A Malachi Mixon Iii & Barbara W Mixon
The A Malachi Mixon III and Barbara W Mixon Private Foundation Inc is a private foundation established in 1991, based in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The foundation is classified as a family foundation and operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with no employees.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$834K
-3.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$359K
-23.3% YoY
Grant Count
16
+23.1% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$22K
-37.7% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's primary funding focuses on:
- Education
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
- Human Services
- Arts and music education
Grantmaking
Notable 2024 grants include:
Grant Range
$250–$202,000
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation's grantmaking is concentrated in:
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Massachusetts
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $834,040 | 2024 |
| Total Giving | $359,250 | 2024 |
| Total Revenues | $184,970 | 2024 |
| Total Expenses | $366,057 | 2024 |
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $834,040 | $866,091 | $1,145,401 |
| Revenue | $184,970 | $191,112 | $265,283 |
| Expenses | $366,057 | $474,884 | $63,816 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $359,250 | $468,500 | $56,500 |
| Net Investment Income | $292,453 | $156,709 | $174,648 |
| Distributable Amount | $38,819 | $39,124 | $44,977 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
88 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
A. Malachi Mixon III (May 22, 1940 – November 30, 2020)
Mal Mixon was an entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded and led the foundation alongside his wife. He earned degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Business School, served as a Marine Corps officer including service in Vietnam, and built Invacare Corporation into a global leader in home medical products with $1.7 billion in sales. He served as Chairman of The Cleveland Clinic Board of Trustees and the Cleveland Institute of Music, and was a board member of Case Western Reserve University, Sherwin-Williams Co., and Park Ohio.
Barbara W. Mixon
Barbara is Mal's wife of 58 years and co-founder of the foundation. She has been an active partner in the foundation's philanthropic work.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA W MIXON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
**Cleveland Institute of Music Scholarship (2019)**
$2.5 Million Gifted To Cleveland Institute Of Music | Cleveland, OH PatchThe Mixons donated $1 million to the Cleveland Institute of Music to establish the A. Malachi Mixon III and Barbara W. Mixon Dean's Scholarship, providing full tuition to an outstanding student. This gift was part of a combined $2.5 million donation to CIM alongside contributions from another major Cleveland philanthropist.
CIM Receives $2.5 Million in New Scholarship Funding from Venerable Cleveland**Cleveland International Piano Competition**
Beginning in 2004, Mal Mixon worked with the Cleveland International Piano Competition to establish the Mixon First Prize. The prize was initially set at $50,000 and was increased to $75,000 in 2016, positioning it among the top piano competition prizes worldwide and helping attract national attention and talented pianists to the competition.
CIM Inducts First-Ever Life Trustee, Former Chair A. Malachi Mixon, III |**Entrepreneurship Professorship at Case Western Reserve University**
Mal Mixon's first major commitment to Case Western Reserve was to endow a professorship in entrepreneurship at the Weatherhead School of Management, where he frequently spoke to students about his entrepreneurial journey.
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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