Funding search · EIN 340770687 · Cleveland, OH

Kulas Foundation

Name: Kulas Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

140
grants reported: $5.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

programmatic

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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.

The Musical Arts Association3 grants · $685,000
Cleveland Institute of Music3 grants · $660,000
Case Western Reserve University3 grants · $473,500
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame2 grants · $380,000
Baldwin Wallace University3 grants · $233,500
University Hospitals Health System2 grants · $205,000
Kent State University Foundation3 grants · $178,500
Cleveland Ballet3 grants · $170,000
Great Lakes Theater Festival3 grants · $150,000
Playhouse Square Foundation1 grant · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$1.8M

2023

$1.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 140 grants.

$325,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$235,000
The Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$230,000
The Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$220,000
The Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$195,000
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$185,000
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$175,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$164,500
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$160,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$154,500
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$154,500
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$150,000
Playhouse Square Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$125,000
Beck Center for the Arts · Lakewood, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$104,500
Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$102,500
University Hospitals Health System · Shaker Heights, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$102,500
University Hospitals Health System · Shaker Heights, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$84,000
University of Akron Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$79,500
Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$79,500
Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$79,500
Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$75,000
Cleveland Ballet · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$75,000
Great Lakes Science Center · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$62,000
The Salvation Army · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$60,000
Great Lakes Theater Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$60,000
Great Lakes Theater Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$57,000
The Salvation Army · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$52,500
Cleveland State University Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$50,000
Cleveland Public Theatre · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$50,000
Cleveland Ballet · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$49,500
Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$45,000
Cleveland Ballet · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$42,500
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$40,000
Apollo'S Fire Cleveland Baroque Orchestra · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$40,000
The Musical Theater Project · Independence, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$38,000
The City Club of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$35,000
Roots of American Music · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$35,000
The City Club of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$35,000
Apollo'S Fire Cleveland Baroque Orchestra · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$35,000
Groundworks Dance Theater · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$33,500
Karamu House · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$32,500
Cleveland State University Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$30,000
Cleveland Play House · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$30,000
Karamu House · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$30,000
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$30,000
Apollo'S Fire Cleveland Baroque Orchestra · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$30,000
Cleveland Play House · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$30,000
Great Lakes Theater Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$27,000
University of Akron Foundation · Akron, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$27,000
University of Akron Foundation · Akron, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$25,000
Cleveland International Film Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$25,000
First Church of Christ Scientist Rr · Rocky River, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$25,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$25,000
Julie Billiart School · Lyndhurst, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$25,000
Piano International Assn No Ohio · Shaker Heights, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$25,000
Cleveland International Film Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$25,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$25,000
Piano International Assn No Ohio · Shaker Heights, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$25,000
Cleveland International Film Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$25,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$25,000
Our Lady of Peace Church · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$20,000
Bluewater Chamber Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$20,000
Cleveland Pops Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$20,000
Bluewater Chamber Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$20,000
Borderlight Int Theatre Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$19,500
Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$16,000
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$15,000
Cleveland Modern Dance Association · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$15,000
Cleveland School of Arts Bd of Trustees · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$15,000
Near West Theatre · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$15,000
Cleveland Pops Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$15,000
Cleveland School of Arts Bd of Trustees · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$15,000
Near West Theatre · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$15,000
Cleveland Pops Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$15,000
Cleveland School of Arts Bd of Trustees · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$15,000
Groundworks Dance Theater · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$15,000
John Carroll University · University Heights, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$15,000
Philanthropy Ohio · Oberlin, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$12,000
Chamberfest Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$10,000
Cleveland Council On World Affairs · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$10,000
Contemporary Youth Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$10,000
Greater Akron Musical Association · Akron, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$10,000
Philanthropy Ohio · Oberlin, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$10,000
Professional Flair · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$10,000
University Circle Incorporated · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
$10,000
Assembly for the Arts · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
Chamberfest Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
Cleveland Modern Dance Association · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
Cleveland Opera · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
Greater Akron Musical Association · Akron, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
Julie Billiart Schools · Lyndhurst, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
Philanthropy Ohio · Oberlin, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
Roots of American Music · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
Tuesday Musical · Akron, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
University Circle Incorporated · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
$10,000
Cleveland Council On World Affairs · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$10,000
Cleveland Modern Dance Association · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$10,000
Greater Akron Musical Association · Akron, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$10,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Beachwood, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$10,000
Julie Billiart Schools · Lyndhurst, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
$10,000
Near West Theatre · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support

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