The Stranahan Supporting Organization is a highly local, place-based funder focused on improving quality of life in Toledo and Lucas County by supporting front-line social services, youth education and arts, and local environmental stewardship. Grants frequently target neighborhood-level programs—early childhood and afterschool learning, autism and disability services, emergency shelter/poverty relief, and community greenspace/water initiatives—often delivered by established Toledo nonprofits. Their support mixes cultural institutions with basic needs providers and newcomer/refugee integration, signaling a broad community resiliency emphasis rather than a single-issue focus.
The Stranahan Supporting Organization’s most distinctive recent grant pattern is its steady support for Toledo-area institutions that blend direct services with community infrastructure. In 2025, it gave $50,000 to Autism Model Community School for the STAR Summer Learning Program and $50,000 to Hope Toledo Services for Hope Toledo Pre-K, showing how early learning and disability-related support sit alongside one another in its portfolio. The foundation also backs local systems work: a $100,000 grant to Greater Toledo Community Foundation supported the 50th anniversary educational programming through the Strategic Alliance Partnership Fund. Across the recent grants list, the organization appears to favor established nonprofits already embedded in neighborhood life. It funded Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center for the Children’s Advocacy Center, Water for Ishmael for refugee integration English, and Zepf Center for safety net and street outreach. Cultural and civic programming also appears in the mix, with support for Toledo Opera’s education and outreach programming and Arts Commission of Greater Toledo’s Young Artists at Work. The result is a local portfolio centered on youth, family stability, and community resilience in Toledo and Lucas County.
Youth learning is a recurring thread. The Stranahan Supporting Organization gave $50,000 to Autism Model Community School for the STAR Summer Learning Program and $40,000 to Connecting Kids to Meals for the CKM 24-25 Afterschool Meal Program. Early childhood is also present through $50,000 to Hope Toledo Services for Hope Toledo Pre-K. Their social-services giving reaches both prevention and response. The foundation awarded $47,500 to Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center for the Children’s Advocacy Center and $47,500 to Zepf Center for safety net and street outreach. Housing and family support show up through $40,000 to Mom's House of Toledo for Laurie's Place. Arts and environmental projects are part of the same local pattern. It gave $47,500 to Toledo Opera for education and outreach programming and $50,000 to Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center for Broadway Urban Garden & Greenspace.
Typical grant size clusters tightly around mid-five-figure awards: p25 is $40,000, median is $47,500, and p75 is $49,375. The recent grants list shows some larger commitments, including a $100,000 grant in 2023, but most awards sit near the median. The organization operates as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The pattern also suggests repeat support for local organizations across multiple years. The Foundation of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo Inc, The 577 Foundation, and Greater Toledo Community Foundation each appear more than once in the recent grants list, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-time awards. Several active grant programs are invite-only, while others accept unsolicited applications.
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Most grants fall between $40K and $49K, with a median of $48K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$48K
75th Percentile
$49K
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Concentrated, local grantmaking with many mid-sized awards (~$35k–$125k) to Toledo-area nonprofits; a mix of repeat grantees and single-year project grants covering program support and capital/space improvements. Funding is pragmatic and program-focused—frequently targeted to specific initiatives rather than unrestricted endowments.
Notable grantees: Greater Toledo Community Foundation, Neighborhood Health Association of Toledo, Partners for Clean Streams, Autism Model Community School, Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center
Giving is concentrated entirely in Ohio, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Toledo is the dominant recipient city, joined by a smaller cluster in Perrysburg and a few grants in nearby places such as Oak Harbor, Whitehouse, Sylvania, and Ann Arbor. The pattern is strongly local and points to Greater Toledo and Northwest Ohio as the core service area. Among the recent grants, Perrysburg-based recipients include The Foundation of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo Inc, The 577 Foundation, and Partners for Clean Streams Inc, while recipient cities outside Toledo are sparse.
Recent grants center on youth learning, early childhood, family support, autism and developmental-disability services, refugee integration, arts education, and local environmental projects. Examples include support for pre-K, summer learning, afterschool meals, street outreach, and greenspace or water-quality work.
The distribution is tightly grouped in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $40,000, median grant size is $47,500, and p75 is $49,375. Recent awards include several $50,000 grants and a $100,000 grant.
The giving is local. All recent grants went to recipients in Ohio, and the recipient city mix is concentrated in Toledo with additional awards in nearby communities such as Perrysburg, Oak Harbor, Whitehouse, Sylvania, and Ann Arbor.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat awards to several organizations, including The Foundation of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo Inc, The 577 Foundation, and Greater Toledo Community Foundation. That points to ongoing relationships rather than purely one-off grants.
Some opportunities are open and accept unsolicited applications, including the Toledo Rotary Club Foundation, Women's Fund, Toledo Walleye Hockey Club's Wishing Well Fund, Andersons Fund Supporting Organization, Dr. Morton Goldberg Lecture Fund, Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club's Helping Hens Fund, and Toledo Walleye Transportation Fund. Other listed programs are invite-only.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Stranahan Supporting Organization that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations applying through the Foundation's online grant system; specific eligibility details are in the fund's guidelines.
Deadline: Saturday, August 15, 2026 11:59 PM
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Deadline: Thursday, October 1, 2026 11:59 PM
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Deadline: Monday, August 31, 2026 11:59 PM
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Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations; specific eligibility details are in the fund's guidelines.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations; specific eligibility details are in the fund's guidelines.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTISM MODEL COMMUNITY SCHOOL | TOLEDO, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | STAR SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM |
| THE FOUNDATION OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF GREATER TOLEDO INC | PERRYSBURG, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | IFB PANTRY AT WEILER HOMES |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF TOLEDO INC | TOLEDO, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | DOC'S REMEDY SHOPPE |
| THE FIRST TEE OF LAKE ERIE | TOLEDO, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE 577 FOUNDATION | PERRYSBURG, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | POTTERY STUDIO EXPANSION DESIGNS |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION - GREAT LAKES REGIONAL CENTER | ANN ARBOR, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | SACRED GROUNDS TOLEDO |
| PARTNERS FOR CLEAN STREAMS INC | PERRYSBURG, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY WATER ACTION IN TOLEDO |
| HOPE TOLEDO SERVICES | TOLEDO, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | HOPE TOLEDO PRE-K |
| TOLEDO OPERA | TOLEDO, OH | $47,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMMING |
| CONNECTING KIDS TO MEALS | TOLEDO, OH | $40,000 | 2025 | CKM 24-25 AFTERSCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM |
| GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TOLEDO, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM ASSESSMENT |
| TOLEDO MUSLIM DOCTORS INITIATIVEHALIM CLINIC | TOLEDO, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | HALIM CLINIC NEW BUILDING RENOVATION |
| EAST TOLEDO FAMILY CENTER | TOLEDO, OH | $20,000 | 2025 | HOME VISITING |
| GOOD GRIEF OF NORTHWEST OHIO | TOLEDO, OH | $13,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT |
| FAMILY AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER | TOLEDO, OH | $47,500 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER |
| GREAT LAKES COLLABORATIVE FOR AUTISM DBA AVENUES FOR AUTISM | TOLEDO, OH | $47,500 | 2024 | AUTISM COUNSELING PROGRAM |
| WATER FOR ISHMAEL | TOLEDO, OH | $47,500 | 2024 | WFI REFUGEE INTEGRATION ENGLISH |
| THE 577 FOUNDATION | PERRYSBURG, OH | $47,500 | 2024 | RENAISSANCE OF 577'S COURTYARD |
| BLACK SWAMP BIRD OBSERVATORY | OAK HARBOR, OH | $47,500 | 2024 | MIGRATORY BIRD EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| MEMORYLANE CARE SERVICES | TOLEDO, OH | $47,500 | 2024 | FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES |
| ZEPF CENTER | TOLEDO, OH | $47,500 | 2024 | SAFETY NET AND STREET OUTREACH |
| MOM'S HOUSE OF TOLEDO | TOLEDO, OH | $40,000 | 2024 | LAURIE'S PLACE |
| MONROE STREET NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER | TOLEDO, OH | $27,018 | 2024 | MSNC FREEDOM SCHOOL |
| GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TOLEDO, OH | $100,000 | 2023 | INITIATIVE FUND - SUPPORT OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP FUND - TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE ALLIANCE. |
| ADVOCATING OPPORTUNITY | TOLEDO, OH | $50,000 | 2023 | HOLISTIC LEGAL SERVICES |
| CENTER OF HOPE FAMILY SERVICES INC | TOLEDO, OH | $50,000 | 2023 | ELEVATE AT OLD WEST END ACADEMY |
| COMPASSION HEALTH TOLEDO | TOLEDO, OH | $50,000 | 2023 | COMPASSION HEALTH TOLEDO |
| SOFIA QUINTERO ART & CULTURAL CENTER | TOLEDO, OH | $50,000 | 2023 | BROADWAY URBAN GARDEN & GREENSPACE |
| ARTS COMMISSION OF GREATER TOLEDO INC | TOLEDO, OH | $40,000 | 2023 | YOUNG ARTISTS AT WORK (YAAW) |
| ADOPT AMERICA NETWORK | TOLEDO, OH | $40,000 | 2023 | OAKS PROGRAMS AND LOVE & LUGGAGE |
| NATURE'S NURSERY | WHITEHOUSE, OH | $35,000 | 2023 | OUTDOOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION CENTER |
| THE ABILITY CENTER OF GREATER TOLEDO | SYLVANIA, OH | $30,000 | 2023 | NEXT STEPS TO EMPLOYMENT |
AUTISM MODEL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$50,000STAR SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM
THE FOUNDATION OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF GREATER TOLEDO INC
$50,000IFB PANTRY AT WEILER HOMES
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF TOLEDO INC
$50,000DOC'S REMEDY SHOPPE
THE 577 FOUNDATION
$50,000POTTERY STUDIO EXPANSION DESIGNS
SACRED GROUNDS TOLEDO
PARTNERS FOR CLEAN STREAMS INC
$50,000COMMUNITY WATER ACTION IN TOLEDO
HOPE TOLEDO SERVICES
$50,000HOPE TOLEDO PRE-K
SUPPORT FOR TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM ASSESSMENT
TOLEDO MUSLIM DOCTORS INITIATIVEHALIM CLINIC
$25,000HALIM CLINIC NEW BUILDING RENOVATION
GOOD GRIEF OF NORTHWEST OHIO
$13,000COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT
GREAT LAKES COLLABORATIVE FOR AUTISM DBA AVENUES FOR AUTISM
$47,500AUTISM COUNSELING PROGRAM
THE 577 FOUNDATION
$47,500RENAISSANCE OF 577'S COURTYARD
BLACK SWAMP BIRD OBSERVATORY
$47,500MIGRATORY BIRD EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MEMORYLANE CARE SERVICES
$47,500FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES
MONROE STREET NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
$27,018MSNC FREEDOM SCHOOL
INITIATIVE FUND - SUPPORT OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP FUND - TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE ALLIANCE.
ADVOCATING OPPORTUNITY
$50,000HOLISTIC LEGAL SERVICES
CENTER OF HOPE FAMILY SERVICES INC
$50,000ELEVATE AT OLD WEST END ACADEMY
SOFIA QUINTERO ART & CULTURAL CENTER
$50,000BROADWAY URBAN GARDEN & GREENSPACE
ARTS COMMISSION OF GREATER TOLEDO INC
$40,000YOUNG ARTISTS AT WORK (YAAW)
