Funding Amount

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Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Some grants are also made to government agencies and churches.

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Overview

The Thatcher Family Fund Grant, provided by The Cleveland Foundation, seeks to enhance the lives of Greater Cleveland residents by addressing essential human needs such as food, clothing, shelter, and medical care. This grant primarily supports tax-exempt organizations and public charities in Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties, while also extending assistance to government agencies and churches. The focus is on building community endowment and responding effectively to local needs.

The Cleveland Foundation’s mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues.
The Thatcher Family Fund focuses on basic human needs including food, clothing, shelter and medical care for people in Greater Cleveland.

Eligibility

The Cleveland Foundation makes most of its grants to tax-exempt agencies classified as 501(c)(3) organizations (public charities as defined by the Internal Revenue Service) in Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties. Some grants are also made to government agencies and churches.

What The Cleveland Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
1,016
Total given
$184.24M
Median grant
$31K
Range
$5,033–$17.46M
  • By dollars: Ohio 91%, Utah 1%, New York 1%. Top recipient cities: Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Washington, DC.
  • 22% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 22% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Cleveland Metropolitan School District · Cleveland, OH

    General support for the tremont montessori school

    $17.46M

  • Clefdnmidtown Collaboration Center Project · Cleveland, OH

    Construct & hold property for cleveland foundation (supported organization)

    $8.5M

  • University Hospitals Health System Inc · Cleveland, OH

    Cardiac surgery fund

    $6.26M

  • Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship Inc · Cleveland, OH

    Financial model; summer tuition implementation and for fall 2023, spring 2024 and…

    $4.65M

  • College Now Greater Cleveland Inc · Cleveland, OH

    Scholarship fund

    $4.12M

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

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Hunger
  • Housing
  • Healthcare
  • Social services
  • Churches
  • Foundation

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