Funding search · EIN 135563006 · Cleveland, OH
The Payne Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 99
- grants reported
- $2.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $12,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Top recipients
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- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing7 grants · $405,000
- Decorative Arts Center of Ohio9 grants · $309,240
- Musical Arts Association6 grants · $225,000
- Mount Vernon Ladies Association3 grants · $175,000
- Brevard Music Center6 grants · $135,000
- Cleveland Museum of Art6 grants · $115,000
- Friends of Breakthrough Schools2 grants · $100,000
- Cleveland Institute of Music10 grants · $83,500
- Hospice of the Western Reserve3 grants · $80,000
- City Mission1 grant · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 99 reported grants, largest first.
- $150,000
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Building
- $105,000
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio · Lancester, OH · 2023
Maintenance & repair of reese-peters house
- $100,000
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Building
- $100,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022
Frances payne bolton viewshed fund
- $75,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General
- $75,000
Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2024
We believe campaign
- $75,000
City Mission · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Security system at laura's home women's crisis center and crossroads men's crisis center
- $60,000
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio · Lancester, OH · 2024
Capital endownment
- $50,000
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Manan k. Shaughnessy nurse leadership academy
- $50,000
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2023
African byzantine exhibit
- $50,000
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Manan k. Shaughnessy nurse leadership academy
- $50,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2023
Frances payne bolton viewshed fund
- $50,000
Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2023
We believe campaign
- $40,000
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2024
African byzantine exhibit
- $31,740
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio · Lancester, OH · 2022
Maintenance & repair of reese-peters house
- $30,000
Hospice of the Western Reserve · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Support its western reserve quality of life campaign
- $28,000
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio · Lancester, OH · 2024
Maintenance & repair of reese-peters house
- $25,500
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio · Lancester, OH · 2022
Exhibitions
- $25,000
Boys and Girls Club of Ne Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Renovate the organizations kitchen at broadway club
- $25,000
Brevard Music Center · Brevard, NC · 2024
The thomas c bolton distinguished artist chair sponsored by thomas c. Bolton and the payne fund
- $25,000
City Club of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Guardians of free speech campaign
- $25,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Scholarships
- $25,000
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Manan k. Shaughnessy nurse leadership academy
- $25,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General
- $25,000
Hospice of the Western Reserve · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Navigator care program
- $25,000
Lakeview Cemetery Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Trees & water works
- $25,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2024
Frances payne bolton viewshed fund
- $25,000
Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Annual fund
- $25,000
Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2024
We believe campaign
- $25,000
Boys and Girls Club of Ne Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General
- $25,000
Brevard Music Center · Brevard, NC · 2023
The thomas c bolton distinguished artist chair sponsored by thomas c. Bolton and the payne fund
- $25,000
City Club of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Guardians of free speech campaign
- $25,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Scholarships
- $25,000
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio · Lancester, OH · 2023
Capital endownment
- $25,000
Hospice of the Western Reserve · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General
- $25,000
Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Annual fund
- $25,000
Theatre Du Reve · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Annual fund
- $25,000
Brevard Music Center · Brevard, NC · 2022
The thomas c bolton distinguished artist chair sponsored by thomas c. Bolton and the payne fund
- $25,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Scholarships
- $25,000
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Manan k. Shaughnessy nurse leadership academy
- $25,000
Lakeview Cemetery Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Trees & water works
- $25,000
Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Annual fund
- $25,000
Theatre Du Reve · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Annual fund
- $20,000
Brevard Music Center · Brevard, NC · 2024
Scholarships for cleveland institute of music students
- $20,000
Brevard Music Center · Brevard, NC · 2023
Scholarships
- $20,000
Brevard Music Center · Brevard, NC · 2022
Scholarships
- $20,000
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio · Lancester, OH · 2022
Marketing communications
- $15,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $15,000
Theatre Du Reve · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Annual fund
- $12,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2024
Amadeus festival
- $12,500
Cleveland Council of World Affairs · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Grant
- $12,500
Cleveland Council of World Affairs · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Support ccwa's education programs
- $12,500
Cleveland Council of World Affairs · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General
- $12,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2022
Asheville amadeus program
- $10,000
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2024
African byzantine exhibit
- $10,000
Community Land Trust Association (Clam) · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2024
Provide rent support and low income housing needs in point reyes
- $10,000
Community Land Trust Association (Clam) · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2023
Provide low cost housing
- $10,000
San Francisco- Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General
- $10,000
Squash Dreamers · 2023
General
- $10,000
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio · Lancester, OH · 2022
Capital endownment
- $10,000
San Francisco- Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General
- $7,500
Hospitality Homes · Boston, MA · 2024
One apartment
- $7,000
Lakeview Cemetery Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Bolton family iron railings project
- $5,000
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Annual fund
- $5,000
Enterprise for Youth · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Grant to enterprise for youth to continue environmental stewardship in buena vista park
- $5,000
Marin Agricultural Land Trust (Malt) · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2024
Malt's work in land conservation
- $5,000
Multiplier for Maven'S Notebook · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support the role the web page plays as a news aggregator informing about environmental issues pertaining to water in california
- $5,000
People'S Health & Wellness Clinic · Barre, VT · 2024
Ekg machines
- $5,000
West Marin Community Servives · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2024
Grant
- $5,000
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Annual fund
- $5,000
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Manan k. Shaughnessy nurse leadership academy
- $5,000
Marin Agricultural Land Trust (Malt) · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2023
Advance work protecting farmland
- $5,000
Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2023
Winslow homer book project
- $5,000
Squash Dreamers · 2023
General
- $5,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $5,000
Trust for Conservation Innovation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Maven's notebook
- $5,000
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Annual fund
- $5,000
Community Land Trust Association (Clam) · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2022
Provide low cost housing
- $5,000
Georgia State University Foundation (Ciber) · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $5,000
Kwmr · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2022
General
- $5,000
Marin Agricultural Land Trust (Malt) · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2022
Advance work protecting farmland
- $5,000
Multiplier for Maven'S Notebook · Oakland, CA · 2022
Maven's notebook
- $4,000
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio · Lancester, OH · 2022
Porch and stair repair
- $2,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2024
Youth orchestra
- $2,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2024
Cim reception
- $2,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2023
Cim reception
- $2,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2023
Annual fund
- $2,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2023
Youth orchestra
- $2,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2022
Cim reception
- $2,500
Asheville Symphony Orchestra · Ashville, NC · 2022
Youth orchestra
- $1,500
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Travel expenses
- $1,500
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Travel expenses
- $1,500
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Student travel expenses
- $1,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Prize money for institute of music piano winner
- $1,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Prize money for institute of music piano winner
- $1,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2022
To assist in the cleveland institute of music concerto process
- $1,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Prize money for institute of music piano winner
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