Cleveland Film Society
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$3.7M
Foundation funders
37
Grants recorded
100
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Cleveland Film Society?
Cleveland Film Society is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by The Cleveland Foundation ($1.4M), The George Gund Foundation ($725K), National Philanthropic Trust ($238K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.7M in grants to Cleveland Film Society between 2019–2025.
Show all 37 funders
| Academy Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner | $10,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | $5,100 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation | $3,333 | 1 | 2021 |
| Puffin Foundation West Ltd | $3,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Perkins Charitable Foundation | $1,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Leonetticarlson Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sandstone Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2020 |
| The John Levy and Gail Rothenberg | $300 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Matthew R & Marie M Hopkins | $100 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Yelp Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2020 |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | $25 | 1 | 2019 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2025) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $29K.
What grants has Cleveland Film Society received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Johnson Charitable Gift Fund | FILM FLAM/GENERAL | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Akron Community Foundation | FOR GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | $8,500 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $5,100 |
| 2025 | Shifrin Family Foundation | ENTERTAINMENT & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Cleveland Foundation | CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 | $631,850 |
| 2024 | The George Gund Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT. | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Me & FJ Callahan Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $45,000 |
| 2024 | John P Murphy Foundation | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Kulas Foundation | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The George Gund Foundation | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH. | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Wayne County Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Martha Holden Jennings Foundation | A-8-24 2024 YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS | $23,000 |
| 2024 | The Char and Chuck Fowler Family | OPERATING SUPPORT, PAYMENT 2 OF 2 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Thomas H White Fdn Ta | GENERAL OPERATING | $20,000 |
| 2024 | G Fredrick Charitable Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family | ANNUAL FUND | $15,000 |
| 2024 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | ARTS AND CULTURE | $13,300 |
| 2024 | The Abington Foundation | FOR VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON FILMSLAM PROGRAMMING IN 2023-24 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | George Codrington Fdnhirtlena | GENERAL | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Akron Community Foundation | FOR PEER RECOVERY SERVICES AND PREVENTIONS | $9,000 |
| 2024 | The Center for Community Solutions | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2023 | The Cleveland Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT CELEBRATING CIFF47 AND ALL THE CIFF TEAM DOES AND CONTRIBUTES TO OUR COMMUNITY! | $412,298 |
| 2023 | The George Gund Foundation | Operating support. | $150,000 |
| 2023 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | ARTS AND CULTURE | $50,000 |
| 2023 | John P Murphy Foundation | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| 2023 | Me & FJ Callahan Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $30,000 |
| 2023 | Kulas Foundation | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Martha Holden Jennings Foundation | A-7-23 FILMSLAM AND FILMSLAM STREAMS 2023 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | The Char and Chuck Fowler Family | OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family | REELWOMENDIRECT | $15,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 100 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Cleveland Film Society?
Cleveland Film Society is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by The Cleveland Foundation ($1.4M), The George Gund Foundation ($725K), National Philanthropic Trust ($238K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.7M in grants to Cleveland Film Society between 2019–2025.
Who is Cleveland Film Society's largest funder?
The Cleveland Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Cleveland Film Society, with $1.4M across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Cleveland Film Society received?
IRS 990 filings record $3.7M in grants to Cleveland Film Society across 100 grants from 37 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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