADVOCACY OUTREACH PROGRAM ATHENS COUNTY | ATHENS, OH | $40,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY ACTIVE LISTENING CENTER | MARIETTA, OH | $40,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| HARCUM HOUSE | LANCASTER, OH | $15,000 | 2024 | HIRING & TRAINING |
| HANCOCK CO CTR FOR SAFE & HEALTHY CHILDREN | FINLAY, OH | $12,996 | 2024 | SUPPORT, HIRE, TRAIN |
| CAC OF WEST CENTRAL OHIO | LIMA, OH | $11,546 | 2024 | SUPPORT, HIRE, TRAIN |
| ASHTABULA AREA CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | COLUMBUS, OH | $8,014 | 2024 | SUPPORT, HIRE, TRAIN |
| CAC TUSCAWARAS COUNTY | NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH | $7,999 | 2024 | SUPPORT, HIRE, TRAIN |
CARE HOUSE MONTGOMERY COUNTY
$811,573CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CHILDREN'S NETWORK OF STARK COUNTY
$468,453CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
MAYERSON CENTER FOR SAFE & HEALTHY CHILDREN (HAMILTON COUNTY)
$437,468CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CENTER FOR FAMILY SAFEY AND HEALING FRANKLIN COUNTY
$340,359CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC WAYNE AND HOLMES COUNTIES
$331,438CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER COLUMBIANA MAHONING TRUMBULL CO
$206,390CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
GARDEN FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER ROSS COUNTY
$178,020CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
KIDZFIRST CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (LORAIN COUNTY)
$171,040CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
HARMONY HOUSE BELMONT & HARRISON COUNTIES
$151,510CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
HARCUM HOUSE CAC OF FAIRFILED COUNTY
$146,815CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CANOPY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER CUYAHOGA COUNTY
$146,497CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CLARK COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$144,717CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
FAMILY AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER LUCAS COUNTY
$131,422CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER SUMMIT COUNTY
$130,056CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER WARREN COUNTY
$128,579CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
HOPE'S PLACE LAWRENCE COUNTY
$123,855CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
NOAH'S HOPE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER TUSCARAWAS COUNTY
$115,345CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
MICHAEL'S HOUSE OF GREENE COUNTY
$115,238CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
KIDS' PLACE LICKING COUNTY
$102,791CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
KIDZFIRST CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (HURON COUNTY)
$101,366CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CAC OF WEST CENTRAL OHIO ALLEN COUNTY
$99,955CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER PORTAGE COUNTY
$99,620CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CENTER FOR SAFE & HEALTHY CHILDREN HANCOCK COUNTY
$98,653CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF GUERNSEY COUNTY
$96,504CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CENTER FOR CHILD & FAMILY ADVOCACY HENRY COUNTY
$96,124CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CHILDREN'S CENTER OF MEDINA COUNTY
$95,221CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
MICHAEL'S HOUSE OF ERIE COUNTY
$92,907CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
A CARING PLACE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$90,525CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
ASHTABULA AREA CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$77,985CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
BRAVE BEGINNINGS ADVOCACY CENTER MUSKINGUM COUNTY
$75,979CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
SARAH'S HOUSE DEFIANCE COUNTY VICTIM ASSISTANCE
$43,100CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
CAC AT ISAIAH'S PLACE MIAMI COUNTY
$42,100CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
SURVIVOR ADVOCACY OUTREACH PROGRAM ATHENS COUNTY
$40,000CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
WASHINGTON COUNTY ACTIVE LISTENING CENTER
$40,000CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
HARCUM HOUSE
$15,000HIRING & TRAINING
HANCOCK CO CTR FOR SAFE & HEALTHY CHILDREN
$12,996SUPPORT, HIRE, TRAIN
CAC OF WEST CENTRAL OHIO
$11,546SUPPORT, HIRE, TRAIN
ASHTABULA AREA CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$8,014SUPPORT, HIRE, TRAIN
CAC TUSCAWARAS COUNTY
$7,999SUPPORT, HIRE, TRAIN