Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chagrin Falls, OH EIN: 13-6159090
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Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Chagrin Falls, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $108K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $600. Net investment income was $16K.

Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc gave $600 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $600), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$600
-3.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$600
-3.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$600
Total assets
$108,361
+14.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Playhouse Square Foundation: $600Playhouse Square Foundation$600

The largest 2025 recipient was Playhouse Square Foundation ($600).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

ClevelandKentIndependence

How Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 45% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K4 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2021) to $1K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $600.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Playhouse Square Foundation Cleveland, OHarts and cultural offerings$600
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$108,361$5,918$5,646$6001$2,828$16,085$6,355
2024$94,373$6,590$3,757$6221$3,757$5,149—
2023$93,255$6,088$3,105$1,0004$3,038$6,021$5,114
2022$97,459$5,016$3,425$5501$3,191$4,846$5,169
2021$92,719$5,338$3,128$5001$2,697$5,209—
2020$95,958$5,496$3,141$1,3504—$4,808—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc is led by Marcia K. Petchers, President on filings since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marcia K. Petchers

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Larry Bruner (2023–2024) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc

How much does Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc give each year?

Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc gave $600 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $622 across 1 grant.

How large is Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc?

Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc reported $108K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc?

Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Chagrin Falls, OH. It holds $108K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc operate?

Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Hawaii, Ohio.

What is Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc's EIN?

Frances & Solomon Petchers Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6159090. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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