Funding Guidelines

Our Mission

The Reuter Foundation strives to break the cycle of poverty in the most effective way by moving communities within Northeast, Ohio and around the World from survival to stability to success, by financially supporting organizations that help those struggling daily with the effects of poverty.

Our Focus

The Reuter Foundation encourages proposals from Social Service Agencies in within Northeast, Ohio and around the World that:

  • Help individuals break the cycle of poverty and eliminate social inequities.
  • Fund programs that assist underserved students in completion of high school, trade school and college curriculums with a special interest in programs that provide tutoring and mentorship.
  • Assist preschool children of underserved families with early childhood education.
  • Assist in affordable housing and domestic/intimate partner violence programs.
  • Assist people who are facing substance abuse, addiction, mental health.
  • Aid organizations that provide job readiness and gainful employment programs for the underserved, and pre and post incarcerated individuals.
  • Provide seed funding for new & innovative groundbreaking medical research projects.
"We believe every child in Northeast, Ohio should have access to a high-quality education that prepares them to be independent thinkers, engaged citizens and successful adults."
Bob Reuter
Board Founder

Areas of Interest

We fund Social Service Agencies that focus primarily in areas of Inner-City & Early Childhood Education, Mental Illness, Families in Crisis, Prevention programs and Experimental Scientific Medical Research.

  • Early Childhood Education - Assist preschool children of underserved families with early childhood education.
  • Abuse, Addiction & Mental Health - Assist people who are facing substance abuse, addiction, mental health.
  • Assist in affordable housing and domestic/intimate partner violence programs.
  • Underserved Students - Fund programs that assist underserved students in completion of high school, trade school and college curriculums with a special interest in programs that provide tutoring and mentorship.
  • Job Readiness - Aid organizations that provide job readiness and gainful employment programs for the underserved, and pre and post incarcerated individuals.
  • Fund New Medical Research Projects - Provide seed funding for new innovative groundbreaking medical research projects.

Grants Not Considered

We DO NOT consider funding for the following listed below.

  • Endowment or capital campaigns.
  • General solicitations.
  • Equipment purchases including but not limited to of film, video, or other media such as computers, software, printers, etc.
  • Project supplies and similar activity-based costs
  • Artistic or civic projects.
  • Fundraising or awards events.
  • Funding associated with attending conferences, travel, media projects, purchase of vehicles, repair of buildings, etc.
  • Deficit financing, loans, or operational debt reduction.
  • Political campaigns, or lobbying.

Because we received an unprecedented number of high-quality applications this year, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide funding at this time. We receive far more requests for support than we can accommodate, and our annual funding is now fully committed. We highly value the important services you provide and you are encourage to apply when our next grant cycle opens in December, 2026.

Apply Here - if your organization falls under our guidelines