The Duff Family Foundation focuses on local community wellbeing in and around Lima/Allen County, OH, funding frontline basic-needs providers, health and disability services, and community cultural resources. Their grants prioritize operational support for soup kitchens, food banks, shelters, disability/therapy services, veteran-focused programs, parks and public media, and local historical/civic organizations. Most awards are unrestricted general operating gifts to established nonprofits rather than project-restricted grants.
Duff Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored in Lima and Allen County, with most awards going to organizations that meet basic needs or provide local support services. In 2023, the largest reported grant was $14,000 to Lima Memorial Hospital Auxfdn for general program support, followed by $13,000 to Children’s Dev Center of Lima. Those gifts sit alongside a set of $11,000 awards to groups serving food access, shelter, disability support, and veterans, which shows a local portfolio built around practical community needs rather than a single issue. The foundation also includes cultural and civic institutions in that mix, funding park, library, public media, and historical organizations. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is mostly general program support to established nonprofits in the Lima area, with a smaller number of awards to organizations outside Ohio that still fit the same service-oriented profile.
In basic-needs work, the foundation backed Lima Rescue Mission with $11,000 and Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen with $9,000, both under general program support. It also supported West Ohio Food Bank with $8,900, reinforcing a food-access emphasis in the local grant set. For health and disability services, the foundation gave $13,000 to Children’s Dev Center of Lima and $11,000 to Canine Companions for Independence in Delaware, Ohio. Veteran-related support appears as well: Veterans Food Pantry of Nw Ohio received $11,000, and Wounded Warrior Project received $5,000. The portfolio also extends into youth and family services, with grants to Family Promise of Lima-Allen County, Big Brothers & Sisters of Wc Ohio, and Casa of Allen & Putnam Counties.
Typical awards cluster in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $7,000, the median is $9,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent record shows repeated support for the same local service network across multiple organizations, but only 2023 grants are listed here, so year-to-year recurrence cannot be measured from this dataset alone. The foundation appears to use general program support as its default grant type, and the grants are made directly to nonprofits rather than individuals. No application process is described in the data.
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Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 85% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Distributed, locally concentrated giving with many mid-sized unrestricted/general program grants ($5k–$14k). The foundation regularly supports a mix of direct-service nonprofits across basic needs, disability, veterans, youth, and community culture rather than large multi-year endowments, favoring many single-year operational gifts to established local organizations.
Notable grantees: Lima Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Lima Rescue Mission, West Ohio Food Bank, Canine Companions for Independence, Family Promise of Lima-Allen County
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Ohio-focused: 85% of reported grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state, and the top state by grant count is Ohio. Lima is the clear center of activity, with grants also landing in Bowling Green and Delaware, Ohio. Outside Ohio, the recent list includes recipients in Washington, DC; Chicago, Illinois; Jacksonville, Florida; and Triangle, Virginia. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 27 grants in the United States.
The recent grants point to a local service profile: food banks, soup kitchens, shelters, disability and therapy organizations, veteran-serving groups, youth and family services, and civic or cultural institutions such as park districts, public media, a library, and a historical society.
Typical awards are fairly compact. The 25th percentile is $7,000, the median is $9,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000, which places most grants in a narrow range around the $9,000 mark.
Ohio is the top state by grant count, with 85% of reported grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. The recipient cities in the recent list are concentrated in Lima, with a smaller number in Bowling Green and Delaware.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates it does not fund individuals, and the recent grants list shows awards going to organizations only.
The recent grants are labeled general program, and the existing summary says most awards are unrestricted general operating gifts to established nonprofits rather than project-restricted grants.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXFDN | LIMA, OH | $14,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN'S DEV CENTER OF LIMA | LIMA, OH | $13,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| DEBS DOGS | LIMA, OH | $11,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| VETERANS FOOD PANTRY OF NW OHIO | LIMA, OH | $11,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | DELAWARE, OH | $11,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| LIMA RESCUE MISSION | LIMA, OH | $11,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| SAMARITAN HOUSE | LIMA, OH | $11,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FDN | TRIANGLE, VA | $9,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| JOHNNY APPLESEED MET PARK DISTRICT | LIMA, OH | $9,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| WBGU-PBS | BOWLING GREEN, OH | $9,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF LIMA-ALLEN COUNTY | LIMA, OH | $9,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| OUR DAILY BREAD SOUP KITCHEN | LIMA, OH | $9,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| PARK DISTRICT FDN OF ALLEN COUNTY | LIMA, OH | $9,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| LIMA SRO PROGRAM | LIMA, OH | $9,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| WEST OHIO FOOD BANK | LIMA, OH | $8,900 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| CRIME VICTIM SERVICES OF ALLENPUTNAM | LIMA, OH | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| NAMI | LIMA, OH | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| THE ARC OF ALLEN COUNTY | LIMA, OH | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | LIMA, OH | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| BIG BROTHERS & SISTERS OF WC OHIO | LIMA, OH | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| CASA OF ALLEN & PUTNAM COUNTIES | LIMA, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| WTLW 44 | LIMA, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| LIMA PUBLIC LIBRARY | LIMA, OH | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
| BRADFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | LIMA, OH | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM |
LIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXFDN
$14,000GENERAL PROGRAM
CHILDREN'S DEV CENTER OF LIMA
$13,000GENERAL PROGRAM
DEBS DOGS
$11,000GENERAL PROGRAM
VETERANS FOOD PANTRY OF NW OHIO
$11,000GENERAL PROGRAM
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE
$11,000GENERAL PROGRAM
LIMA RESCUE MISSION
$11,000GENERAL PROGRAM
SAMARITAN HOUSE
GENERAL PROGRAM
MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FDN
$9,000GENERAL PROGRAM
JOHNNY APPLESEED MET PARK DISTRICT
$9,000GENERAL PROGRAM
WBGU-PBS
$9,000GENERAL PROGRAM
FAMILY PROMISE OF LIMA-ALLEN COUNTY
$9,000GENERAL PROGRAM
OUR DAILY BREAD SOUP KITCHEN
$9,000GENERAL PROGRAM
PARK DISTRICT FDN OF ALLEN COUNTY
$9,000GENERAL PROGRAM
LIMA SRO PROGRAM
$9,000GENERAL PROGRAM
WEST OHIO FOOD BANK
$8,900GENERAL PROGRAM
CRIME VICTIM SERVICES OF ALLENPUTNAM
$7,000GENERAL PROGRAM
NAMI
$7,000GENERAL PROGRAM
THE ARC OF ALLEN COUNTY
$7,000GENERAL PROGRAM
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$7,000GENERAL PROGRAM
ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$7,000GENERAL PROGRAM
FEEDING AMERICA
$7,000GENERAL PROGRAM
BIG BROTHERS & SISTERS OF WC OHIO
$7,000GENERAL PROGRAM
CASA OF ALLEN & PUTNAM COUNTIES
$5,000GENERAL PROGRAM
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$5,000GENERAL PROGRAM
WTLW 44
$5,000GENERAL PROGRAM
LIMA PUBLIC LIBRARY
$3,000GENERAL PROGRAM
BRADFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
$3,000GENERAL PROGRAM