The Char And Chuck Fowler Family
Official site for The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation, outlining focus areas including criminal justice, AYA cancer support, reproductive health, environmental action and the arts. The site notes the foundation will conclude grantmaking on December 31, 2025 and provides grantmaking overviews and recent grants.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A nonprofit serving Northeast Ohio (or Ohio broadly) whose work aligns with the foundation's priorities (criminal justice, AYA cancer support, reproductive health, environmental action, or the arts) seeking operating, capacity-building, or local capital support.
Good Fit
- • Primary program work or project located in Ohio, preferably Northeast Ohio or Cuyahoga County.
- • Direct alignment with criminal justice reform, AYA cancer services, reproductive health, environmental programming, or arts/culture.
- • Requests for operating support, capacity building, program expansion, or local capital needs in the $10k–$250k range.
- • Ability to document local impact and community partnerships.
- • Willingness to apply through the foundation's online portal and to meet near-term timelines (foundation ends grantmaking in 2025).
Geography
Observed giving is highly concentrated in Ohio: roughly 95% of dollars in the latest year went to in-state recipients even though a few out-of-state grants appear.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a large, diverse recipient set (146 distinct grantees) with modest concentration (top five = 22%) and a mix of repeat and new grantees, indicating broad institutional variety.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness includes a public website, an online application portal with instructions, a named Director of Grantmaking contact, and 57 first-time grantees in the latest year, all of which support a high likelihood that unfamiliar applicants can access funding (note: the foundation is winding down grantmaking at the end of 2025).
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
