Best Public Radio Grants in Ohio

Current or former Oregon Shakespeare Festival employees facing verified financial hardship can receive emergency help with basic living expenses like housing, utilities, or health care. Focused on performing arts and media fields, Entertainment Community Fund support may benefit radio professionals connected to the festival who meet documentation requirements.

Full-time radio and television broadcasters in acute financial need from a natural disaster or home emergency can receive one-time emergency assistance through this program, including those in Ohio. Broadcasters Foundation of America offers grants to individuals or via employer applications, for professionals with at least five consecutive years of eligible broadcasting employment in the U.S.

Current and former radio and television broadcasters facing acute financial hardship from serious illness, accident, assisted living costs, or a dependent child’s prolonged illness can receive monthly medical aid nationwide, including Ohio. Grants from Broadcasters Foundation of America help eligible broadcast professionals or surviving spouses cover ongoing medical and recovery expenses when they are unable to work.

Ohio public radio and other community enrichment organizations can access funding through the Charles D. Berry Foundation for programs, operating support, or capital campaigns. Eligible 501(c)(3) public charities in the Greater Dayton region counties may also apply for related arts, education, health, human services, and community initiatives, including multi-year capital projects.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations or fiscally sponsored projects with national or broad reach that advance empathy-building through storytelling, media, or related work can share their work with Acton Family Giving. This U.S.-wide initiative may benefit Ohio public radio organizations whose programming fits the Empathy Building priorities in areas like stories or animal connection.

Broadcast journalists and producers creating radio, television, or podcast work accessible to a U.S. audience can apply for the U.S. Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism, which awards US $5,000. With a mission to honor journalism in service of the common good, the Sidney Hillman Foundation welcomes entries that may include Ohio public radio content.

Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations in Ohio working in radio, public media, arts, education, health, or community services can seek multi-year support for charitable programs through the Adient Foundation. Grants from Adient Foundation support soundly managed U.S. organizations whose work is philanthropic and aligned with equal opportunity objectives, including public radio and related cultural or educational initiatives.

Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations in Ohio can seek one-time or renewal support for radio, arts, education, health, and community services projects. Adient Foundation provides U.S. nonprofits with flexible charitable funding, with proposals evaluated on organizational capacity, community relationships, populations served, and alignment with equal opportunity objectives; past grantees must reapply each year.

Organizations in Ohio and across the U.S. running amateur radio education, licensing, or activity projects can apply for ARRL Foundation grants of up to US $3,000. Funding supports time-limited, amateur radio–related initiatives, with a preference for youth-focused, sustainable projects that show backing from local radio clubs and other fundraising sources.

Nonprofit and community organizations in Ohio running arts, education, environment, or health and wellness projects or events can apply for Stantec’s Community Engagement Grant. Funding supports community initiatives and public events, including radio and other public media efforts, with preference for work taking place near Stantec office locations listed in the guidelines.

Ohio amateur radio groups and individual operators using radio to advance education, science, and international goodwill can seek support for well-designed DXpeditions and related projects. Northern California DX Foundation prioritizes expeditions to rare, high-demand locations and reviews operator qualifications, equipment plans, permissions, and timelines to ensure strong benefit to amateur radio and DXing worldwide.

Public radio and television organizations, including those in Ohio, can apply for the Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation’s support for broadcasting and related public media work. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) public charities, municipalities, Tribal governments, and religious organizations; larger public stations are prioritized, with occasional support for smaller community-based outlets.

Ohio public radio and other U.S. public interest media organizations that are 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored can access funding through Park Foundation to support noncommercial, investigative, and policy-focused media. Grants back investigative journalism, media policy initiatives, public broadcasting, and select documentary films that inform citizens on critical environmental, political, and social issues.

North American not-for-profit institutions caring for cultural collections can apply for the Ross Merrill Award, which recognizes outstanding, long-term preservation and conservation efforts. While it provides no monetary support, this honor from the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation may benefit Ohio public radio or media organizations that steward archival or historic materials.

Professional U.S.-based jazz artists planning multi-stop public performances in Ohio and beyond can receive up to US $15,000 to support touring costs. Grants from South Arts help cover performance fees, travel, lodging, meals, and backline equipment for Jazz Road Tours that reach three to six venues, including radio stations and other community or arts spaces.

Nonprofits, government agencies, and universities in Ohio and across the U.S. that run programs for family or informal caregivers of adults with Alzheimer’s and related dementias can receive recognition awards of US $20,000 for completed work. Grants from Family Caregiver Alliance honor innovative projects in creative expression, access and stigma reduction, and public policy that may include radio-based initiatives.

Ohio radio and arts organizations partnering with professional U.S.-based jazz artists can receive up to US $40,000 for self-defined creative residencies, including rehearsals, recording, performances, and community engagement. South Arts funds artist fees, travel, lodging, production, promotion, and related project costs, which can include work in public radio studios and broadcast settings.

Ohio 501(c)(3) public charities running environmental radio or other media campaigns can receive US $5,000 - US $15,000 to promote wildland ecosystem conservation and restoration. Temper of the Times Foundation provides U.S. nonprofits with funding for advertising production, airtime, and related materials focused on native wildlife, plants, and ecosystem protection.

Nonprofit arts and culture organizations, including public radio stations in Ohio, can benefit when recent Regions Bank retirees request matching gifts for their donations. Regions Bank provides U.S. 501(c) or 170(c) organizations with up to US $1,000 per retiree annually to support missions such as arts, education, community development, and financial wellness.

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Regions Foundation supports community investments that positively impact the communities served by Regions Bank. The Foundation engages in a grantmaking program focused on priorities including economic and community development; education and workforce readiness; and financial wellness. The Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation funded primarily through contributions from Regions Bank.

Matching Gifts Program

Full-time associates and recent retirees (up to 5 years after retirement) of Regions and its affiliated companies can request a Regions Matching Gift to eligible organizations. The recipient organization must be a 501(c) or 170(c) organization located in the Regions footprint (except for accredited educational institutions, which may be located anywhere in the United States) and has a primary mission that clearly fits one of these categories:

• Economic and community development: Supporting economic prosperity through affordable housing, job creation, small-business development, homebuyer education and retention, neighborhood revitalization and stabilization, food security/hunger relief.
• Education and workforce readiness: Supporting career prosperity through student competency and skill building, college and career readiness, educational access and success, credential building and employment and educator training and resources.
• Financial wellness: Supporting financial prosperity through K-12 and college financial education, adult and workforce financial empowerment.
• Arts and culture: Organizations that promote visual or performing arts, historic or science museums, zoos, botanical gardens, libraries, parks or public radio and television.
• Service members and Veterans: Organizations that have a primary mission of supporting U.S. military service members and veterans.
• Individuals with disabilities: Organizations that have a primary mission of supporting individuals with disabilities.

Regions Matching Gifts for Full-Time Associates

Regions supports organizations important to our associates through the Regions Matching Gifts Program. This program, which is open for use for all full-time Regions associates, affiliate associates and recent retirees, allows you to make an even greater difference to your favorite charities by doubling your tax-deductible contributions to these organizations.