Welltower Charitable Foundation primarily channels its giving through philanthropic intermediaries and donor-advised vehicles, especially the Greater Toledo Community Foundation and affiliated DAFs, indicating a strategy of using local grantmaking partners rather than direct program delivery. Grants also target sector-level organizations tied to real estate (NAREIT Foundation) and local cultural institutions (Toledo Museum of Art), suggesting priorities in community endowment building, arts support, and industry-related philanthropy.
Welltower Charitable Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by a sustained channeling of funds through Greater Toledo Community Foundation and related donor-advised vehicles, with multiple six-figure grants to that intermediary across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to a foundation that often works through local philanthropic partners rather than solely making direct operating grants. The largest recent gift in the file is $189,200 to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund for support, alongside repeated support for Greater Toledo Community Foundation, including $150,000 in 2023 and $100,000 grants in both 2024 and 2025. Beyond Toledo-based intermediary giving, the foundation also funds organizations connected to arts, Jewish communal support, senior living, and real estate philanthropy. Recent grants include $50,000 to Toledo Museum of Art, $50,000 to Nareit Foundation, and $25,000 to Chai Lifeline Inc. The grant list also shows event sponsorships and annual pledges, suggesting a mix of general support, relationship-based philanthropy, and targeted community giving.
A major theme in the grant record is support for local philanthropic infrastructure in Toledo. In 2025, Welltower Charitable Foundation gave $19,387 to Greater Toledo Community Foundation for support, after multiple larger grants to the same intermediary in earlier years. It also granted $15,000 to United Way of Greater Toledo in 2025, following $15,000 annual pledges in 2023 and 2024, which shows repeated backing for a local fundraising institution. The foundation also supports arts and cultural activity. In 2024, it gave $50,000 to Toledo Museum of Art for support. Another visible area is disaster response: in 2023, the foundation made $15,000 hurricane disaster relief grants to Legend Senior Living LLC and Discovery Senior Living LLC. A smaller but clear thread is event and recognition support. Examples include $10,000 to American Jewish Committee for Judge Learned Hand Award reception sponsorship and $25,000 to Project Destined Inc for spring 2022 sponsorship.
Typical grant size is modest, with a p25 of $54, a median of $950, and a p75 of $15,000. The recent record includes both very large intermediary grants and many smaller gifts, which creates a wide spread in check size. Recurring recipients are common: Greater Toledo Community Foundation appears in multiple years, as do Welltower Charitable Daf of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Toledo. The foundation is structured as a charitable foundation and also funds individuals, while making no program-related investments. The file does not show an application process.
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Most grants fall between $54 and $15K, with a median of $950.
25th Percentile
$54
Median
$950
75th Percentile
$15K
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Concentrated giving with a few large grants and repeated payments to the same intermediaries (multiple grants to the Greater Toledo Community Foundation and the foundation’s own DAF), supplemented by select gifts to sector and cultural organizations rather than many small direct-service grants.
Notable grantees: Greater Toledo Community Foundation, Welltower Charitable DAF of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, NAREIT Foundation, Toledo Museum of Art
Giving is national, but Ohio is the most common recipient state, accounting for 26% of grants. Toledo receives a large share of the identifiable Ohio activity through Greater Toledo Community Foundation, Toledo Museum of Art, and United Way of Greater Toledo. Other Ohio recipients include Cincinnati and Beachwood. Outside Ohio, grants reached New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan, California, and Washington, DC. All recorded grants in the data went to US recipients.
The grant-size distribution is small at the middle and larger at the top end: p25 is $54, the median is $950, and p75 is $15,000. The recent record also includes six-figure grants to philanthropic intermediaries, showing that size varies widely across recipients and purposes.
Greater Toledo Community Foundation appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including general support and support grants. United Way of Greater Toledo also appears in more than one year, with annual pledge grants in 2023 and 2024 and additional support in 2025.
The grant record shows support for local philanthropic intermediaries, arts and cultural institutions, disaster relief, and event sponsorship. Examples include Greater Toledo Community Foundation, Toledo Museum of Art, hurricane disaster relief grants to senior living organizations, and sponsorships such as the American Jewish Committee reception.
Ohio is the top state by grant count, with 26% of grants going to recipients in the state. Toledo is a recurring location in the file, but the giving is not limited to Ohio; the recipient list also includes organizations in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan, California, and Washington, DC.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $189,200 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TOLEDO, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TOLEDO, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TOLEDO, OH | $19,387 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER TOLEDO | TOLEDO, OH | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| CHORALE ACADIENNE | LAFAYETTE, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TOLEDO, OH | $4,531 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| FLEECE & THANK YOU | FARMINGTON, MI | $3,190 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| LOVE FOR OUR ELDERS | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $1,558 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $681 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| GIVE LIVELY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $445 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION | EDGEFIELD, SC | $350 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| SPONSORSHIP EXPENSE | TOLEDO, OH | $266 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| MOVEMBER FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $206 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $200 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $155 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $103 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION | WASHINGTON, DC | $98 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY - EMERGENCY DISASTER SERVICES | ATLANTA, GA | $78 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $53 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA | WASHINGTON, DC | $52 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $52 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $52 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| PROPIONIC ACIDEMIA FOUNDATION | DEERFIELD, IL | $50 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $31 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| MUDDY PAWS RESCUE | NEW YORK, NY | $26 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $26 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $26 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| TOLEDO AREA HUMANE SOCIETY | MAUMEE, OH | $26 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| WELLTOWER CHARITABLE DAF OF THE GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TOLEDO, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WELLTOWER CHARITABLE DAF OF THE GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TOLEDO, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WELLTOWER CHARITABLE DAF OF THE GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TOLEDO, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART | TOLEDO, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| CHAI LIFELINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| ISRAAID (US) GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INC | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $20,450 | 2024 | DONATION |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER TOLEDO | TOLEDO, OH | $15,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL PLEDGE |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| THE BOWERY MISSION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,750 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $950 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $950 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| GIVE LIVELY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $926 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA | NEW YORK, NY | $800 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $550 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $250 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $250 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE | WASHINGTON, DC | $250 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100,000SUPPORT
GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100,000SUPPORT
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$25,000SUPPORT
GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$19,387SUPPORT
SUPPORT
CHORALE ACADIENNE
$10,000SUPPORT
GREATER TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$4,531SUPPORT
FLEECE & THANK YOU
$3,190SUPPORT
LOVE FOR OUR ELDERS
$1,558SUPPORT
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$1,000SUPPORT
GIVE LIVELY FOUNDATION
$445SUPPORT
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION
$350SUPPORT
SPONSORSHIP EXPENSE
$266SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION
$98SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY - EMERGENCY DISASTER SERVICES
$78SUPPORT
PROPIONIC ACIDEMIA FOUNDATION
$50SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$10,000SUPPORT
FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE
$5,000SUPPORT
GIVE LIVELY FOUNDATION
$926SUPPORT