Foundations that fund organizations in Cleveland, Ohio
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Cleveland nonprofits
1,738 private foundations gave $343M to Cleveland organizations in their latest filings; 41 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
7,007 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Cleveland around $150K. 69 of these funders are based in Ohio; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 1,738
- Accept applications
- 41
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Cleveland
- $343M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 7,007
- Typical median grant
- $150K
- Based in OH
- 69%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Cleveland organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 149 | $21M | $10K | Yes | General Operating Support; Program Related Expenses; Project Support |
| The George Gund Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 183 | $17M | $50K | Yes | Operating support.; Operating support; Cuyahoga county youth justice action plan. |
| The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund | Philadelphia, PA | 9 | $9.4M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Emerging scholars program; Jane b. nord center for; Leadership and internship |
| The Gale Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 9 | $9.1M | $489K | Preselected only | One-third IRS refund; Funding for the Freer Founation with in-kind stock distribu…; Funding for the MBGale Foundation with in-kind stock distri… |
| The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 52 | $7.6M | $30K | Yes | General operating support; Annual fund; Okinawa inst.fellowship program |
| Saint Lukes Foundation of Cleveland Ohio | Cleveland, OH | 120 | $6.8M | $25K | Yes | Operating support; Operating support; 2024 renewal; Operating support; 2024 renewal; capacity building grant |
| The Lozick Family Foundation | Pepper Pike, OH | 101 | $6.2M | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Veale Foundation | Pepper Pike, OH | 17 | $5.9M | $25K | Preselected only | General fund; Veale institute & engineering school& veale natatorium & sn…; general fund |
| The Ferry Family Foundation | Westlake, OH | 5 | $5.7M | $780K | Preselected only | Capital campaign; Homeless projects for women and children; Food for needy |
| The Goldman Sachs Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $5.6M | $2.8M | Preselected only | Grant to support the 10,000 small businesses initiative in…; Grant to implement one million black women across the natio… |
| Annabelle Foundation | Southfield, MI | 3 | $5.5M | $2.0M | Preselected only | For center for brain health; For the cole eye institute; For cleveland clinic brain study |
| By the Hand Foundation | Rocky River, OH | 3 | $5.2M | $64K | Yes | Assistance to the underprivileged; Advance individuals with cerebral pa |
| The Howley Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 9 | $5.1M | $340K | Preselected only | Scholarships; Scholarships, coordinator position; Aspire scholarships, program adminstrative costs |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | $5.0M | $67K | Yes | Christian faith&life storytellg init; Religion & cultural inst initiative; Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs |
| Samuel H & Maria Miller Foundation C/O Eleanor Fanslau | Cleveland, OH | 29 | $4.4M | $15K | Preselected only | General; Fire alarm program |
| Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation | Newnan, GA | 4 | $4.3M | $625K | Preselected only | General operating support; General operating support, 2023-2027; National Cord Blood Transplant Network Phase 2 expansion |
| Timken Foundation of Canton | Canton, OH | 4 | $3.9M | $723K | Yes | New blood donation center in willoughby; The interdisciplinary science and engineering building at c…; 2025-2026 general operating support for team neo strategic… |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 5 | $3.7M | $866K | Preselected only | Development of a next-generation biomarker tool to accelera…; The milestone initiative education innovation for advanced…; Mechanobiology of the intestinal epithelial barrier disrupt… |
| E S Prentiss Foundation-Ir | Pittsburgh, PA | 30 | $3.5M | $50K | Preselected only | Abuse recovery program; Occupational, physical &; Supporting the autism |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 5 | $3.1M | $716K | Preselected only | General operating support; Program support |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $3.0M | $1.5M | Yes | To support a final round of the cleveland humanities collab… |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $2.9M | $2.9M | Preselected only | Detroit community initiatives |
| The C&s Family Foundation C/O Paul Caja Oth LLC | Valley City, OH | 1 | $2.9M | $2.9M | Preselected only | Renovated & expanded space of the sara and curt moll instit… |
| Cedar Fair Charities Inc | Sandusky, OH | 1 | $2.7M | $2.7M | Preselected only | Assistance to people |
| Me & Fj Callahan Foundation | Chagrin Falls, OH | 56 | $2.6M | $10K | Yes | General operations |
| The Sam J Frankino Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 36 | $2.5M | $15K | Yes | Operating |
| Ralph T & Esther L Warburton Fnd 4235-00-4/4 | Independence, OH | 1 | $2.4M | $2.4M | Preselected only | Scholarship agreement |
| The Nord Family Foundation | Amherst, OH | 64 | $2.4M | $30K | Yes | Continued general operating support; Grant for match; General operating support |
| Sherwin-Williams Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 5 | $2.3M | $224K | Yes | Arts & culture; Civic & other community development; Education |
| The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation | Mayfield Heights, OH | 92 | $2.3M | $20K | Yes | Operating support; Operating support, 1 of 2; Operating support, 2 of 2 |
| John Huntington Fund for Education | Cleveland, OH | 9 | $2.2M | $150K | Yes | Student scholarships; Grant matching program |
| The Weatherhead Foundation | Mayfield Heights, OH | 1 | $2.2M | $2.2M | Preselected only | To support the educational opportunities of the case wester… |
| Humble Heart-Gentle Soul Foundation | Parma, OH | 11 | $2.2M | $100K | Preselected only | General fund; Genral fund |
| The Joseph and Florence Mandel Family- Michele M and Lawrence R Beyer Family Fund | Cleveland, OH | 16 | $2.2M | $7,500 | Yes | General; Project designated support |
| Fred a Lennon Charitable Trust | Pepper Pike, OH | 63 | $2.1M | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| The David P Miller Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $2.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Reinberger Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 71 | $2.1M | $20K | Preselected only | Grant 24-40 deepening the impact of america scores clevelan…; Grant 24-41 aerospace and maritime education and career pat…; Grant 24-42 general support |
| Washkewicz Family Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 2 | $2.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Sailing center; Engage, teach and inspire thru music |
| Britton Fund 4240-00-44 | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $2.0M | $1.0M | Yes | General charitable purpose; General charitable purposes |
| John P Murphy Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 52 | $2.0M | $16K | Yes | Programmatic support |
| Riley & Susan Bechtel Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | To conduct a clinical study exploring the relationship betw… |
| Third Federal Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 58 | $1.9M | $18K | Yes | Charitable purpose |
| Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation | Novelty, OH | 20 | $1.7M | $10K | Preselected only | General fund; Capital campaign & general fund; Capital campaign,general fund & womens council |
| The James and Angela Hambrick Foundation | Beachwood, OH | 9 | $1.7M | $100K | Preselected only | Annual fund; Say yes to cleveland scholarship fun; Capital campaign |
| Deaconess Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 26 | $1.7M | $48K | Preselected only | Workforce programs; 2025 mission outreach; Presidents fund |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $1.7M | $195K | Yes | 80574 studying the maternal and infant health outcomes of a…; 78021 localizing the circular economy in cleveland to advan…; 81804 supporting cleveland votes in building midwestern com… |
| Wade Ellen Garretson Ochr | Brooklyn, OH | 13 | $1.6M | $18K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Mt Sinai Medical Center | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | General support |
| The Louise H & David S Ingalls Fdn | Shaker Heights, OH | 20 | $1.6M | $50K | Yes | Health; Arts; Education |
| Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc | Hudson, OH | 34 | $1.5M | $20K | Yes | To support the exempt purpose of the organization; Morgan startup grants program in 2024; Neolaunchnet programming |
| Sauerland Foundation | Milford, OH | 15 | $1.4M | $75K | Yes | Donation; Donations |
| Kulas Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 32 | $1.4M | $18K | Yes | Programmatic support |
| The Abington Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 56 | $1.4M | $20K | Yes | For programming for cmsd students in fy26; For urban bright art residencies in cleveland schools in 20…; For arts integrated residencies in cmsd schools in 2025-26 |
| Martha Holden Jennings Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 81 | $1.3M | $15K | Yes | Institute designed to improve the skills of ohio's mathemat…; A-72-24 scores literacy, fitness & youth development; A-73-24 sel through arts integration |
| The Jochum-Moll Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 18 | $1.3M | $28K | Preselected only | General, unrestricted; Building renovations; Building campaign |
| Wwmr Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 8 | $1.2M | $8,750 | Yes | Operating expenses |
| Dr Ralph & Marian Falk Medical Research Tr | Dallas, TX | 5 | $1.2M | $187K | Yes | Development of new drug for; Pharma strategy to treat; Develop improved method of |
| Helen C Cole Charitable Trust | Cleveland, OH | 12 | $1.2M | $43K | Preselected only | General |
| The G Harold & Leila y Mathers Charitable Foundation | Rye Brook, NY | 5 | $1.2M | $250K | Yes | Research project |
| The Joseph and Florence Mandel Family- Penni M and Stephen J Weinberg Family Fund | Cleveland, OH | 45 | $1.1M | $3,000 | Yes | General; Project/Designated Support; Capital Campaign |
| Irving I Stone Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 6 | $1.1M | $5,000 | Preselected only | Community outreach |
| The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 22 | $1.1M | $18K | Yes | General support |
| The Lerner Foundation | Richmond Heights, OH | 8 | $1.0M | $49K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Fenn S P No 1 Ochr | Brooklyn, OH | 2 | $1.0M | $520K | Preselected only | General operating; General oeprating |
| Brown and Kunze Foundation | Brecksville, OH | 2 | $1.0M | $515K | Preselected only | General |
| Laura E Price Briggs Te Mut Fds | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $1.0M | $331K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation | Beachwood, OH | 18 | $1.0M | $15K | Preselected only | General operating support; Capital support; Keyboard conversations |
| Sch Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General |
| The Carl H and Edyth B Lindner Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Lindner and thompson families resource fund |
| The Wyant Foundation Trust | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Science and engineering bldg project |
| Ann Theodore Foundation Amy B Naughton Trustee | Boston, MA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | To further critical medical research |
| Chandna Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Education support |
| Stanley Knapp Family Foundation | Beachwood, OH | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Renner Foundation | Leesville, OH | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant |
| Coleman and Susan Burke Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | The coleman p. burke environmental law center |
| Horowitz Family Foundation C/O Frank Rimerman Co Llp | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Researching for health |
| The Cristal Family Foundation | Shaker Heights, OH | 6 | $980K | $175K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Chaney Family Foundation | Lyndhurst, OH | 1 | $941K | $941K | Preselected only | Cole eye institute innovation & research fund |
| The Hickey Family Foundation | Mesa, AZ | 1 | $908K | $908K | Preselected only | Zehna Therapeutics, Inc.,NeuroTherapia,Steelhead Therapeuti… |
| Ud Fp Bolton - Payne Fd Nma | Dallas, TX | 1 | $885K | $885K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Thomas H White Fdn Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 46 | $883K | $15K | Yes | General operating; For student engagement; Provide career |
| Nopec Foundation Inc | Solon, OH | 1 | $875K | $875K | Preselected only | General |
| George Codrington Fdnhirtlena | Cleveland, OH | 43 | $869K | $10K | Yes | General |
| The IV Fund | Folsom, CA | 8 | $855K | $55K | Preselected only | General operations; Criminal law reform project; reproductive freedom project &…; Community resource center |
| The Wuliger Foundation | Moreland Hills, OH | 20 | $821K | $6,000 | Yes | Annual support for operations; Annual scholarship fund campaign; Annual support for operations; cemetery endowment |
| Perkins Malo Hunter Foundation | Holland, MI | 3 | $815K | $240K | Preselected only | Academic program expense; General operating expenses; Academic program expenses |
| Gund Geoffrey Fdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $790K | $790K | Yes | General operating |
| The John a Hartford Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $770K | $770K | Yes | Age-friendly health systems: ambulatory care continuum eval… |
| The Murphy Foundation | El Dorado, AR | 1 | $750K | $750K | Yes | Operations |
| Connor Foundation | Hunting Valley, OH | 6 | $747K | $63K | Yes | Alleviatte human suffering in emergencies; Food bank connecting individuals with the nutritious meals…; Organization that connects driven and determined students f… |
| Women's Philanthropic Union | Cleveland Heights, OH | 2 | $745K | $373K | Preselected only | Funding of general operations to enable organization to fur…; Funding of general operations of cogswell hall facility to… |
| The Nordson Corporation Foundation | Westlake, OH | 11 | $718K | $25K | Preselected only | Operating support for st. elizabeth center; Stem programs for elyria/lorain city schools; Lorain county college & career access advising |
| Norton-White-Gale Trust | Willoughby, OH | 1 | $708K | $708K | Preselected only | General |
| Perkins Charitable Foundation | Gates Mills, OH | 23 | $674K | $16K | Yes | Philanthropic purposes. |
| The Harrington Family Foundation | Key Largo, FL | 1 | $670K | $670K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Swagelok Foundation | Solon, OH | 70 | $668K | $4,500 | Preselected only | To further the organization's tax exempt purpose |
| William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | 8 | $646K | $73K | Yes | General operations; Bbc birth centercapital campaign; General operations, in honor of kathleen france dunn |
| The Will and Jan Sukenik Family Foundation | Pepper Pike, OH | 8 | $642K | $18K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 39 | $633K | $400 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways |
| The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | 5 | $625K | $100K | Yes | Academic success and bilingualism; Support education; Guardians of free speech campaign |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Cleveland, Ohio?
Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund, The Gale Foundation, The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Cleveland organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Cleveland. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.