Funding search · EIN 340714588 · Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland Foundation

Name: The Cleveland Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

2,941
grants reported: $458.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $31,200
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

cleveland distribution capacity endowment scholarship building school community

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

K-12 education in Cleveland: CMSD schools, charter and parochial partners
College scholarships and access: Say Yes Cleveland, College Now, local colleges
Neighborhood development, affordable housing, and community organizing in Cleveland
Arts and culture institutions: orchestra, museums, theater, public media
Health systems and medical research at Case Western, UH, Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth
Youth workforce development, summer jobs, and out-of-school programs

Typical grant

Median grant is $31,200 and half of everything falls between $12,500 and $87,500, so most checks are modest and often reflect donor-advised and designated funds. The eight-figure and seven-figure awards go to anchor institutions and foundation-driven initiatives: CMSD, Case Western, Say Yes Cleveland, JumpStart, the food bank, United Way. Repeat giving is heavy, with 2,941 grants spread across only 1,521 recipients, and several grants explicitly name a year in a multi-year sequence.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL SUPPORT”
“ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTION”
“SCHOLARSHIP FUND”
“GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT”
“THIRD YEAR OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie the work to a named Cleveland neighborhood or to CMSD students; place-specific framing dominates the file.
Ask in the $50,000 to $150,000 range for a first project unless you are an anchor institution.
Connect research to their funded themes: early childhood, college access, workforce, or maternal health.
Propose a multi-year arc; they fund year two and year three of existing implementations.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation, so a large share of grants are donor-advised or designated distributions rather than competitive awards, which explains outliers like Provo, San Francisco, and Schwab Charitable. Non-Ohio recipients almost always serve Cleveland anyway, as with LISC reestablishing its Cleveland office and Emory Beacon of Light funding Hough housing.

1 grant matching “bunny” · $81,500

$81,500
Fostering Hope · Solon, OH · 2024
General support of the bunny hop.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District3 grants · $23.7M
University Hospitals Health System3 grants · $20.1M
Case Western Reserve University3 grants · $19.6M
Jumpstart3 grants · $17.7M
Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship3 grants · $12.9M
College Now Greater Cleveland3 grants · $12.3M
Cleveland Clinic Foundation3 grants · $9.4M
Famicos Foundation3 grants · $9.3M
Clefdnmidtown Collaboration Center Project1 grant · $8.5M
Neighborhood Progress Inc Dba Cleveland Neighborhood Progress3 grants · $6.2M

Giving over time

$125.8M

2022

$148.9M

2023

$184.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 2,941 grants.

$17.5M
Cleveland Metropolitan School District · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support for the tremont montessori school
$11.0M
Jumpstart · Cleveland, OH · 2023
2023 cleveland foundation public service fellow
$10.9M
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Oglebay fellowship program in the school of medicine
$8.5M
Clefdnmidtown Collaboration Center Project · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Construct & hold property for cleveland foundation (supported organization)
$7.7M
University Hospitals Health System · Cleveland, OH · 2022
University hospitals of cleveland general support
$6.3M
University Hospitals Health System · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Cardiac surgery fund
$6.1M
University Hospitals Health System · Cleveland, OH · 2023
University hospitals of cleveland - operation of the henry l. Sanford memorial bed
$5.0M
Cleveland Metropolitan School District · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Continued implementation of the cmsd equity and me learning series
$4.8M
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Case western reserve university school of medicine for purposes of medical research and education.
$4.7M
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Cleveland clinic children's hospital for rehabilitation (formerly health hill hospital for children) - general support
$4.6M
Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Financial model; summer tuition implementation and for fall 2023, spring 2024 and summer 2024 scholarships
$4.6M
Jumpstart · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$4.4M
Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Endowment distribution - 2023 fall (11), spring (6), and summer (2) term
$4.1M
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Scholarship fund
$4.1M
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Lillian louise mayle white memorial scholarship fund scholarships
$4.0M
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$3.9M
Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Endowment distribution - 2022 fall term say yes scholarships
$3.8M
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Charles j. Stilwell scholarships
$3.7M
Angels for Animals · Canfield, OH · 2024
General support
$3.5M
Famicos Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Mycom youth development strategy and neighborhood programming
$3.2M
Famicos Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Mycom youth development intermediary team
$2.7M
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Taussig cancer research
$2.6M
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$2.6M
Lake Erie College · Painesville, OH · 2024
Provide scholarships for students in the painesville community to attend lake erie college
$2.6M
University Impact · Provo, UT · 2024
General support
$2.6M
Famicos Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Mycom community development, youth engagement, systems and partner integration project
$2.5M
The Centers for Families and Children · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support of the capital campaign for the centers
$2.4M
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Robert a. Immerman jcef/sf philanthropic fund #31311
$2.3M
Neighborhood Progress Inc Dba Cleveland Neighborhood Progress · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Euclid beach land use planning
$2.3M
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$2.2M
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$2.1M
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$2.0M
Jumpstart · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Endowment distribution
$2.0M
Neighborhood Progress Inc Dba Cleveland Neighborhood Progress · Cleveland, OH · 2023
2022-27 strategic plan implementation - phase 1
$1.9M
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$1.9M
E66th Street Services · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Neighborhood connections' move to east 66th street
$1.9M
Neighborhood Progress Inc Dba Cleveland Neighborhood Progress · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Fy25 neighborhood land investment model strategy
$1.8M
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$1.8M
Cle Fdn Midtown Collaboration Center Project · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Construct & hold property for the cleveland foundation (supported organization)
$1.7M
Youth Opportunities Unlimited · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General operating - mycom lead agency
$1.7M
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Launching a local newsroom to serve cleveland
$1.6M
City Club of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Buildout of new headquarters in playhouse square district
$1.6M
Lake Humane Society · Mentor, OH · 2024
General support
$1.5M
Pm Foundation Inc Dba Urban Community School · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$1.5M
Youth Opportunities Unlimited · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Mycom lead agency for summer jobs and internships 2024
$1.5M
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$1.5M
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Jcef/sf philanthropic fund #31311
$1.5M
Western Reserve Historical Society · Cleveland, OH · 2024
To restore, protect & preserve properties in the bedford area; specifically, to operate the residence as a museum & a center for mtgs
$1.5M
Youth Opportunities Unlimited · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Mycom lead agency for summer youth employment and internships
$1.5M
Western Reserve Historical Society · Cleveland, OH · 2023
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$1.4M
Musical Arts Association - the Cleveland Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support of the cleveland orchestra
$1.4M
E66th Street Services · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Neighborhood connections - neighbor up 2023-2025
$1.3M
East 66th Street Services · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Neighborhood connections - neighbor up 2023-2025
$1.3M
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$1.3M
Center for Community Solutions · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$1.3M
Cleveland Metropolitan School District · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Racial equity training in cmsd
$1.2M
Western Reserve Historical Society · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$1.2M
Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Transforming the world of discovery campaign
$1.2M
Cuyahoga County Office of Early Childhood · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Upk program
$1.2M
Musical Arts Association - Cleveland Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$1.2M
Cleveland State University Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Support of the csu viking fund
$1.2M
Ideastream Public Media · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$1.2M
Musical Arts Association - Cleveland Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Annual support
$1.2M
City of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Senior strategist, arts, culture and creative economy - city of cleveland
$1.2M
Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County Dba Starting Point · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Advancing out-of- school programs and healthy youth development in cleveland
$1.2M
Rainbow Babies & Children'S Hospital of University Hospitals · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support of the rainbow babies and children's foundation
$1.2M
Rainbow Babies & Children'S Hospital of University Hospitals · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support of rainbow babies and childrens hospital
$1.1M
Urban League of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Gccc expansion capacity support
$1.1M
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$1.1M
Center for Community Solutions · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support for program at business volunteerism council
$1.1M
Rainbow Babies & Children'S Hospital of University Hospitals · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support of rainbow babies and childrens hospital
$1.1M
Andrews Osborne Academy · Willoughby, OH · 2022
Endowment distribution
$1.1M
Andrews Osborne Academy · Willoughby, OH · 2024
Organization disbursement
$1.1M
Ohio Local Information Initiative Inc Dba Signal Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024
Local news for cleveland
$1.1M
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Roles of higher education institutions in supporting cities and regions to achieve the sustainable development goals: cleveland case study
$1.1M
Metrohealth Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Support of employee's christmas fund at metrohealth center for rehabilitation
$1.1M
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Endowment distribution
$1.0M
Metrohealth Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Akran boutros hope in action endowment
$1.0M
Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network Inc (Magnet) · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Early college early career (ecec) program (year 5)
$1.0M
Cleveland Society for the Blind Dba Cleveland Sight Center · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Empowerment fund: providing access to assistive technology and training
$1.0M
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support for campaign for legal aid
$1.0M
Ideastream Public Media · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$1.0M
Lake Erie College · Painesville, OH · 2023
General support to encourage giving with a match grant.
$1.0M
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support for the presedential scholarship luncheon
$1.0M
Center for Community Solutions · Cleveland, OH · 2023
The john corlett rapid response fund
$1.0M
Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County Dba Starting Point · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Mycom lead agency - strengthening the intermediary
$1.0M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Lisc) · New York, NY · 2024
Reestablishing the local initiatives support corporation cleveland office
$1.0M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Lisc) · New York, NY · 2023
Reestablishing the local initiatives support corporation cleveland office
$1.0M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Lisc) · New York, NY · 2022
Reestablishing the local initiatives support corporation cleveland office
$964,467
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$963,389
Cleveland Society for the Blind Dba Cleveland Sight Center · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$958,500
Building Hope in the City · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Affordable housing innovation: stockyards
$953,261
Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$949,500
Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County Dba Starting Point · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Supporting the capacity of starting point to address the current and emerging needs of the early care and education system
$948,868
Ideastream Public Media · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support from on air pitch
$927,750
Ohio Local Information Initiative Inc Dba Signal Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Signal cleveland
$916,779
Cleveland Society for the Blind Dba Cleveland Sight Center · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$910,112
Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Healthspace cleveland - general support
$887,402
Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio · Independence, OH · 2024
Pre4cle: expanding access to high-quality preschool in cleveland general operating support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.