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The Ariel Foundation: 36 grants to organizations, $7.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Ariel Foundation, a private foundation in Mount Vernon, OH, paid 36 grants to organizations totaling $7,772,546 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $2,760,850 to Cooper Park Development Company in Mount Vernon, OH for heartland commerce park (hcp) corridor improvement project.
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- EIN
- 270226408
- Based in
- Mount Vernon, OH
- Assets
- $38,571,498
- Grants paid
- $7,770,651
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202543169349100934. It reported $7,770,651 in grants paid; 36 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Park Development Company | Mount Vernon, OH | Heartland commerce park (hcp) corridor improvement project | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,760,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knox County Land Reutilization Corporation | Mount Vernon, OH | Various projects | Community improvement and capacity building | $775,811 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon, OH | Various projects | $750,964 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alcohol and Drug Freedom Center of Knox County | Mount Vernon, OH | Capital expansion project | Mental health and crisis intervention | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knox County Foundation | Mount Vernon, OH | Economic development support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army of Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon, OH | Childcare center capital campaign match | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, OH | Various projects | Education | $285,165 | apps.irs.gov |
| Behavioral Healthcare Partners of Central Ohio | Mount Vernon, OH | Knox county behavioral health crisis center | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Mount Vernon, OH | Affiliate operations center acquisition support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Vernon Arts Consortium Inc | Mount Vernon, OH | Amplifying arts and entertainment in mount vernon 2024 | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohio Eastern Star Home | Mount Vernon, OH | Pine hill independent senior housing | Health care | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knox County Head Start Inc | Mount Vernon, OH | Various projects | Education | $162,510 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodward Development Corporation | Mount Vernon, OH | Opera house and annex construction management and project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $90,430 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knox County Career Center | Mount Vernon, OH | Knox technical center program support fy2023-2024 | $64,890 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodward Opera House Conservancy | Mount Vernon, OH | Capacity building grant 2024 | $57,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Science Play-Space Initiative (spi) Inc | Mount Vernon, OH | Operations support for discovery play 2024 | Education | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Vernon City School District | Mount Vernon, OH | Various projects | $50,792 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ashland Parenting Plus | Ashland, OH | Growing casa services in knox county 2024 | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation Park Conservancy | Mount Vernon, OH | Various projects | Recreation and sports | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Graham Grand Gallery Dba (the Gund) | Gambier, OH | Engagement & public programs coordination - gund gallery annex | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon, OH | Scholarships, programming, outreach and operations support 2024 | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Board of Knox County Commissioners | Mount Vernon, OH | Jfs youth summer employment training program expansion 2024 | $39,159 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winter Sanctuary Inc | Mount Vernon, OH | Shelter services 2023-2024 | Housing and shelter | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Knox County Ohio Inc | Mount Vernon, OH | Various projects | $17,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hopenow Furniture Bank of Knox County | Mount Vernon, OH | Administration and service capacity building grant 2023 - 2024 | $13,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross of Knox County | Mount Vernon, OH | Red cross preparedness and resiliency in knox county 2024 | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knox County Educational Service Center | Mount Vernon, OH | New hope preschool playground equipment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Experience Mount Vernon Fka Main Street Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon, OH | Various projects | $8,525 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | Netsanet waal scholarship 2024 - 2025 | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | Ryan j. morrison scholarship 2024 - 2025 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | Andrew j. white scholarship 2024 - 2025 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trine University | Angola, IL | Samuel t. whitney scholarship 2024 - 2025 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Akron | Akron, OH | Braden j. sapp scholarship 2024 - 2025 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kokosing Gap Trail | Gambier, OH | Semaphore restoration | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | Terry lee glaze fearn scholarship 2024 | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knox County Special Olympics | Mount Vernon, OH | Special olympics equipment support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Community improvement and capacity building | $3,536,661 |
| Education | $503,675 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $500,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500,000 |
| Health care | $175,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $90,430 |
| Recreation and sports | $50,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $35,000 |
States funded
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Updated November 12, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.