Funding search · EIN 383876650 · Cleveland, OH

Dan and Ellen Zelman Family Foundation

Name: Dan and Ellen Zelman Family Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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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.

78
grants reported: $3.6M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $11,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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 office campaign community award capital children

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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.

Top recipients

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

Jewish Federation of Cleveland4 grants · $1.5M
University Hospitals Health Systems3 grants · $300,000
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum4 grants · $300,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank4 grants · $298,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life4 grants · $297,500
Cleveland Clinic Foundation1 grant · $250,000
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio4 grants · $107,000
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated4 grants · $92,000
American Jewish Committee4 grants · $66,000
Park Synagogue4 grants · $48,000

Giving over time

$774,000

2021

$594,500

2022

$1.7M

2023

$565,000

2024

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

$492,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Cleveland stands with israel, community security initiative, sponsorship, israel @ 75, campaign
$360,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Community security initiative, project 120, 2025 campaign
$322,500
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Community security initiative, ukraine/ethiopia emergency rescue fund, israel philharmonic orchestra, campaign
$280,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Community security initiative, ukraine emergency relief fund, campaign
$262,500
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Oxford, OH · 2023
Capital campaign, general support
$262,500
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Capital campaign: drum studio, general support
$262,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Capital campaign, general support
$250,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Center for community health workers
$250,000
University Hospitals Health Systems · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Fertility center: expanding access to ivf
$27,500
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio · Pepper Pike, OH · 2024
General support
$26,500
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio · Pepper Pike, OH · 2023
General support
$26,500
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio · Pepper Pike, OH · 2022
General support
$26,500
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio · Pepper Pike, OH · 2021
General support
$25,000
University Hospitals Health Systems · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Ivf second chance fund
$25,000
University Settlement · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Broadway rising capital campaign
$25,000
University Hospitals Health Systems · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Fund for trauma induced care
$24,000
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated · Warrensville Heights, OH · 2024
National office, cleveland section: general support
$24,000
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated · Warrensville Heights, OH · 2023
National office, cleveland section: share what you wear & general support
$24,000
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated · Warrensville Heights, OH · 2022
National office, cleveland section: share what you wear & general support
$20,000
Menorah Park Center for Senior Living · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support, shining star cle
$20,000
Menorah Park Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General support, shining star cle
$20,000
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated · Warrensville Heights, OH · 2021
General support, cleveland section: share what you wear, cleveland section: general support
$18,500
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Cleveland office: general support
$17,500
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Cleveland office: general support
$15,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Cleveland office: general support
$15,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2021
Cleveland office: general support
$12,500
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Kent, OH · 2024
General support
$12,500
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$12,500
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$12,500
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General support
$12,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$12,000
Park Synagogue · Pepper Pike, OH · 2024
General support
$12,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$12,000
Jewish Family Experience · University Heights, OH · 2023
Director of young families
$12,000
Park Synagogue · Pepper Pike, OH · 2023
General support
$12,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$12,000
Park Synagogue · Pepper Pike, OH · 2022
General support
$12,000
Park Synagogue · Pepper Pike, OH · 2021
General support
$11,500
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Kent, OH · 2022
General support
$11,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Kent, OH · 2021
General support
$10,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$10,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage · Beachwood, OH · 2024
Heritage award, exhibit expenses
$10,000
Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland · Beachwood, OH · 2024
General support, inclusion facilitators for children with special needs; shining star cle 2024
$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$10,000
Young Women'S Christian Association of Cleveland Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Cleveland: nurturing independence and aspirations
$10,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$10,000
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage · Beachwood, OH · 2023
Heritage award, exhibit expenses
$10,000
Menorah Park Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Shining star cle
$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2023
General support
$10,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$10,000
Healthnetwork Foundation · Pepper Pike, OH · 2022
General support
$10,000
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage · Beachwood, OH · 2022
Heritage award, exhibit expenses
$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022
General support
$10,000
Young Womens Christian Association of Cleveland Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Cleveland: nurturing independence and aspirations
$10,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General support
$10,000
Healthnetwork Foundation · Pepper Pike, OH · 2021
General support
$10,000
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage · Beachwood, OH · 2021
Heritage award, upcoming exhibit
$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2021
General support
$10,000
Young Womens Christian Association of Cleveland Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Cleveland: nurturing independence and aspirations
$9,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2023
Cleveland: strategic growth plan
$9,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2022
Cleveland: strategic growth plan
$9,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2021
Cleveland: contemporary antisemitism initiative
$8,500
Rainey Institute · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$8,500
Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland · Beachwood, OH · 2021
General support, inclusion facilitators for children with special needs
$8,000
Ort America · Beachwood, OH · 2024
Cleveland region: general support
$7,500
Ort America · Beachwood, OH · 2023
Cleveland region: general support
$7,500
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$7,500
Ort America · Beachwood, OH · 2022
Cleveland region: general support
$7,500
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General support
$7,500
Ort America · Beachwood, OH · 2021
Cleveland region: general support
$7,500
Rainey Institute · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General support
$6,000
Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Ohio kentucky allegheny regional office: general support
$6,000
Cleveland Hillel Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$6,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$6,000
Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Ohio kentucky allegheny regional office: general support
$6,000
Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland · Beachwood, OH · 2023
General support, inclusion facilitators for children with special needs
$6,000
Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland · Beachwood, OH · 2022
General support, inclusion facilitators for children with special needs

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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.