The Blanchard Valley Health Foundation focuses almost exclusively on supporting the Blanchard Valley health ecosystem in and around Findlay, OH, directing large, institutional gifts to the regional hospital, affiliated health system, and continuing care/long‑term care services. Grants are overwhelmingly operational or capital transfers to the same local health entities, indicating a place‑based philanthropic mission to sustain health care access and facilities for the community.
Highly concentrated giving: a small number of very large grants directed to a few local grantees, with repeated grants to the same organizations rather than broad distribution to many nonprofits.
Blanchard Valley Health Foundation’s giving is built around a single local health ecosystem: the Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center, Blanchard Valley Continuing Care Services, and Blanchard Valley Health System. The largest recent grant in the data was $1,564,735 in 2025 to Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center in Findlay, a donor transfer that fits a recurring pattern of support for the same regional institutions over multiple years. The foundation’s recent awards show sustained backing for hospital operations, continuing care, and health-system administration rather than a wide spread of outside organizations. That pattern is visible across the top grants by amount, with seven-figure transfers to the regional health center in 2023, 2024, and 2025, plus additional support to continuing care services and the health system itself. The grant record points to a place-based funder focused on maintaining care delivery, facilities, and continuity across affiliated providers in Findlay and the surrounding area. Scholarships also sit inside the foundation’s programming, linking its philanthropy to the training of future health professionals connected with Blanchard Valley Health System.
The foundation supports health care infrastructure first. In 2024, it gave $1,150,192 to Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center for a donor transfer, and in 2025 it gave $144,774 to Blanchard Valley Continuing Care Services for the same type of support. Those awards suggest a strong emphasis on institutional continuity across both acute care and long-term care settings. Workforce development appears in its scholarship programming. The active BVHS/Foundation Scholarships program is for students pursuing health care professions associated with Blanchard Valley Health System, with a stated geography of Findlay, Hancock County, and Northwest Ohio. The foundation also supports system-level operations. In 2024 it granted $49,261 to Blanchard Valley Health System, again as a donor transfer. Taken together, the grants point to a funder that reinforces the health system’s service network, staffing pipeline, and continuing care capacity.
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $76,978, the median is $190,444, and the 75th percentile is $917,833. The recent record shows repeated transfers to the same local institutions across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring support rather than isolated awards. The foundation is structured as a health foundation and a donor-restricted transfer vehicle rather than an individual-giving or program-investment funder. Public pages also reference scholarships, sponsorships, and donations requests, while the scraped content does not show an open, unsolicited grant application process for general funding.
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$38.7M
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Most grants fall between $77K and $918K, with a median of $190K.
25th Percentile
$77K
Median
$190K
75th Percentile
$918K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Notable grantees: Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center, Blanchard Valley Continuing Care Services, Blanchard Valley Health System
Grantmaking is entirely local and entirely in Ohio: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top giving state by count is Ohio. The recipient list centers on Findlay, with grants to Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center, Blanchard Valley Continuing Care Services, and Blanchard Valley Health System all located there. The scholarship program also names Findlay, Hancock County, and Northwest Ohio as its geography, reinforcing the foundation’s regional footprint.
Its recent grants go to affiliated health-care entities in Findlay, including Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center, Blanchard Valley Continuing Care Services, and Blanchard Valley Health System. The active program descriptions also point to scholarships for health-care students connected with Blanchard Valley Health System.
They are local. All listed grants go to recipients in Ohio, and the foundation’s geographic scope of giving is described as local. The scholarship program specifically references Findlay, Hancock County, and Northwest Ohio.
The grant-size distribution is on the large side: p25 is $76,978, the median is $190,444, and p75 is $917,833. The recent grant list also includes seven-figure transfers to the regional health center.
For the BVHS/Foundation Scholarships program, the active program data says it accepts unsolicited applications. The separate grantmaking/sponsorships/donations page does not show a published application form or deadline in the scraped content.
Yes. The same local institutions appear across multiple years, including Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Blanchard Valley Continuing Care Services in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to repeated support over time.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center | Findlay, OH | $1,564,735 | 2025 | TFR CONT FRM Donor |
| Blanchard Valley Continuing Care Services | Findlay, OH | $144,774 | 2025 | TFR CONT FRM Donor |
| Blanchard Valley Health System | Findlay, OH | $31,491 | 2025 | TFR CONT FRM Donor |
| BLANCHARD VALLEY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | FINDLAY, OH | $1,150,192 | 2024 | TFR CONT FRM DONOR |
| BLANCHARD VALLEY CONTINUING CARE SERVICES | FINDLAY, OH | $220,757 | 2024 | TFR CONT FRM DONOR |
| BLANCHARD VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM | FINDLAY, OH | $49,261 | 2024 | TFR CONT FRM DONOR |
| BLANCHARD VALLEY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | FINDLAY, OH | $1,319,529 | 2023 | TFR CONT FRM DONOR |
| BLANCHARD VALLEY CONTINUING CARE SERVICES | FINDLAY, OH | $160,131 | 2023 | TFR CONT FRM DONOR |
| BLANCHARD VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM | FINDLAY, OH | $25,340 | 2023 | TFR CONT FRM DONOR |
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center
$1,564,735TFR CONT FRM Donor
Blanchard Valley Continuing Care Services
$144,774TFR CONT FRM Donor
Blanchard Valley Health System
$31,491TFR CONT FRM Donor
BLANCHARD VALLEY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
$1,150,192TFR CONT FRM DONOR
BLANCHARD VALLEY CONTINUING CARE SERVICES
$220,757TFR CONT FRM DONOR
BLANCHARD VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM
$49,261TFR CONT FRM DONOR
BLANCHARD VALLEY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
$1,319,529TFR CONT FRM DONOR
BLANCHARD VALLEY CONTINUING CARE SERVICES
$160,131TFR CONT FRM DONOR
BLANCHARD VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM
$25,340TFR CONT FRM DONOR