Grants awarded
Who does The Ariel Foundation fund?
The Ariel Foundation has awarded $28 million across 291 grants to 73 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $20,376, with most between $7,050 and $75,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,750 versus $12,162 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$28.2M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
73
Grants
291
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| F Foundation for Knox Community Hospital | $5.0M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Cooper Park Development Company | $2.9M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| C City of Mount Vernon | $2.6M | 45 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2.1M | 13 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
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$1.9M | 21 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| K Knox County Land Reutilization Corporation | $1.8M | 7 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Salvation Army of Mount Vernon | $1.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$978K | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $888K | 4 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$658K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$650K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$600K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| T The Village Network | $535K | 6 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Alcohol and Drug Freedom Center of Knox County | $500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Ohio Eastern Star Home
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$500K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| K Knox Partnership for Arts& Culture INC DBA Woodward Opera House Conservancy | $382K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N New Directions Domestic Abuse Shelter of Knox County | $300K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Alcohol Anddrug Freedom Center of Knox County | $300K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Knox Partnership for Arts & Culture INC DBA Woodward Opera House Conservan | $273K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Science Play-Space Initiative Spi INC
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$251K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| K Knox Partnership for Arts & Culture INC DBA Woodward Opera House Conserva | $251K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| H Habitat for Humanity International INC | $250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Knox County Career Center | $241K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Board of Knox County Commissioners | $239K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mount Vernon City School District Administrators Benefit Trust Fund | $239K | 17 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| Y YMCA of Mount Vernon | $200K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$194K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| K Knox Partnership for Artsculture INC DBA Woodward Opera House Conservancy | $175K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Knox County Landmarks Foundation INC | $122K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| G Graham Grand Gallery DBA (the Gund) | $120K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Winter Sanctuary INC
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$110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| K Knox County Technical Center | $102K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| K Knox Technical Center | $88K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Central Ohio Technical College | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross of Knox County | $69K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mount Vernon Music & Arts Festival INC
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$68K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| T The Station Break Senior Citizens Center of Knox County | $65K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$59K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $58K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
United Way of Knox County Ohio INC
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$57K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| P Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County | $46K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Foundation Park Conservance | $44K | 4 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E Experience Mount Vernon Fka Main Street Mount Vernon | $40K | 6 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $36K | 5 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| K Knox County Memorial Building INC | $29K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OH | |
| T The Ohio State University | $28K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hopenow Furniture Bank of Knox County | $24K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Interchurch Social Services of Knox County | $21K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Akron | $21K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Miami University | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| E Experience Mount Vernon Fka Main Street | $19K | 3 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Heart of Ohio Trail Incorporated | $16K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Ohio Northern University
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$15K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| K Knox County Educational Service Center | $15K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$12K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| T The Ohio State Univeristy | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Calvin University
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| O Ohio University | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| M Mount Vernon Association of Police Chaplains | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OH | |
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$9K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OH | |
| B Bowling Green University | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Trine University INC
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Ohio Northen University | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| U University of Cincinnati | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Cinicinnati | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
University of Dayton
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| K Knox County Special Olympics | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Muskingum Valley Council Boy Scouts | $162 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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