Funding search · EIN 611751812 · Sandusky, OH

Cedar Fair Charities

Name: Cedar Fair Charities grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

42
grants reported: $10.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $27,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

people cash amusement park tickets department fire

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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.

American Red Cross4 grants · $8.5M
A Kid Again4 grants · $1.1M
Erie County Community Foundation2 grants · $200,000
Eric County Community Foundation2 grants · $150,000
Prayers From Maria2 grants · $109,000
Feeding America3 grants · $92,455
Jdrf Michigan and Northern Ohio Chapter1 grant · $55,250
Eagles Autism Foundation2 grants · $50,000
North Central State College2 grants · $44,900
Jdrf Michigan and Northern Ohio1 grant · $40,000

Giving over time

$1.9M

2022

$2.2M

2023

$3.3M

2024

$3.1M

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$2.7M
American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2025
Assistance to people
$2.7M
American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Assistance to people
$1.6M
American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Charitable donation
$1.5M
American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Amusement Park
$384,775
A Kid Again · Columbus, OH · 2023
Donation
$333,000
A Kid Again · Columbus, OH · 2024
Assistance to people
$225,000
A Kid Again · Columbus, OH · 2025
Assistance to people
$150,000
A Kid Again · Columbus, OH · 2022
Cash
$100,000
Erie County Community Foundation · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Donation
$100,000
Erie County Community Foundation · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Cash
$95,000
Eric County Community Foundation · Sandusky, OH · 2024
Assistance to People
$84,000
Prayers From Maria · Rocky River, OH · 2024
Assistance to People
$55,250
Jdrf Michigan and Northern Ohio Chapter · Southfield, MI · 2024
Assistance to People
$55,000
Eric County Community Foundation · Sandusky, OH · 2025
Assistance to People
$40,000
Jdrf Michigan and Northern Ohio · Southfield, MI · 2023
Donation
$36,201
Eagles Autism Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Assistance to People
$36,000
Prayers From Maria Foundation · Rocky River, OH · 2022
Cash
$30,863
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
$30,807
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Assistance to People
$30,785
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Cash
$30,000
Council On Intl Educational Exchange · South Portland, ME · 2025
Assistance to People
$25,000
Prayers From Maria · Rocky River, OH · 2023
Donation
$22,500
North Central State College · Mansfield, OH · 2024
Assistance to People
$22,400
North Central State College · Mansfield, OH · 2022
Amusement Park Tickets
$20,000
Northern Central State College · Mansfield, OH · 2023
Donation
$15,000
Breakthrough T1d Mid Atlantic Chapter · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Assistance to People
$15,000
Council On Intl Education Exchange · South Portland, ME · 2024
Assistance to People
$15,000
Jdrf Mid Atlantic Chapter · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Assistance to People
$15,000
Ciee · South Portland, ME · 2023
Donation
$15,000
Council On Int'L Education Exchange · Portland, ME · 2022
Cash
$13,799
Eagles Autism Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Assistance to People
$10,000
Sandusky Fire Department · Sandusky, OH · 2025
Assistance to the Fire Department
$10,000
Hanover Education Foundation · Ashland, VA · 2024
Assistance to People
$5,000
Cancer Support Community · Washington, DC · 2025
Assistance to People
$5,000
Spina Bifida Association · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Assistance to People
$5,000
The Childrens Heart Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2025
Assistance to People
$5,000
Rva Walk · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Jdrf Mid- Atlantic Chapter · Washington, DC · 2022
Cash
$1,500
Give Kids the World · Kissimmee, FL · 2025
Assistance to People
$1,500
Give Kids the World Village · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation
$1,500
Give the Kids the World Village · Kissimmee, FL · 2022
Cash
$900
Foundation for Fireland · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Amusement Park Tickets

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