Funding Amount

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Deadline

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Geography

  • In Summit County, Ohio

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Funding Criteria:Organizations who provide ministry and service to the poor, the homeless, and the marginalized.
  • Organizations who provide care, rehabilitation services, or recreational activities to those with mental health, developmental, and/or physical disabilities.
  • Catholic education and evangelization.
  • Disaster Relief.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Individuals
  • Not eligible: Non-operating private foundations

Overview

It provides financial assistance primarily to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations that serve the poor, disabled individuals, and promote Catholic education and disaster relief, focusing on Summit County and surrounding areas. The foundation's commitment to community service reflects the founders' belief in giving back through various charitable initiatives.

Welcome to JAH Foundation
Ohio. The founders strongly believed in giving back to the community in which they lived and raised their family. They did so through volunteering, fund-raising, and donating to the organizations aligned with their beliefs. Today’s JAH Foundation continues that legacy.
Guided by Christian principles, the JAH Foundation supports four major types of organizations on our community.
those that administer services to individuals unable to access basic physical needs such as food, clothing, and shelter; those that provide services to individuals with mental and or physical disabilities; those that support Catholic education and evangelization; and those that deliver disaster relief services.

Eligibility

The foundation funds only those charitable organizations that are recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code.Funding Criteria:Organizations who provide ministry and service to the poor, the homeless, and the marginalizedOrganizations who provide care, rehabilitation services, or recreational activities to those with mental health, developmental, and/or physical disabilitiesCatholic education and evangelizationDisaster ReliefGeographic Area:The foundation focuses its funding on organizations in Summit County, Ohio.Consideration may be given to eligible organizations in the surrounding counties (Portage, Medina, Stark, Cuyahoga Counties) on a case-by-case basis.

Ineligibility

The foundation does not make grants to individuals or non-operating private foundations.

What JAH Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
27
Total given
$117K
Median grant
$4,000
Range
$500–$15K
  • By dollars: Ohio 100%. Top recipient cities: Akron, OH; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Mantua, OH.
  • 23% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 4% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Hattie Larlham Foundation · Mantua, OH

    Operations- services for profoundly disabled adults and children

    $7,500

  • Open M · Akron, OH

    Operations- medical clininc, food, employment services

    $7,500

  • Truly Reaching You Ministries · Akron, OH

    Support re-entry program for formerly incerated individual

    $7,000

  • Peter Maurin Center · Hudson, OH

    Services for homeless and marginalized

    $6,000

  • Salvation Army · Akron, OH

    Food clothing shelter for those in need

    $6,000

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Christian nonprofits
  • Faith-based
  • Disabled
  • Homeless
  • Disaster relief

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