Funding search · EIN 208082606 · North Olmsted, OH

The Fortney Foundation

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

85
grants reported
$348,500
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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  • Cleveland Christian Home2 grants · $50,000
  • Les Turner Als Foundation4 grants · $34,000
  • Kidney Foundation4 grants · $25,000
  • Cleveland Food Bank2 grants · $24,000
  • Playhouse Square4 grants · $21,000
  • Knowledge Is Cancers Krypton3 grants · $14,000
  • The Cleveland Animal Protective League3 grants · $13,500
  • The City Mission Cleveland3 grants · $10,750
  • Friendship Apl3 grants · $10,500
  • Baby Quest Foundation2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$107,500
2022
$86,000
2023
$67,000
2024
$88,000
2025

Grant history

All 85 reported grants, largest first.

  • $25,000

    Cleveland Christian Home · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $25,000

    Cleveland Christian Home · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $15,000

    Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2025

    General Operating

  • $15,000

    Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2024

    General Operating

  • $15,000

    Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $10,000

    Kidney Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $9,000

    Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $7,500

    Coalition To Cure Caplain 3 · Westport, CT · 2025

    General Operating

  • $7,500

    The Cleveland Animal Protective League · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $6,500

    Knowledge Is Cancers Krypton · Rocky River, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $6,000

    Playhouse Square · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $6,000

    Knowledge Is Cancers Krypton · Rocky River, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $5,250

    The City Mission Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Friendship Apl · Elyria, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Holy Trinity School · Avon, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Baby Quest Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Kidney Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Playhouse Square · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Kidney Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Playhouse Square · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Animal Protective League · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Baby Quest Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Kidney Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $5,000

    Playhouse Square · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $4,000

    Providence House · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $4,000

    Evans Scholars Foundation · Golf, IL · 2023

    General Operating

  • $4,000

    Evans Scholars Foundation · Golf, IL · 2022

    General Operating

  • $4,000

    Providence House · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $3,500

    Rainbow Babies & Childrens Corporation · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $3,500

    Rainbow Babies & Childrens Corporation · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Palestinian Children'S Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    The Cleveland Animal Protective League · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Gigi Playhouse · Lakewood, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Mike Rowe Works Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Trike & Bike · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Warrior Canine Connection · Boyds, MD · 2024

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Holy Trinity Parish · Avon, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Everytown for Gun Safety Support · New York, NY · 2022

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Friendship Apl · Elyria, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Gigi Playhouse · Lakewood, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Mike Rowe Works Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    The City Mission Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    The Cleveland Animal Protective League · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $3,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Boyds, MD · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Coats for Kids · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Everytown for Gun Safety Support · New York, NY · 2024

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Mda of Columbus · Worthington, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Susan G Komen for the Cure · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Cleveland Kids Book Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Friendship Apl · Elyria, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    The City Mission Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Cleveland Kids Book Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Coats for Kids · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Holy Trinity Parish · Avon, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,500

    Mda of Columbus · Worthington, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,250

    The Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2025

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Providence House · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Rocky River Assistance Program · Rocky River, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    The Cleveland Music School Settlement · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    American National Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Youth Challenge · Westlake, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2023

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Rocky River Education Foundation · Rocky River, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Tunnels for Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Rocky River Education Foundation · Rocky River, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Tunnels for Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2022

    General Operating

  • $2,000

    Youth Challenge · Westlake, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $1,500

    Knowledge Is Cancers Krypton · Rocky River, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $1,500

    Urban Community School · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $1,500

    Urban Community School · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $1,000

    Gigi'S Playhouse · Lakewood, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $1,000

    Make-a-Wish Foundation of America · Independence, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $1,000

    Sierra'Shaven for New and Used · Portsmouth, OH · 2024

    General Operating

  • $1,000

    Padua Franciscan High School · Parma, OH · 2023

    General Operating

  • $1,000

    Padua Franciscan High School · Parma, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $1,000

    Sierra'Shaven for New and Used · Portsmouth, OH · 2022

    General Operating

  • $500

    Sierra'S Haven for New and Used Pets · Portsmouth, OH · 2025

    General Operating

  • $-2,000

    Pawsitive Change · Stockton, CA · 2022

    General Operating

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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.