Xavier-Nichols Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cleveland, OH EIN: 34-1963657

Xavier-Nichols Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cleveland, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets.

Xavier-Nichols Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$4,652
+0.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Xavier-Nichols Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 13 (62%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ClevelandGarfield HeightsBay VillageChagrin FallsCuyahoga FallsDetroitErieHighland HeightsOrchard Lake

How Xavier-Nichols Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−9%). Method
  • In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K10 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $112K (2022) to $146K (2020). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $132K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Zelie's Home Garfield Heights, OHHEALTH$60,000
Spartan Alumni Rowing Assoc Cleveland, OHEducational$50,000
The Joe Baab Culinary Fights Cancer Chagrin Falls, OHEducate Cancer Patients$22,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$4,652—————$229
2024$4,652—————$229
2023$4,652$122,500$132,113$132,0003$132,000$773
2022$14,265$100,000$114,077$112,0005$112,000$765
2021$28,342$150,597$135,597$135,0005$135,000$606
2020$13,342$154,948$146,286$145,66410—$558

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Xavier-Nichols Foundation reported a distributable amount of $229 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Xavier-Nichols Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karen L. Hostoffer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Robert W. Hostoffer Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    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 Xavier-Nichols Foundation

How large is Xavier-Nichols Foundation?

Xavier-Nichols Foundation reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Xavier-Nichols Foundation operate?

Xavier-Nichols Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

How much is Xavier-Nichols Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Xavier-Nichols Foundation reported a distributable amount of $229 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Xavier-Nichols Foundation's EIN?

Xavier-Nichols Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1963657. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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