The Bascom Little Fund

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH EIN: 34-6572279

The Bascom Little Fund is a private foundation, based in CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $917K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $100K.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$917K

+5.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$57K

+12.8% YoY

Grant Count

7

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+12.8% YoY

About The Bascom Little Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Bascom Little Fund is a private foundation, based in CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $917K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $100K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

BereaClevelandCleveland HeightsCleveland HtsGates MillsKentLakewoodLemontRichmond HeightsShaker HeightsSouth EuclidStrongsville

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$85K$170K$254K$339K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$917,370$873,867$848,223
Revenue$122,969$95,662$38,559
Expenses$79,466$70,018$93,870
Qualifying Distributions$56,500$50,100$67,000
Net Investment Income$100,003$75,744$11,689
Distributable Amount$53,474$50,851$50,754

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$17K$34K$50K$67K8 grants20218 grants20227 grants20237 grants20247 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

IDEA STREAM$16KCLEVELAND COMPOSERS GUILD$15KCLEVELAND CHAMBER SYMPHONY$10KAKRON SYMPHONIC WINDS$5KLITHUANIAN AMERICAN COMM…$5KTHE MUSIC SETTLEMENT$4KCLEVELAND CHAMBER COLLEC…$2K

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from The Bascom Little Fund

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RICHARD H BOLETrustee2
ANDREW L FABENS IIITrustee2
GERALD PAUL COXTrustee2
DIXON MORGAN JRTrustee2
DAVID A VINCENTTrustee2
WYNNE MORGANTrustee2

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

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