First Federal Foundation
Private foundation · Newark, OH · EIN 31-1629866 · reported 2023–2025
134grants reported
$750median award
$450lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$206Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 134 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $8,990 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2 N 2ND St
Newark, OH 43055-5610
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club of Newark and Central Ohio | Newark, OH | $11,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Newark and Central Ohio | Newark, OH | $10,250 |
| Licking Memorial Health Foundation | Newark, OH | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross of Licking County | Newark, OH | $10,000 |
| Newark Development Partners | Newark, OH | $10,000 |
| Fostering Further | Pataskala, OH | $7,500 |
| Newark Campus Development Fund | Newark, OH | $7,500 |
| Newark Campus Development Fund | Newark, OH | $6,500 |
| Licking County Foundation | Newark, OH | $6,250 |
| Granville Athletic Boosters | Granville, OH | $6,000 |
| Buckeye Valley Family YMCA | Newark, OH | $5,000 |
| Newark Catholic High School | Newark, OH | $5,000 |
| Newark Development Partners | Newark, OH | $5,000 |
| Buckeye Valley Family YMCA | Newark, OH | $3,500 |
| Food Pantry Network of Licking County | Newark, OH | $3,460 |
| Ohio Bankers Foundation for Financial Literacy | Columbus, OH | $3,000 |
| Grow Licking County | Newark, OH | $3,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Newark and Central Ohio | Newark, OH | $3,000 |
| Grow Licking County | Newark, OH | $3,000 |
| Licking Memorial Health Foundation | Newark, OH | $3,000 |
| Licking County Chamber of Commerce | Newark, OH | $2,750 |
| Granville Christian Academy | Granville, OH | $2,500 |
| The Works | Newark, OH | $2,500 |
| Buckeye Valley Family YMCA | Newark, OH | $2,200 |
| Heath Athletic Boosters | Heath, OH | $2,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Licking & Perry Counties | Newark, OH | $1,700 |
| Licking County Courthouse Lighting CHRISTMAS LIGHTING | Newark, OH | $1,500 |
| Licking County Foundation FLYING COLORS PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUND FUND | Newark, OH | $1,500 |
| Licking County Human Society | Heath, OH | $1,500 |
| Ohio's Hospice Foundation | Newark, OH | $1,500 |
| Rotary Club of Granville | Granville, OH | $1,500 |
| Hospice of Central Ohio | Newark, OH | $1,500 |
| Newark Campus Development Fund | Newark, OH | $1,500 |
| Licking County Courthouse Lighting CHRISTMAS LIGHTING | Newark, OH | $1,500 |
| Newark Granville Symphony Orchestra | Granville, OH | $1,300 |
| The Works | Newark, OH | $1,250 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Licking & Perry Counties | Newark, OH | $1,200 |
| A Call to College | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Canal Market District | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Lou & Gib Reese Ice Arena | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Twentieth Centruy Club | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| United Way of Licking County | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Licking County Transit | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| A Call to College | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Fostering Further | Pataskala, OH | $1,000 |
| Ohio Bankers Foundation for Financial Literacy | Columbus, OH | $1,000 |
| Twentieth Century Club | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Food Pantry Network of Licking County | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Canal Market District | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Licking County Community Center for 60 Adults | Granville, OH | $1,000 |
| Kiwanis Club of Newark OH | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Ohio Bankers Foundation for Financial Literacy | Columbus, OH | $1,000 |
| Lou & Gib Reese Ice Arena | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Coaches Fore Coaches | Hurricane, WV | $1,000 |
| The Granville Turkey Trot | Granville, OH | $1,000 |
| A Call to Collete | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| Simon Kenton Council Boy Scouts of America | Columbus, OH | $1,000 |
| Twentieth Centruy Club | Newark, OH | $1,000 |
| North Newark Little League | Newark, OH | $900 |
| Kiwanis Club of Newark OH | Newark, OH | $800 |
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