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Ohio Aerospace Institute

Grantmaking foundation in Brookpark, Ohio · EIN 34-1621676

Total giving
$1.9MTax year 2025
Total assets
$13MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE PRIMARY TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO FURTHER HUMAN SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE IN A BROAD ARRAY OF AEROSPACE RELATED DISCIPLINES THROUGH INVESTIGATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH; TO BUILD OHIO'S AEROSPACE ECONOMY THROUGH RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE. TO FURTHER THE SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION OF DOCTORAL LEVEL GRADUATE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS THROUGH AEROSPACE RESEARCH IN COOPERATION WITH, AND AS A CONSORTIUM OF, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN OHIO, AND TO STIMULATE ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT OF AND COOPERATION WITH SUCH EDUCATION. TO SPONSOR, PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE AEROSPACE RESEARCH IN COOPERATION WITH, AND AS A CONSORTIUM OF, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN OHIO; TO STIMULATE ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT OF AND COOPERATION WITH SUCH RESEARCH; AND TO DEVELOP AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND GRADUATE EDUCATION RESOURCES IN OHIO.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$2M2020
$3.5M2021
$2M2022
$1.8M2023
$1.9M2024
$1.9M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Ohio State University the$83K2021
University of Toledo$60K2021
Cleveland State University$51K2021
University of Dayton$50K2021
Ohio Northern University$49K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.