The Ohio Progressive Collaborative is a state-focused progressive political funder that invests heavily in voter engagement, grassroots organizing, and civic leadership development across Ohio. It prioritizes organizations that build organizing infrastructure (especially in rural areas and communities of color), run statewide voter mobilization and redistricting campaigns, and strengthen progressive communications and PAC capacity to influence elections and policy. Grants are targeted to a relatively small set of organizations that carry out operations, training, and relational organizing rather than one-off projects.
Ohio Progressive Collaborative centers its giving on Ohio election work: voter engagement, redistricting reform, reproductive rights, organizing infrastructure, and progressive communications. The largest recent awards show the scale of that approach, including $750,000 to One Person One Vote for voter engagement and $705,050 to Ohioans for Reproductive Rights for voter engagement in 2024. In 2023, the foundation also backed Ohio Organizing Collaborative with $650,000 for organizing capacity building and Innovation Ohio with $579,000 for communications operations leadership. That pattern points to a funder that prefers operating support and field infrastructure over isolated projects. Its grants go to organizations that can run statewide turnout efforts, build local organizer capacity, support relational organizing, and strengthen message and policy operations. Columbus appears often among recipient cities, but the grant list also reaches Youngstown, Cleveland, Akron, and Dublin, all within Ohio. The foundation’s work is tightly local and concentrated entirely in-state, with 100% of recent grants going to Ohio recipients. The result is a grant portfolio aimed at sustaining the organizations that carry out campaign and civic infrastructure across the state.
Voter engagement is a major theme. Ohio Progressive Collaborative gave $500,000 to Citizens Not Politicians for voter engagement in 2024, and $50,000 to Ohioans for Redistricting Reform for voter engagement the same year, showing support for ballot and reform campaigns. Organizing capacity building is another clear area. The foundation awarded $300,000 to Ohio Citizen Action for organizing operations capacity building in 2023 and $85,000 in 2024 for the same purpose, while Rural Organizingorg received $165,000 in 2023 and $60,000 in 2024 for organizing capacity building. It also funds communications and leadership infrastructure. Innovation Ohio received $579,000 for communications operations leadership in 2023 and $250,000 in 2024. LEAD Ohio was granted $200,000 for training and leadership development, indicating support for organizer development alongside campaign operations.
Grant sizes are relatively large: the 25th percentile is $77,500, the median is $182,500, and the 75th percentile is $500,000. The recent record shows repeat support for several organizations across multiple years, including Innovation Ohio, Ohio Citizen Action, Red Wine and Blue, Rural Organizingorg, and Ohioans for Reproductive Rights, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation is structured as a grantmaker, not an individual funder, and it does not make program-related investments. No application process is described in the data.
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$342K
Most grants fall between $78K and $500K, with a median of $183K.
25th Percentile
$78K
Median
$183K
75th Percentile
$500K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small cohort of repeat grantees and statewide intermediaries; emphasis on multi-grant support for operational capacity, relational organizing, and election-focused activities rather than many small, one-off awards.
Notable grantees: Innovation Ohio, One Person One Vote, Ohioans for Reproductive Rights, Ohio Organizing Collaborative, Ohio Citizen Action
Giving is entirely concentrated in Ohio, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state’s grant geography. Columbus appears frequently as a recipient city, alongside Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, and Dublin. The list points to statewide political and organizing work that is anchored in Ohio’s major metro areas while also reaching organizations tied to rural organizing.
Its recent grants support voter engagement, redistricting reform, reproductive rights organizing, communications operations, organizer training, and organizing capacity building. Named examples include Citizens Not Politicians for voter engagement, Innovation Ohio for communications operations leadership, and LEAD Ohio for training and leadership development.
No. The recipient-country distribution shows 18 grants in the US, and 100% of grants went to recipients in Ohio. The recent list includes recipients in Columbus, Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, and Dublin.
The grant-size distribution is relatively high: p25 is $77,500, median is $182,500, and p75 is $500,000. Recent awards range from $50,000 to $750,000, which is consistent with a funder supporting operating and campaign infrastructure.
Yes. Several organizations received support in multiple years, including Innovation Ohio, Ohio Citizen Action, Red Wine and Blue, Rural Organizingorg, and Ohioans for Reproductive Rights. That pattern suggests recurring relationships rather than isolated grants.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, so its grants are directed to organizations rather than to people.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Wine and Blue | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2026 | Voter Education |
| Freedom BLOC | Akron, OH | $50,000 | 2026 | Voter Education |
| Ohio Citizen Action | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2026 | Voter Education |
| Forward Action Fund | Concord, NH | $1,725,000 | 2025 | Voter Contact Programs |
| Citizens Not Politicians | Columbus, OH | $1,500,000 | 2025 | Voter Engagement |
| Ohio Citizen Action | Cleveland, OH | $1,275,000 | 2025 | Organizing operations capacity bldg |
| CFFE PAC | Washington, DC | $1,230,000 | 2025 | Voter Contact Programs |
| BlackPAC | Washington, DC | $745,000 | 2025 | Voter Contact Programs |
| Black Progressive Action | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 2025 | Voter Contact Programs |
| Ohio Organizing Collaborative | Youngstown, OH | $600,000 | 2025 | Voter Contact Programs |
| Ohio Organizing Campaign | Youngstown, OH | $500,000 | 2025 | Voter Contact Programs |
| Ohioans for Judicial Integrity | Columbus, OH | $411,000 | 2025 | Voter Contact Programs |
| Red Wine and Blue | Cleveland, OH | $150,000 | 2025 | Operations and org capacity bldg |
| Battleground Research | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | State supreme court research |
| Innovation Ohio | Columbus, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | Communications operations leadership |
| One Person One Vote | Columbus, OH | $750,000 | 2024 | Voter Engagement |
| Ohioans for Reproductive Rights | Columbus, OH | $705,050 | 2024 | Voter Engagement |
| Citizens Not Politicians | Columbus, OH | $500,000 | 2024 | Voter Engagement |
| Innovation Ohio | Columbus, OH | $250,000 | 2024 | Communications operations leadership |
| Ohio Citizen Action | Cleveland, OH | $85,000 | 2024 | Organizing operations capacity bldg |
| Red Wine and Blue | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 2024 | Operations and org capacity bldg |
| Freedom BLOC | Akron, OH | $60,000 | 2024 | Relational Organizing |
| Rural Organizingorg | Columbus, OH | $60,000 | 2024 | Organizing Capacity Building |
| Ohioans for Redistricting Reform | Columbus, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | Voter Engagement |
| Ohio Organizing Collaborative | Youngstown, OH | $650,000 | 2023 | Organizing capacity building |
| Innovation Ohio | Columbus, OH | $579,000 | 2023 | Communications operations leadership |
| Ohioans for Justice and Integrity | Columbus, OH | $500,000 | 2023 | Super PAC support |
| Ohio Citizen Action | Cleveland, OH | $300,000 | 2023 | Organizing operations capacity bldg |
| LEAD Ohio | Columbus, OH | $200,000 | 2023 | Training and Leadership Dev |
| Rural Organizingorg | Columbus, OH | $165,000 | 2023 | Organizing Capacity Building |
| Black Lead Organizing Collaborative | Akron, OH | $150,000 | 2023 | Relational Organizing |
| Red Wine and Blue | Cleveland, OH | $150,000 | 2023 | Operations and org capacity bldg |
| CAIR-Ohio Action Fund | Dublin, OH | $50,000 | 2023 | RelationalOrganizing |
Ohio Citizen Action
$50,000Voter Education
Citizens Not Politicians
$1,500,000Voter Engagement
Ohio Citizen Action
$1,275,000Organizing operations capacity bldg
CFFE PAC
$1,230,000Voter Contact Programs
BlackPAC
$745,000Voter Contact Programs
Black Progressive Action
$600,000Voter Contact Programs
Ohioans for Judicial Integrity
$411,000Voter Contact Programs
Battleground Research
$100,000State supreme court research
Innovation Ohio
$50,000Communications operations leadership
One Person One Vote
$750,000Voter Engagement
Ohioans for Reproductive Rights
$705,050Voter Engagement
Citizens Not Politicians
$500,000Voter Engagement
Innovation Ohio
$250,000Communications operations leadership
Ohio Citizen Action
$85,000Organizing operations capacity bldg
Ohioans for Redistricting Reform
$50,000Voter Engagement
Innovation Ohio
$579,000Communications operations leadership
Ohioans for Justice and Integrity
$500,000Super PAC support
Ohio Citizen Action
$300,000Organizing operations capacity bldg
LEAD Ohio
$200,000Training and Leadership Dev