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Fund for Our Economic Future of

CLEVELAND, OH EIN: 27-0606927 Website

THE FUND FOR OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE IS A CREATIVE SPACE FOR PHILANTHROPIC FUNDERS AND CIVIC LEADERS TO EXPLORE WHAT MATTERS AND IMPLEMENT WHAT WORKS TO ACHIEVE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMPHASIZING SYSTEMIC, LONG-TERM CHANGE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.1M

-25.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$321K

-70.7% YoY

Grant Count

6

-25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$53K

-61.0% YoY

About Fund for Our Economic Future of

Based on IRS filings

Fund for Our Economic Future of is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in CLEVELAND, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $321K. Net investment income was $282K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

AkronBostonBrookparkCantonChicagoClevelandEast ClevelandIndependenceKalamazooPainesville TwpWarrenWooster

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,083,404$8,199,916$9,584,992
Revenue$4,870,990$5,222,809$7,638,594
Expenses$6,433,115$6,625,364$6,922,950
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$281,637$120,141$75
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M18 grants20209 grants202112 grants20228 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

TEAM NEO$150KMAGNET$70KSTARTING POINT$30KCONXUS NEO$28KMCGREGOR FOUNDATION$25KGREATER AKRON CHAMBER$18K

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K11$50–100K11$100–250K5$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Fund for Our Economic Future of

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

BETHIA CULLIS AKA BU…PRESIDENT AND CEO$283KJEFFERY SLEASMANDIRECTOR OF APPLIED RESEAR$179KJOAN CHASESENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEG$177KANGELICA DANDRIDGEDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$144KBISHARA ADDISONDIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE OPER$125K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARCUS MADISONAT LARGE TRUSTEE1
VIKKI BROERCHAIR1
RICARDO LEONEVALUATION CHAIR1
PHOEBE LEEFIRST VC1
DAN HAMPUTRUSTEE1
TREYE JOHNSONTRUSTEE1
DAVID FORDTRUSTEE1
ADAM BRIGGSDEVELOPMENT CHAIR1
CHRISTINE MAYERSECOND VC1
CINDY ANDREWSNOMINATING & PERS. CHAIR1
MARK SAMOLCZYKSTRATEGY CHAIR1
DR MARCIA BALLINGERTRUSTEE1
CATHY BELKSECRETARY1
GINA CHEVERINETRUSTEE1
JESSICA COLOMBITRUSTEE1
MEREDITH GADSBYTRUSTEE1
TREVELLE HARPTRUSTEE1
PAUL HERDEGTRUSTEE1
KAREN HOOSERTRUSTEE1
GRETCHEN LONGTRUSTEE1
FALLON PETERSONTRUSTEE1
VICTOR RUIZTRUSTEE1
BILL SEELBACHTRUSTEE1
EMILY THOMETRUSTEE1
DERYCK TOLESTRUSTEE1
NICK TURNERTRUSTEE1
PETER WHITTTRUSTEE1
JOHN PETURESTRUSTEE1
ALISON HAWKINSONTREASURER, FINANCE1
BETHIA CULLIS AKA BURKEPRESIDENT AND CEO37.5$283,306
BISHARA ADDISONDIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE OPER37.5$125,073
ANGELICA DANDRIDGEDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS37.5$143,584
JOAN CHASESENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEG37.5$177,326
JEFFERY SLEASMANDIRECTOR OF APPLIED RESEAR37.5$179,250

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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