Park National Corporation Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic first step is to build a relationship rather than submit a request.
- Its grants go to a broad mix of community organisations, including United Ways and community foundations, schools and universities, health providers, social-service organisations, community development bodies and arts institutions, but the filing does not identify a narrower programme focus, so judge fit by whether your work sits within those kinds of organisations.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $725 and $22,500, and half are $5,000 or less, so a modest request suits its typical giving, though its largest grant was $200,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is high, with 80% of its grant dollars to organisations going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so existing relationships matter a great deal.
- The filings show grants mainly in Ohio and North Carolina, but no geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not decide whether you approach it.
Overview
Park National Corporation Foundation is a US private foundation based in Newark, OH.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and web pages about the foundation (newarkadvocate.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants reach a broad mix of community organisations. Recipients include United Ways and local community foundations, schools and universities, health providers, social-service organisations, community development bodies, and arts and cultural institutions. The grants are recorded overwhelmingly under the general purpose of support, so the filing does not identify narrower charitable fields or a more specific programme focus. A news report describes the foundation as funding the bank’s major charitable contributions and community support projects. Most recorded grant dollars went to Ohio organisations, with additional grants to organisations in North Carolina and South Carolina. The filing limits giving to preselected charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Ohio and North Carolina.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 80% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 866 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 80% of grant dollars went to organisations Park National Corporation Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 24% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 297 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Newark Development Partners · Support$200,0002025 tax year
- Licking County United Way · Support$153,7862025 tax year
- Newark Development Partners · Support$125,0002025 tax year
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Marion County · Suppor$100,0002025 tax year
- Midland Theatre · Support$77,1632025 tax year
- Licking County Foundation · Support$65,0002025 tax year
- United Way of Central Ohio · Support$51,4782025 tax year
- Salvation Army · Support$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Laura Tussing — Trustee
- Brady T Burt — Secretary / Treasurer
- Matt Miller — President
- Thomas M Cummiskey — Trustee
- Karen K Rice — Trustee
- David L Trautman — Chairman
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $3,216,676 | $3,206,152 | $21,631,742 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,226,248 | $3,194,883 | $24,048,443 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $3,253,497 | $3,197,562 | $24,467,404 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Newark, OH