Treu Mart Fund

Foundation · Grantmaker Cleveland, OH EIN: 34-1323646

Treu Mart Fund is a grantmaking foundation and supporting organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Established in 1980, it operates as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization under the joint auspices of the Cleveland Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. The fund is believed to be the first of its kind in the country to have been established under the auspices of both a community foundation and a major sectarian philanthropic organization.

Key facts about Treu Mart Fund

In short: Treu Mart Fund gave $878K across 39 grants in 2024 (avg $23K), mostly in Ohio. 46% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

EIN
34-1323646
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$878,000
Grants made (2024)
39
Average grant
$22,513
Median grant
$20,000
New grantees (estimate)
46% first-time grantees (18 of 39, 2024)
Total assets
$20,823,853
Primary geography
Ohio (93% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 filing · View filing

Total Assets

$20.8M

+9.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$878K

-4.3% YoY

Grant Count

39

+11.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

-14.1% YoY

Is Treu Mart Fund open to new grantees?

46%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 18 of 39 grantees (46%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $26K. How we count

Medians: $18K first-time, $20K repeat.

  • 38% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+11%). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The fund is intended to be used for general charitable purposes in furtherance of the purposes of the Cleveland Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. Within this framework, the fund provides particular preference to support research and demonstration projects in the following fields:

  • Health and welfare
  • Education
  • Housing
  • Cultural affairs
  • Other human service activities

The fund was founded to address the needs of children and youth, and has historically supported community development, social services, Jewish welfare and relief, and health planning initiatives.

Grantmaking

The fund makes grants to organizations to further religious, charitable, and educational purposes. In 2024, the fund reported $878,000 in program service expenses, with all of this amount directed toward grants.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The fund focuses its grantmaking on greater Cleveland residents and the Cleveland area.

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of all 39 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

ClevelandBostonIndependenceHighland HillsPepper PikeAkronGarfield HeightsLyndhurstParmaBeachwoodBrooklineChardonChicagoCleveland HeightsMacedoniaRocky RiverSan FransicoWarrensville Heights

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M17 grants202027 grants202125 grants202235 grants202339 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Cleveland Foundation: $100KCleveland Foundation$100KJewish Federation of Cleveland: $100KJewish Federation of Cleveland$100KFacing History and Ourselves Inc: $35KFacing History and OurselvesInc$35KBirthing Beautiful Communities: $35KBirthing Beautiful Communities$35KEsperanza Inc: $30KEsperanza Inc$30KFamily Connections of Northeast Ohio: $30KFamily Connections ofNortheast Ohio$30KArts Impact Incorporated: $28KArts Impact Incorporated$28KAchievement Centers for Children: $25KAchievement Centers forChildren$25KThe Centers: $25KThe Centers$25KAdoption Network Cleveland: $25KAdoption Network Cleveland$25K

Grant Size Distribution

143 grants across all recorded years

128<$50K5$50–100K10$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CLEVELAND FOUNDATION Cleveland, OHAFFINITY FUNDS$100,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND Cleveland, OHCOMMUNITY SECURITY INITIATIVE. FORWARD FOCUS$100,000
FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES INC Boston, MACLEVELAND OFFICE: NEXT GENERATION CIVICS INITIATIVE , SPONSORSHIP FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT$35,000
BIRTHING BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITIES Cleveland, OHPERINATAL DOULA SUPPORT PROGRAM$35,000
ESPERANZA INC Cleveland, OHHISPANIC YOUTH PROGRAMMING: CULTURALLY COMPETENT ACADEMIC SERVICES TO SUPPORT GRADUATION OF CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT LATINX STUDENTS$30,000
FAMILY CONNECTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO Cleveland, OHCOMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PLAYROOM SUPPORT WITH FAMILY CONNECTIONS$30,000
ARTS IMPACT INCORPORATED Cleveland, OHSOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS$28,000
ACHIEVEMENT CENTERS FOR CHILDREN Highland Hills, OHFAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES: HELPING CHILDREN THRIVE$25,000
THE CENTERS Cleveland, OHSCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPY$25,000
ADOPTION NETWORK CLEVELAND Cleveland, OHFAMILY AND YOUTH PROGRAMS$25,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Fiscal Year 2024 (most recent):

  • Total Revenue: $611,906
  • Total Expenses: $970,019
  • Total Assets: $20,823,853
  • Net Assets: $20,823,853
  • Net Income: -$358,113

Revenue sources in 2024:

  • Investment Income: $144,143
  • Sales of Assets: $467,763

Fiscal Year 2023:

  • Total Revenue: $1,200,000
  • Total Assets: $19,100,000

The fund received a significant infusion of $4.25 million in 1991 from the dissolution of the Treuhaft Foundation. As of 1992, the fund held assets of over $11 million.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$20,823,853$19,068,867$17,763,070
Revenue$611,906$1,194,520$434,905
Expenses$970,019$1,031,475$808,089
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$611,906$1,194,520$434,905
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Board of Directors include:

  • Arthur W. Treuhaft (President)
  • Henry Goodman
  • Mary Louise Hahn
  • Susan Hollingsworth
  • Steven Minter
  • Amy Morgenstern
  • Albert Ratner
  • Timothy Wuliger

The fund was founded by William C. Treuhaft and Elizabeth M. Treuhaft, who were recognized for their devoted leadership of civic organizations in Cleveland.

Treu Mart Fund is led by Arthur W. Treuhaft, President & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 14 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Arthur W. Treuhaft

    President & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. David Heller

    V. President & Trustee

    V. President → V. President & Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy M. Morgenstern

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dara G. Yanowitz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Louise Hahn

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robyn Minter Smyers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Almazan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann M. Garson

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Hallissey

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony D. Gattuso

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kari Blumenthal

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mozelle Jackson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Saltzman Barasch

    Assistant Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen McCaughey

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Barry Reis (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rosanne Potter (2020–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: William B. Doggett (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan H. Hollingsworth (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Timothy F. Wuliger (2020) — V. President & Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Treu Mart Fund

How much does Treu Mart Fund give each year?

Treu Mart Fund gave $878K across 39 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. In 2023 it gave $917K across 35 grants.

What is Treu Mart Fund's typical grant size?

Treu Mart Fund's median grant in 2024 was $20,000, and its average grant was $22,513, across 39 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Organizations receiving their first grant from Treu Mart Fund that year got $19K on average.

Where does Treu Mart Fund give grants?

Treu Mart Fund gives mostly in Ohio: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cleveland, OH (28 grants) and Boston, MA (2 grants).

Does Treu Mart Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 39 grants with a stated purpose on Treu Mart Fund's 2024 IRS Form 990 filing were described as general or operating support.

Who are Treu Mart Fund's largest grantees?

Treu Mart Fund's largest 2024 grantees include Cleveland Foundation ($100,000), Jewish Federation of Cleveland ($100,000) and Facing History and Ourselves Inc ($35,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Treu Mart Fund?

Treu Mart Fund reported $20.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Its revenue that year was $612K.

What does Treu Mart Fund fund?

The fund is intended to be used for general charitable purposes in furtherance of the purposes of the Cleveland Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. Within this framework, the fund provides particular preference to support research and demonstration projects in the following fields: • Health and welfare • Education • Housing • Cultural affairs • Other human service activities The fund was founded to address the needs of children and youth, and has historically supported community …

How do I apply for a grant from Treu Mart Fund?

The fund makes grants to organizations to further religious, charitable, and educational purposes. In 2024, the fund reported $878,000 in program service expenses, with all of this amount directed toward grants. Historical grant activity includes: • A $350,000 grant in 1990 to establish a Cleveland office of the Children's Defense Fund • $114,200 toward the design and opening of Starting Point daycare center • Over $180,000 to the Jewish Community Federation for acculturation of youth from the …

What is Treu Mart Fund's EIN?

Treu Mart Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1323646. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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