Funding search · EIN 456441049 · Cleveland, OH

The Cynthia Parker Matthews Family Foundation

Name: The Cynthia Parker Matthews Family Foundation 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.

61
grants reported: $7.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $60,000
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.

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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.

Akron Children'S Hospital Foundation4 grants · $1.7M
Humane Society of Summit County4 grants · $1.6M
Shedd Aquarium4 grants · $1.2M
St Martin De Porres2 grants · $700,000
Providence House4 grants · $405,000
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis3 grants · $311,000
Rainn2 grants · $235,000
Quincy Quest Foundation4 grants · $200,000
International Associations of Forensic Nurses Foundation1 grant · $200,000
Gary Sinese Foundation3 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

$2.0M

2022

$1.8M

2023

$1.8M

2024

$2.1M

2025

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

$500,000
Akron Children'S Hospital Foundation · Akron, OH · 2025
General
$450,000
Humane Society of Summit County · Twinsburg, OH · 2024
General
$425,000
Akron Children'S Hospital Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024
General
$418,000
St Martin De Porres · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General
$400,000
Humane Society of Summit County · Twinsburg, OH · 2025
General
$400,000
Akron Children'S Hospital Foundation · Akron, OH · 2023
General
$400,000
Humane Society of Summit County · Twinsburg, OH · 2023
General
$400,000
Akron Children'S Hospital Foundation · Akron, OH · 2022
General
$310,000
Humane Society of Summit County · Twinsburg, OH · 2022
General
$300,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$300,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$300,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$300,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$282,000
St Martin De Porres · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General
$200,000
International Associations of Forensic Nurses Foundation · Elkridge, MD · 2025
General
$200,000
Rainn · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$150,000
Hudson Community Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2022
General
$132,000
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$127,000
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$105,000
Providence House · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General
$100,000
Ground Force Humanitarian Aid · Lafayette, LA · 2025
General
$100,000
Providence House · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General
$100,000
Providence House · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General
$100,000
Providence House · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General
$100,000
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$75,000
Resource · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General
$75,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$62,000
Encore Chamber Music Institute · Gates Mills, OH · 2025
General
$62,000
Encore Chamber Music Institute · Gates Mills, OH · 2024
General
$60,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$60,000
Cajun Relief Foundation · Lafayette, LA · 2024
General
$60,000
Resource · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General
$52,000
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
$50,000
Quincy Quest Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General
$50,000
Gary Sinese Foundation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2024
General
$50,000
Quincy Quest Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
General
$50,000
Gary Sinese Foundation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
General
$50,000
Quincy Quest Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
General
$50,000
Gary Sinese Foundation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
General
$50,000
Quincy Quest Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General
$40,000
Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General
$36,000
International Violin Competition of Indianapolas · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$35,000
Rainn · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$20,000
Cajun Relief Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General
$10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General
$10,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General
$10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General
$10,000
Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General
$10,000
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad · Peninsula, OH · 2023
General
$10,000
Encore Chamber Music Institute · Gates Mills, OH · 2023
General
$10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General
$10,000
Portage County Sheriff'S Office · Ravenna, OH · 2023
General
$10,000
Cajun Relief Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General
$10,000
Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General
$10,000
Community Cooperative · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
General
$10,000
Harry Chopin Food Bank · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
General
$10,000
Kent Social Services · Kent, OH · 2022
General
$10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General
$10,000
Portage County Sheriff'S Office · Ravenna, OH · 2022
General
$10,000
The Haven of Portage County · Ravenna, OH · 2022
General
$5,000
Back To the Wild · Castalia, OH · 2024
General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.