J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation
J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation is a private foundation based in Brooklyn, Ohio. Its 2025 filing reports $334,000 in grants to 19 organizations, including schools, a university, and community-service organizations.
J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation at a glance
In short: J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation gave $334K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Ohio. 5% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $334,000
- -8.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,579
- -3.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $1,806,947
- -14.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 5% first-time grantees (1 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4900 Tiedeman Road Oh-01-49-0381, Brooklyn, OH 44144
Phone: (216) 689-5818
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Edward High School ($50K). Together the top 10 received $249K.
Grant Size Distribution
97 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 94 grants of 97 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 filing shows that 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio and 4% to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation open to new grantees?
5%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 19 grantees (5%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $18K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 79% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 138% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $319K (2022) to $373K (2021). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $334K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Edward High School Lakewood, OH | General Operating | $50,000 |
| Saint Ignatuis High School Cleveland, OH | General Operating | $30,000 |
| Magnificat High School Rocky River, OH | General Operating | $30,000 |
| St Joseph Academy Cleveland, OH | General Operating | $29,000 |
| Cleveland Central Catholic High Cleveland, OH | General Operating | $20,000 |
| May Dugan Center Cleveland, OH | General Operating | $20,000 |
| Cleveland Metro Catholic School Cleveland, OH | General Operating | $20,000 |
| West Side Catholic Center Cleveland, OH | General Operating | $20,000 |
| St Martin De Porres High School Cleveland, OH | General Operating | $15,000 |
| Malachi House Cleveland, OH | General Operating | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts are for the filing years shown.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,806,947 | $74,974 | $391,750 | $334,000 | 19 | $349,636 | $65,919 | $253,528 |
| 2024 | $2,123,723 | $554,942 | $416,325 | $365,000 | 20 | $380,971 | $525,800 | $238,901 |
| 2023 | $1,985,111 | $237,295 | $391,814 | $349,000 | 18 | $363,959 | $203,164 | $224,302 |
| 2022 | $2,139,633 | $145,443 | $374,109 | $319,208 | 20 | $329,644 | $115,942 | $236,709 |
| 2021 | $2,368,303 | $567,753 | $416,440 | $373,012 | 20 | $384,116 | $536,843 | $258,937 |
| 2020 | $2,216,994 | $99,365 | $373,964 | $334,000 | 19 | — | $71,398 | $223,923 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation reported a distributable amount of $254K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for educational institutions, churches and parishes, and community-service organizations. For example, West Side Catholic Center describes its mission as providing food, clothing, shelter, and advocacy to people in need, including Cleveland’s homeless and indigent residents. Malachi House describes serving people who are terminally ill and have limited or no financial resources. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $334,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000. The largest listed grants included $50,000 to St Edward High School; $30,000 each to Saint Ignatius High School and Magnificat High School; and $29,000 to St Joseph Academy. The filing lists the purposes of these grants as general operating.
Other 2025 grants included $20,000 each to May Dugan Center, Cleveland Metro Catholic School, and West Side Catholic Center, and $15,000 each to Malachi House, St Colman Catholic Church, and St Patrick Parish. Among other recipients, Ursuline College, Urban Community School, and John Carroll University each received $10,000; Julie Billiart Network and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation each received $5,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Timothy Cleary as president and treasurer, Anne C Grevey as vice president, and John M Cleary as secretary and vice president.
J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation is led by Timothy Cleary, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Timothy Cleary
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne C. Grevey
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John M. Cleary
Secretary & Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation
How much does J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation give each year?
J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation gave $334K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $365K across 20 grants.
What is J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation's typical grant size?
J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $17,579, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation give grants?
J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Cleveland, OH (12 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (19 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation's largest grantees?
J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Edward High School ($50,000), Saint Ignatuis High School ($30,000) and Magnificat High School ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation?
J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $350K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $254K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for educational institutions, churches and parishes, and community-service organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation?
The foundation states that it 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 J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation's EIN?
J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1881366. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). J Harrington &Amp Marie Glidden Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/j-harrington-andamp-marie-glidden-foundation-morg_3ee982f547db42b0b2285951929ea080
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