Funding search · EIN 311284344 · Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation

Name: The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation grants, 2021–2025
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.

1,012
grants reported: $28.0M
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation2 grants · $1.5M
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation2 grants · $1.2M
Friends of Breakthrough Schools2 grants · $1.0M
College Now Greater Cleveland3 grants · $972,000
American Online Giving Foundation2 grants · $829,245
National Fish and Wildlife1 grant · $800,000
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana4 grants · $561,500
Friends of Breakthrough Schools2 grants · $550,000
Middletown Community Foundation2 grants · $546,450
Middletown Communtiy Foundation3 grants · $514,850

Giving over time

$5.7M

2021

$6.8M

2022

$6.4M

2023

$5.2M

2024

$3.8M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,012 grants.

$800,000
National Fish and Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$800,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$800,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
$700,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
General Support
$502,450
Middletown Community Foundation · Middletown, OH · 2021
General Support
$500,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$500,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General Support
$500,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$494,000
Middletown Communtiy Foundation · Middletown, OH · 2022
General Support
$490,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General support
$472,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$470,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$459,857
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
General support
$446,302
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023
General support
$400,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$369,388
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2025
General support
$250,000
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2021
General Support
$210,000
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2022
General Support
$194,493
United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General Support
$177,500
United Way of Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2021
General Support
$175,000
United Way of Northwest Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
General support
$175,000
Golden Bear Foundation · Eveleth, MN · 2023
General support
$175,000
Golden Bear Foundation · Eveleth, MN · 2022
General Support
$175,000
United Way of Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2022
General Support
$150,000
Cleveland Metroparks · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$150,000
Uss Cleveland Legacy Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$150,000
Cleveland Metroparks · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General Support
$150,000
Uss Cleveland Legacy Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$128,000
Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General Support
$125,000
Duneland Ymca · Chesterton, IN · 2025
General support
$125,000
Duneland Ymca · Chesterton, IN · 2024
General support
$125,000
Duneland Ymca · Chesterton, IN · 2023
General support
$125,000
Magnet · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General Support
$125,000
Magnet · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$104,000
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2024
General support
$100,500
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General support
$100,000
Asm Materials Education Foundation · Materials Park, OH · 2025
General support
$100,000
Cleveland Clinic Fdn Philanthrop · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General support
$100,000
Asm Materials Education · Materials Park, OH · 2024
General support
$100,000
Cleveland Clinic Fdn Philanthrop · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$100,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$100,000
Asm Materials Education Foundation · Materials Park, OH · 2023
General support
$100,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$100,000
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2023
General support
$100,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$100,000
Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center · Chesterton, IN · 2023
General support
$100,000
Field Museum of Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support
$100,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General Support
$100,000
Playhouse Square Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General Support
$100,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
$100,000
Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Ctr · Porter, IN · 2021
General Support
$100,000
Playhouse Square Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$100,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$90,000
Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity · Maumee, OH · 2023
General support
$88,170
Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo · Toledo, OH · 2022
General Support
$85,000
Meals On Wheels · Merrillville, IN · 2023
General support
$82,500
Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank · Duluth, MN · 2022
General Support
$80,000
Indiana Dunes Environmental · Chesterton, IN · 2024
General support
$80,000
Salvation Army Middletown · Middletown, OH · 2022
General Support
$80,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$80,000
Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank · Duluth, MN · 2021
General Support
$75,000
Atrium Medical Ctr Foundation · Middletown, OH · 2025
General support
$75,000
Ymca of Marquette County · Marquette, MI · 2025
General support
$75,000
Maumee Valley Habitat for · Maumee, OH · 2024
General support
$75,000
United Way of Northwest Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
General support
$75,000
Ymca of Marquette County · Marquette, MI · 2024
General support
$75,000
Atrium Medical Ctr Foundation · Middletown, OH · 2023
General support
$75,000
Boys & Girls Club of Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2022
General Support
$75,000
Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity · Maumee, OH · 2022
General Support
$75,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bankinc · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$70,000
Boys & Girls Clubs Northeast Oh · Lorain, OH · 2023
General support
$70,000
Boys & Girls Club of Ne Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$70,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$68,566
Benevity - Mgamerican Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2022
General Support
$65,000
Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity · Maumee, OH · 2021
General Support
$62,500
Great Lakes Historical Society · Toledo, OH · 2025
General support
$62,500
Great Lakes Historical Society · Toledo, OH · 2024
General support
$62,500
Great Lakes Historical Society · Toledo, OH · 2023
General support
$62,500
Great Lakes Historical Society · Toledo, OH · 2022
General Support
$55,735
Benevity - Mgamerican Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2022
General Support
$55,000
The Salvation Army Middletown · Middletown, OH · 2024
General support
$52,500
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2025
General support
$50,000
Beat the Streets Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General support
$50,000
Dearborn Education Foundation · Dearborn, MI · 2025
General support
$50,000
Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center · Chesterton, IN · 2025
General support
$50,000
United Way of Northwest Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2025
General support
$50,000
University Hospitals · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General support
$50,000
American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$50,000
Beat the Streets Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$50,000
Butler County United Way · Hamilton, OH · 2024
General support
$50,000
Butler Farm Show · Butler, PA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of · Toledo, OH · 2024
General support
$50,000
Dearborn Education Foundation · Dearborn, MI · 2024
General support
$50,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$50,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$50,000
University Hospitals · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General support
$50,000
Young Mens Christian Association · Mansfield, OH · 2024
General support
$50,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo · Toledo, OH · 2023
General support
$50,000
Challenger Learning Center of Nwi · Hammond, IN · 2023
General support
$50,000
Dearborn Education Foundation · Dearborn, MI · 2023
General support

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