Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Cleveland, OH EIN: 34-1546349
ReligionJudaism

Further the charitable, educational, and religious purposes of the jewish federation of cleveland ("federation").

Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,000
+166.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,000
+33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,000
Total assets
$478,061
+6.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Cleveland Chesed Center: $10KCleveland Chesed Center$10KJewish Federation of Cleveland: $6KJewish Federation of Cleveland$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cleveland Chesed Center ($10K). Together the top 2 received $16K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ClevelandEtnaPepper Pike

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $38K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cleveland Chesed Center Pepper Pike, OHGeneral Support$10,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland Cleveland, OHCommunity Security Initiative$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$478,061$57,318$48,412$16,0002$57,318
2024$447,083$40,717$43,363$6,0001$40,717
2023$447,139$13,492$35,046$32,000Total only$13,492
2022$445,193$8,241$41,301$38,000Total only$8,241
2021$529,296$30,604$53,179$20,0002$30,604
2020—$28,253$52,174———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation is a public charity focused on Religion, based in Cleveland, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $478K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $57K.

Focus Areas

ReligionJudaism

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation is led by David Siegler, Trustee & President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Siegler

    Trustee & President

    Trustee & Vice President → Trustee, Vice President & President, 2023

    Trustee, Vice President & President → Trustee & President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Albert B. Ratner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Enid Rosenberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jules Belkin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Alan Siegler

    Trustee & Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Siegler

    Trustee & Vice President

    Trustee & President → Trustee & Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kari Blumenthal

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mozelle Jackson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mindee Fredman

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abigail Stadlin

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer B. Schwarz Trustee

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Ann M. Garson (2020–2024) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Jennifer B. Schwarz (2020–2024) — Trustee & Secretary
  • Former: Sally Ann Good (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Barry Reis (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nancy Hoffner (2020) — Assistant 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 Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation

How much does Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation give each year?

Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation?

Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation reported $478K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $57K.

What is Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation?

Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation is a public charity focused on Religion, based in Cleveland, OH. It holds $478K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation operate?

Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation has awarded grants in New Hampshire, Ohio.

What is Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation's EIN?

Norma & Ernie Siegler Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1546349. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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