Funding search · EIN 226027952 · Akron, OH
Walter Henry Freygang 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.
- 336
- grants reported
- $2.9M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $7,600
- 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
educationpublicresearchbroadcastinghigherimpairedmedicalvisually
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Stevens Institute of Technology4 grants · $194,240
- Akron Children'S Hospital Medical Center4 grants · $119,890
- Shriners Hospitals for Children4 grants · $99,890
- Mobile Meals4 grants · $99,890
- Pascack Valley Meals On Wheels4 grants · $89,750
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute4 grants · $76,030
- Rhode Island School of Design4 grants · $76,030
- Wnet Group4 grants · $71,990
- University of New Mexico Foundation4 grants · $71,510
- Guide Dog Fnd for the Blind4 grants · $61,270
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 336 grants.
- $50,680
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2024
Support higher education
- $49,930
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2022
Support higher education
- $47,500
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2023
Support higher education
- $46,130
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2021
Support higher education
- $31,030
Akron Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Akron, OH · 2024
General support
- $30,690
Akron Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Akron, OH · 2022
General support
- $29,190
Akron Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Akron, OH · 2023
General support
- $28,980
Akron Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Akron, OH · 2021
General support
- $25,850
Mobile Meals · Ravenna, OH · 2024
Meal sv for needy
- $25,850
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
General support
- $25,570
Mobile Meals · Akron, OH · 2022
Meal sv for needy
- $25,570
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
General support
- $24,320
Mobile Meals · Ravenna, OH · 2023
Meal sv for needy
- $24,320
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
General support
- $24,150
Mobile Meals · Akron, OH · 2021
Meal sv for needy
- $24,150
Pascack Valley Meals On Wheels · Westwood, NJ · 2021
General support
- $24,150
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2021
General support
- $22,390
Pascack Valley Meals On Wheels · Westwood, NJ · 2024
General support
- $22,150
Pascack Valley Meals On Wheels · Westwood, NJ · 2022
General support
- $21,060
Pascack Valley Meals On Wheels · Westwood, NJ · 2023
General support
- $19,680
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2024
Education
- $19,680
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2024
Education
- $19,560
University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
General support
- $19,460
Institute for Career Development · New York, NY · 2022
Training and education support
- $19,460
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2022
Education
- $19,460
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2022
Education
- $18,630
Wnet Group · New York, NY · 2024
Support public broadcasting
- $18,510
Institute for Career Development · New York, NY · 2023
Training and education support
- $18,510
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2023
Education
- $18,510
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2023
Education
- $18,430
Wnet Group · New York, NY · 2022
Support public broadcasting
- $18,380
Institute for Career Development · New York, NY · 2021
Training and education support
- $18,380
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2021
Education
- $18,380
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2021
Education
- $17,730
University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
General support
- $17,540
University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
General support
- $17,530
Wnet Group · New York, NY · 2023
Support public broadcasting
- $17,400
Wnet Group · New York, NY · 2021
Support public broadcasting
- $16,970
Guide Dog Fnd for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2024
Guide dogs for visually impaired
- $16,680
University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
General support
- $15,300
Guide Dog Fnd for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2022
Guide dogs for visually impaired
- $14,900
Kessler Foundation · East Hanover, NJ · 2021
Support for people with disabilities
- $14,550
Guide Dog Fnd for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2023
Guide dogs for visually impaired
- $14,450
Guide Dog Fnd for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2021
Guide dogs for visually impaired
- $14,400
Fox Chase Cancer Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $14,270
Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
General support
- $14,110
Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
General support
- $14,070
Camp Acorn · Paramus, NJ · 2024
General support
- $13,980
Spence-Chapin Sv To Families & Children · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $13,940
Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support for general education
- $13,830
Spence-Chapin Sv To Families & Children · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $13,790
Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support for general education
- $13,690
Fox Chase Cancer Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
- $13,600
Fox Chase Cancer Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General support
- $13,420
Prevent Blindness America · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $13,420
Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
General support
- $13,400
Fox Chase Cancer Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $13,320
Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · 2021
General support
- $13,270
Prevent Blindness America · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $13,150
Spence-Chapin Sv To Families & Children · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $13,110
American Printing House for the Blind · Louisville, KY · 2024
General support
- $13,110
Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support for general education
- $13,060
Spence-Chapin Sv To Families & Children · New York, NY · 2021
General support
- $12,970
American Printing House for the Blind · Louisville, KY · 2022
General support
- $12,900
Kessler Foundation · East Hanover, NJ · 2022
Support for people with disabilities
- $12,620
Prevent Blindness America · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $12,530
Prevent Blindness America · Chicago, IL · 2021
General support
- $12,490
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2024
General fund
- $12,360
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2022
General fund
- $12,330
American Printing House for the Blind · Louisville, KY · 2023
General support
- $12,330
Sprout Therapeutic Riding · Aldie, VA · 2023
General support
- $12,320
Valley Hospital Foundation · Paramus, NJ · 2024
General support
- $12,250
American Printing House for the Blind · Louisville, KY · 2021
General support
- $12,190
Valley Home Health Care · Paramus, NJ · 2022
General support
- $11,750
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2023
General fund
- $11,670
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2021
General fund
- $11,590
Valley Home Health Care · Paramus, NJ · 2023
General support
- $11,540
Camp Acorn · Paramus, NJ · 2023
General support
- $11,510
Valley Home Health Care · Paramus, NJ · 2021
General support
- $11,450
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $11,330
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $11,190
Canine Companions for Independence · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,910
Kessler Foundation · East Hanover, NJ · 2024
Support for people with disabilities
- $10,860
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024
General support
- $10,830
Reed College · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $10,770
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $10,750
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Foundation · Akron, OH · 2022
General support
- $10,710
Reed College · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
- $10,700
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2021
General support
- $10,630
Hathaway Brown School · Shaker Heights, OH · 2024
Education
- $10,510
Hathaway Brown School · Shaker Heights, OH · 2022
Education
- $10,340
Learning Ally · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Visually impaired
- $10,310
Rutgers University · Piscataway, NJ · 2024
General support
- $10,310
University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2024
Education
- $10,260
Kessler Foundation · East Hanover, NJ · 2023
Support for people with disabilities
- $10,230
Learning Ally · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Visually impaired
- $10,220
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Foundation · Akron, OH · 2023
General support
- $10,200
Rutgers University · Piscataway, NJ · 2022
General support
- $10,200
University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2022
Education
- $10,190
Reed College · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
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