Funding search · EIN 311583883 · Cleveland, OH

Meisel & Pesses Family Foundation

Name: Meisel & Pesses Family Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

42
grants reported: $3.2M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $34,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships campaign community meisel security center cleveland

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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.

Jewish Federation of Cleveland4 grants · $529,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland4 grants · $432,000
Cleveland Institute of Art3 grants · $347,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation2 grants · $325,000
Musical Arts Association1 grant · $300,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank1 grant · $250,000
University Hospitals Health Systems2 grants · $250,000
Case Western Reserve University2 grants · $150,000
Facing History and Ourselves1 grant · $130,000
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio3 grants · $102,800

Giving over time

$826,300

2021

$1.1M

2022

$738,500

2023

$511,000

2024

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$333,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Campaign
$315,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Community security initiative, jhub, honeymoon israel, campaign
$310,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Scholarships, endowment and operations of eastern campus food pantry
$300,000
Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Stanley & barbara meisel endowment
$275,000
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Endowed scholarship program
$250,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Capital campaign
$200,000
University Hospitals Health Systems · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Harrington discovery institute brain health
$130,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2023
Peace literacy institute, cleveland curricular collaboration with peace
$104,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Cleveland stands with israel, community security initiative, donor advised fund
$100,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
School of medicine brain helath initiative, ad/pd research collaboration with inmotion
$75,000
Players Philanthropy Fund · Towson, MD · 2024
Cleveland curricular collaboration with peace literacy institute
$61,800
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio · Pepper Pike, OH · 2021
Meisel scholarships & administrative support
$60,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Jewish population study, community security initiative, ukraine emergency relief fund
$50,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Community security initiative, donor advised fund
$50,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Pieper laboratory
$50,000
University Hospitals Health Systems · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Uh glenville community center health services
$36,000
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$36,000
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Meisel scholarships
$35,000
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2024
Scholarships
$35,000
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio · Pepper Pike, OH · 2024
Chesed center, dementia care navigation, emergency financial assistance
$35,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Campaign
$33,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Campaign
$31,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Campaign
$30,000
Chn Housing Partners · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Home ownership center
$25,000
Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Student engagement program
$25,000
Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Student engagement program
$25,000
Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Early college early career
$20,000
Ort America · New York, NY · 2023
International stem summer school
$17,500
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2023
Scholarships
$15,000
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2022
Scholarships
$15,000
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2021
Meisel scholarships
$15,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Tri-c on the job coaching pilot
$10,000
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage · Beachwood, OH · 2024
Degenerate! Hitler's war on modern art
$10,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Internship program
$10,000
Hanna Perkins School · Shaker Heights, OH · 2023
Professional development
$10,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Internship program
$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio · Lorain, OH · 2022
Voyage to career
$10,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Internships & summer youth employment
$9,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Boulder, CO · 2023
Fy23 global giving week, general support
$9,000
Menorah Park Center for Senior Living · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$7,500
Cleveland Chesed Center · Pepper Pike, OH · 2021
General support
$6,000
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio · Pepper Pike, OH · 2022
Dementia care program

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.