Kretz Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Rocky River, OH EIN: 45-4045594

Kretz Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Rocky River, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $762K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 13 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $17K.

Kretz Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Kretz Family Foundation gave $18K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Ohio. 54% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$17,500
+16.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
13
+85.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,346
-37.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$761,915
+89.0% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
54% first-time grantees (7 of 13, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Ohio (66% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Kretz Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Village Project: $3KVillage Project$3KOur Lady of the Wayside: $3KOur Lady of the Wayside$3KGreater Cleveland Food Bank: $3KGreater Cleveland Food Bank$3KBooks for Collier Kids: $1KBooks for Collier Kids$1KFun Time Early Childhood Academy: $1KFun Time Early ChildhoodAcademy$1KGrace Place for Children & Family: $1KGrace Place for Children &Family$1KHenry Chapin Food Bank: $1KHenry Chapin Food Bank$1KSt Matthews House: $1KSt Matthews House$1KYouth Haven: $1KYouth Haven$1KSt Herman - Focus Cleveland: $1KSt Herman - Focus Cleveland$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Village Project ($3K). Together the top 10 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

38<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 38 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

ClevelandNaplesAvonRocky RiverBay VillageElyriaLorainStrongsvilleAkronBereaHinkleyLakewoodMendonN NaplesNbay VillageSandusky

Is Kretz Family Foundation open to new grantees?

54%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 13 grantees (54%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 38% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 61% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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

$0$10K$20K$30K16 grants2019 7 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 8 grants2023 7 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2024) to $27K (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Village Project Nbay Village, OHMeals and Support to Cancer Patients$2,500
Our Lady of the Wayside Avon, OHSupport Inviduals with DD in Ne Ohio$2,500
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Cleveland, OHProvide Nutrious Food and Resources$2,500
Books for Collier Kids Naples, FLBook Distribution to Disadv Youth$1,000
Fun Time Early Childhood Academy N Naples, FLUnderserved Yout Kindergarten Prepar$1,000
Grace Place for Children & Family Naples, FLDisadvantage Youth Education$1,000
Henry Chapin Food Bank Naples, FLFood Distribution to Local Needy Fam$1,000
St Matthews House Naples, FLSupport to Homeless, Hungry, Additio$1,000
Youth Haven Naples, FLAbused and Homeless Shildren Shelter$1,000
St Herman - Focus Cleveland Cleveland, OHSupport Homeless in Ohio City Area$1,000
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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$761,915$469,223$17,846$17,50013$17,500$17,487$28,461
2024$403,207$123,643$15,178$15,0007$15,000$9,939$17,190
2023$300,448$27,967$16,965$15,3658$15,365$12,786$14,486
2022$295,042$28,415$27,209$26,9125$26,912$11,059$15,365
2021$335,149$9,173$16,100$16,0005$16,000$1,673$16,424
2020$332,749$36,854$16,100$16,0007—$11,836$15,745
2019$313,333$14,031$22,840$16,61616—$10,093$15,713

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kretz Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kretz Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anton J. Glynias

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Heidi M. Glynias

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Manuel P. Glynias

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Peter G. Glynias

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Kretz Family Foundation

How much does Kretz Family Foundation give each year?

Kretz Family Foundation gave $18K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 7 grants.

What is Kretz Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Kretz Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,346, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Kretz Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.

Where does Kretz Family Foundation give grants?

Kretz Family Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (34%). The most frequent recipient cities were Naples, FL (5 grants) and Cleveland, OH (3 grants).

Does Kretz Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Kretz Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Kretz Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Kretz Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Village Project ($2,500), Our Lady of the Wayside ($2,500) and Greater Cleveland Food Bank ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Kretz Family Foundation?

Kretz Family Foundation reported $762K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (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 Kretz Family Foundation's EIN?

Kretz Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4045594. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 12, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 2, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 4, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 5, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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