Kettering Family Foundation
The Kettering Family Foundation (EIN 31-0727384) is part of Kettering Family Philanthropies in Dayton, OH, supporting arts/culture, education, environment, health/medical, and human services. The foundation operates an online application portal requiring a Request Summary and provides detailed application guidelines and committee/grant cycle schedules. Contact is listed as [email protected].
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A nonprofit or public charity working in arts/culture, education, environment, health/medical, or human services with a clear program or operating support need and the ability to complete an online Request Summary and meet biannual deadlines.
Good Fit
- • Project or operating need aligns with arts, education, health, environment, or human services.
- • Willingness to submit the Request Summary through the online portal and follow stated deadlines.
- • Capacity to provide a more detailed proposal if trustees request expanded information.
- • Geographic relevance to Ohio or demonstrable program activity in states the foundation funds (e.g., CO, NY, DC).
- • Requests in the typical observed range (small to mid-size grants, with some larger capital awards observed).
- • Clear measurable outcomes and organizational readiness for stewardship and reporting.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached recipients in 21 states, showing a multi-state footprint; however, Ohio received the largest share (about 45% of dollars), so giving is national in reach but regionally concentrated.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 155 distinct recipients out of 164 grants and a mix of sectors and institutions, with both many new grantees and many returning ones, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness includes a public website, an online Request Summary process with explicit deadlines, and roughly 74 new recipients in the latest year (about 48% new), so unfamiliar applicants have a plausible path to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
