Grants made by Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Foundation (EIN 34-0714588) reported 1,016 grants totaling $184.2M in FY2024 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2024) · $184.2M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Metropolitan School District | General support for the tremont montessori school | $17,457,798 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Oglebay fellowship program in the school of medicine | $10,931,225 |
| Cleveland Foundation Midtown Collaboration Center Project | Construct & hold property for cleveland foundation (supported organization) | $8,500,000 |
| University Hospitals Health System Inc | Cardiac surgery fund | $6,260,501 |
| Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship Inc | Financial model; summer tuition implementation and for fall 2023, spring 2024 and summer 2024 scholarships | $4,645,041 |
| Jumpstart Inc | General support | $4,604,000 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland Inc | Scholarship fund | $4,118,681 |
| Angels For Animals Inc | General support | $3,748,822 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Taussig cancer research | $2,689,013 |
| Lake Erie College | Provide scholarships for students in the painesville community to attend lake erie college | $2,593,232 |
| University Impact | General support | $2,567,966 |
| Famicos Foundation Inc | Mycom community development, youth engagement, systems and partner integration project | $2,561,516 |
| Center For Families and Children | General support of the capital campaign for the centers | $2,533,867 |
| United Way of Greater Cleveland Fund | General support | $2,279,626 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc | General support | $2,247,762 |
| Neighborhood Progress Inc | Fy25 neighborhood land investment model strategy | $1,878,500 |
| Lake Humane Society | General support | $1,555,495 |
| Urban Community School | General support | $1,542,024 |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited the Hale Building | Mycom lead agency for summer jobs and internships 2024 | $1,523,700 |
| Jewish Community Federation of S F Marin Peninsula & Sonoma Counties | Jcef/sf philanthropic fund #31311 | $1,500,000 |
| Western Reserve Historical Society | To restore, protect & preserve properties in the bedford area; specifically, to operate the residence as a museum & a center for mtgs | $1,496,533 |
| The Musical Arts Association | General support of the cleveland orchestra | $1,354,822 |
| East 66th Street Services Inc | Neighborhood connections - neighbor up 2023-2025 | $1,332,500 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc | General support | $1,326,950 |
| The Center For Community Solutions | General support | $1,316,840 |
| Cuyahoga County Office of Early Childhood | Upk program | $1,245,515 |
| Cleveland State University Foundation | Support of the csu viking fund | $1,216,879 |
| Ideastream | General support | $1,205,926 |
| Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County | Advancing out-of- school programs and healthy youth development in cleveland | $1,168,999 |
| Rainbow Babies & Childrens Foundation | General support of the rainbow babies and children's foundation | $1,168,275 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | General support | $1,146,172 |
| Andrews Osborne Academy | Organization disbursement | $1,090,135 |
| Ohio Local Information Initiative Inc | Local news for cleveland | $1,085,250 |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundati | Roles of higher education institutions in supporting cities and regions to achieve the sustainable development goals: cleveland case study | $1,083,077 |
| Metrohealth Foundation Inc | Akran boutros hope in action endowment | $1,047,909 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Reestablishing the local initiatives support corporation cleveland office | $1,000,000 |
| Cleveland Society For the Blind | General support | $963,389 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | General support | $953,261 |
| Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio | Pre4cle: expanding access to high-quality preschool in cleveland general operating support | $887,402 |
| Economic Growth Foundation | Gcp's early career exploration | $842,000 |
| John Carroll University | General support | $835,921 |
| Rainey Institute | Organizational disbursement | $808,627 |
| Assembly For the Arts | Mcc tenant improvements | $770,000 |
| Healthnetwork Foundation | General support/ annual appeal. | $739,166 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | General support | $737,419 |
| Urban League of Cleveland | Third year of operational support | $727,371 |
| Downtown Cleveland Alliance | Organization distribution | $712,864 |
| Resource Cleveland | Support for the teen response and post secondary bridges programs | $683,000 |
| Cleveland Public Theatre Inc | General support | $635,000 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival Inc | Cleveland international film festival 2024 | $631,850 |
| Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association | General support | $612,330 |
| North Coast Community Homes Inc | Organization fund distribution | $596,500 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Heart ball/beyond the table scholarship | $582,456 |
| Lake County Council On Aging | Organization distribution | $541,770 |
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving | General support | $538,744 |
| Catholic Charities Corporation | Fatima family center strategic plan year 2 | $533,147 |
| Friends of Breakthrough Schools | General support | $528,053 |
| Cleveland Center For Arts and Technology | Bridges to empowerment: nurturing youth and strengthening adults | $508,000 |
| Birthing Beautiful Communities | Supporting the development and launch of northeast ohio's birthing center | $503,000 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | General support for the greater cleveland area | $501,908 |
| Emory Beacon of Light | 9410 hough affordable housing development | $500,000 |
| Wfl Collective | 9410 hough. | $500,000 |
| Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Continue & sustain right to counsel in cleveland housing court | $495,250 |
| Cleveland Public Library | Purchase of art books/works of visual contemporary artists, travel expenses to business mtgs. | $494,626 |
| Cleveland Zoological Society | General support | $467,701 |
| Esperanza Inc | Esperanza: continuation of funds | $459,400 |
| Building Hope In the City | The hope center | $457,500 |
| Rails To Trails Conservancy | General support | $453,300 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | General support | $451,440 |
| Evergreen Cooperative Corporation | Evergreen cooperative 2024 support scale down strategy | $450,000 |
| Laurel School | General support | $441,785 |
| Siegel & Shuster Society | Endowment distribution | $440,780 |
| Midtown Cleveland | Midtown cleveland and health-tech corridor project support, 2023-24 | $437,500 |
| Hawken School | Scholarship fund | $421,403 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio | General support | $416,011 |
| Circle Health Services | General support | $409,305 |
| Manufacturing Works | 2024 summer internship host site | $409,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Volunteers | Managing encore cleveland communications | $406,850 |
| Policybridge | Annual fund | $402,000 |
| City of Cleveland | Senior strategist, arts, culture and creative economy - city of cleveland | $380,576 |
| Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center | General support | $377,916 |
| Economic and Community Development Institute Inc | Ecdi cleveland operations and programming | $375,500 |
| Saint Martin De Porres High School | General support | $374,949 |
| Ohio City Incorporated | Organization distribution | $369,500 |
| First Church of Christ Scientist | Build endowment in fund | $366,184 |
| Recovery Resources DBA 407- Recovery Resources | General support | $361,032 |
| Neighborhood Leadership Institute | Year 3 implementation of planning and career exploration (pace) for students in cleveland metropolitan school district (cmsd) | $360,000 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | General support of the biology department of baldwin-wallace college | $353,893 |
| Young Womens Christian Association of Cleveland Ohio | One-time emergency support for the early learning center | $350,930 |
| Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center | General support | $349,359 |
| Trustees of the Smith College | Need based scholarship for summer science and engineering | $348,810 |
| Hospice of the Western Reserve Inc | General support - unrestricted | $343,605 |
| Spaces | Organization distribution | $329,000 |
| Cuyahoga County | Cuyahoga county department of children and family services - special client needs | $320,911 |
| University School | Annual fund 2023-24 | $319,995 |
| College of Wooster | General support | $313,210 |
| Catholic Community Foundation | Good shepherd foundation | $311,212 |
| Cleveland Metroparks DBA Cleveland Metropolitan Park District | Cleveland community sailing center | $307,191 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America- Buckeye Chapter Inc | General support | $306,162 |
| Business Volunteers Unlimited | General support | $304,827 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of Cleveland Foundation's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.