Bill And Dottie Wilder Foundation
The Bill and Dottie Wilder Foundation is a private family foundation that awards small grants to schools and education-related projects. The site lists previous grant winners (2024), a grant announcement page, and an application page.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small school or education-focused nonprofit (K–12 or school program) with projects serving communities in Ohio seeking modest, short-term support for classroom or program needs.
Good Fit
- • Primary mission is school aid or direct support for K–12 education.
- • Directly serves Ohio schools or students in the communities the foundation funded.
- • Request size matches modest awards (hundreds to a few thousand dollars).
- • Clear, concise project outcomes and local impact metrics.
- • Willingness to engage through the foundation’s public contact email or application page and to be considered for nomination/preselection.
Geography
Observed giving in the latest year was concentrated entirely in one state (Ohio); the foundation’s recorded grants in 2023 all went to Ohio organizations.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation issued four grants to three distinct recipients; over two years on file there were no repeat grantees, but the absolute number of funded organizations is small.
New Applicants
There is a public application page and contact email and 2023 grants went to three new recipients, which indicates some openness; however the application language about preselected applicants and the foundation’s small, family-run profile temper certainty, and multi-year turnover evidence is limited.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
