Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cleveland, OH EIN: 83-3017801

Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation is a private foundation based in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2024, it made 66 grants totaling $314,144, including support for arts and cultural organizations, charitable events, and individuals receiving employee hardship relief.

Key facts about Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation

In short: Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation gave $314K across 66 grants in 2024 (avg $5K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
83-3017801
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$314,144
Grants made (2024)
66
Average grant
$4,760
Median grant
$4,250
Total assets
$80,226
Primary geography
Ohio (86% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$80K

-1.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$314K

+1994.3% YoY

Grant Count

66

+1550.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

+26.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation gives

  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for a range of organizations and causes. For example, Karamu House describes its mission as producing professional theatre, providing arts education, and presenting community programs while honoring the Black experience. Food Strong says it works to cultivate food justice and build local food systems in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation describes its work as driving childhood cancer research and raising awareness.

Other supported organizations describe work in areas including children’s wishes, women’s achievement, services for children and families, housing and social services, and support for military members and their families. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their missions.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation awarded 66 grants totaling $314,144. Grants ranged from $208 to $10,000, with a median grant of $4,250. The largest grants included two separate $10,000 grants to Karamu House for theatre and craftsman sponsorships, $10,000 to the YWCA of Greater Cleveland for its Women of Achievement Award event, $10,000 to Make-A-Wish for wish granting, and $10,000 to the Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association for its Cultural Fusion event. Several $9,000 grants went to individuals for Hurricane Helene employee hardship relief.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2024, 86% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio. Other recipient-state shares were Massachusetts and North Carolina at 3% each, and New York and Pennsylvania at 2% each.

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 66 itemized grants.

Cities

ClevelandNew YorkAkronColumbusGarfield HeightsIndependenceApexArverneBirminghamBostonBraintreeElyriaGarden CityLakewoodLanhamMantuaMedinaPainesvillePhiladelphiaPittsburgh

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 7 grants2022 4 grants2023 66 grants2024

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2023) to $314K (2024). In 2024 it made 66 grants totaling $314K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Karamu House: $20K across 2 grantsKaramu House$20K · 2 grantsYWCA of Greater Cleveland: $13K across 2 grantsYWCA of Greater Cleveland$13K · 2 grantsMake-a-Wish: $10KMake-a-Wish$10KGreater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association (NCA Inc): $10KGreater Cleveland NeighborhoodCenters Association (NCA Inc)$10KThe Invinceable Foundation: $9KThe Invinceable Foundation$9KYMCA of Greater Cleveland: $5KYMCA of Greater Cleveland$5KDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $5KDana-Farber Cancer InstituteInc$5KBay Shore Real Estate - Renee Jones Empowerment Center: $5K across 2 grantsBay Shore Real Estate - ReneeJones Empowerment Center$5K · 2 grantsBeat Childhood Cancer Foundation: $5KBeat Childhood CancerFoundation$5KHopephl: $5KHopephl$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Karamu House ($20K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $87K.

Organizations only. It also paid 24 grants to individuals ($177,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

77 grants across all recorded years

77<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 77 grants of 77 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Karamu House Cleveland, OHTheatre Sponsorship$10,000
YWCA of Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OHSponsor Women of Achievement Award's Event$10,000
Make-a-Wish Independence, OHWishing Granting Donation$10,000
Karamu House Cleveland, OHCraftsman Sponsorship$10,000
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association (NCA Inc) Cleveland, OHSponsor Nca's Cultural Fusion: Culinary Extravaganza$10,000
24 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$177,000
The Invinceable Foundation Apex, NCDonation to Support Invinceable Gala$9,000
YMCA of Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OHSponsor Girls on the Turf Event$5,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc Boston, MADonation to Support Cancer Treatment Center$5,000
Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation Braintree, MADonation to fund childhood cancer research and clinical trials$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $80,226 $344,781 $345,967 $314,144
2023 $81,442 $95,254 $18,891 $15,000
2022 $5,049 $52,561 $47,512 $44,000

In 2024, the foundation reported 66 grants; in 2023 it reported 4, and in 2022 it reported 7.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$80,226$81,442$5,049
Revenue$344,781$95,254$52,561
Expenses$345,967$18,891$47,512
Qualifying Distributions$314,144$15,000$44,000
Distributable Amount$4,600$869$37

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Ronald Leonhardt Jr. as director, Debbie Leonhardt as president, and Alex Ragon as vice president.

Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation is led by Debbie Leonhardt, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Debbie Leonhardt

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald J. Leonhardt Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Ragon

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 2160 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (440) 845-3700

Frequently asked questions about Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation

How much does Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation give each year?

Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation gave $314K across 66 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $15K across 4 grants.

What is Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation's typical grant size?

Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $4,250, and its average grant was $4,760, across 66 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation give grants?

Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Cleveland, OH (14 grants), Independence, OH (2 grants), Columbus, OH (2 grants) and Garfield Heights, OH (2 grants).

Does Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 66 grants with a stated purpose on Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Hurricane Helene - Employee Hardship Relief" (18 grants), "Employee Hardship Relief" (6 grants) and "Donation to Support Fox 8'S Operation Giving Tree Toy Drive" (5 grants).

Who are Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation's largest grantees?

Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Karamu House ($20,000 across 2 grants), YWCA of Greater Cleveland ($13,311 across 2 grants) and Make-a-Wish ($10,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 24 grants to individuals ($177,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation?

Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation reported $80K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $314K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation fund?

No mission statement is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for a range of organizations and causes. For example, Karamu House describes its mission as producing professional theatre, providing arts education, and presenting community programs while honoring the Black experience. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation?

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation's EIN?

Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-3017801. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Does Crosscountry Mortgage Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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