Ideastream

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Cleveland, OH EIN 34-1943865

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2023–2026

Total received

$13.5M

Foundation funders

122

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2023–2026

Who funds Ideastream?

Ideastream is funded by 122 grantmakers, led by Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($8.6M), The Cleveland Foundation ($2.2M), Milton James Foundation Inc ($503K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.5M in grants to Ideastream between 2023–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Corporation for Public Broadcasting$8,603,866162023–2026
The Cleveland Foundation$2,154,79422023–2024
Milton James Foundation Inc$502,87122024–2025
Jewish Federation of Cleveland$269,29932023–2025
The Nord Family Foundation$215,00032023–2024
The George Gund Foundation$186,00022024
The Reinberger Foundation$145,00022023–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$116,30032023–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$77,25022023–2024
Mt Sinai Health Care Foundation$60,00022024–2025
EHH Foundation$50,00012024
George Codrington Fdnhirtlena$50,00022023–2024
National Public Radio Inc$46,14522023–2025
The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation$42,50012024
The Lauretta K Peters & Richard R Peters Charitable Foundation$42,00032023–2025
S Livingston Mather Charitable Trust$40,00022024–2025
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation$40,00022023–2024
The Westfield Insurance Foundation$40,00022023–2024
Akron Community Foundation$37,56022024–2025
Freeman Foundation$35,00022024–2025
Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc$35,00012024
The Bascom Little Fund$31,20022024–2025
The IV Fund$30,40022024–2025
Brown and Kunze Foundation$30,00012025
The Sam J Frankino Foundation$30,00022023–2024
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Johnson Charitable Gift Fund$25,00022024–2025
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family$25,00012024
Ohio History Connection$25,00012024
Rip Foundation$20,00012025
Emma R Fox Char Trust MUT FDS$20,00022024–2025
Charities Aid Foundation America$19,29222024–2025
Walter Henry Freygang Foundation$18,44022024–2025
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$17,40112023
Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDN$15,00022024–2025
The Stocker Foundation$14,63312025
Cars for Charity Inc$13,86612024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$12,05012024
John P Murphy Foundation$11,50012024
The Andrews Foundation$10,00012025
The Sears Swetland Family Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Brown CHLS & HLN Memorial F Ta$10,00022024–2025
The Paintstone Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Me & FJ Callahan Foundation$10,00012024
Healthcomp Foundation$10,00012024
Synthomer Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Public Broadcasting Service$10,00012024
Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation$10,00012024
Robert R & Gay C Cull Family Foundation$10,00012024
Woodruff Foundation$10,00012024
The Bruce & Erica Greer Family Foundation$9,00032024–2026
The Welty Family Foundation$9,00022024–2025
Miraldi Family PVT Fdn$8,50022024–2025
WWMR Foundation$7,50012025
David & Inez Myers Foundation$7,50012024
Stark Community Foundation$7,40212024
Hudson Community Foundation$7,30012024
Community West Foundation$6,25012025
Giant Eagle Foundation$6,00022024–2025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$5,90012025
Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation$5,00012026
The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund$5,00012025
Lakehurst Foundation$5,00012025
Gerald J Kaufman Jr Foundation$5,00012025
William M Weiss Foundation$5,00022024–2025
Schauer Family Fund Inc$5,00022024–2025
Tapper Charitable Foundation$5,00022024–2025
The Christine & Guido Digeronimo$5,00022024–2025
Jean C Schroeder Foundation$5,00012024
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$4,26022024–2025
The Charles & Rita Lawrence Family$4,25022024–2025
James and Susan Ratner Family Foundation$4,00022024–2025
Trikha Family Foundation$3,75022024–2025
The Romano Family Foundation$3,50012025
The Swagelok Foundation$3,21522024–2025
The SK Wellman Foundation$3,00022024–2025
Charles E and Mabel M Ritchie Memorial$3,00012024
Judith Gerson Charitable Tr Ima$3,00012024
Perkins Charitable Foundation$3,00012024
Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family$2,50012024
Helfrich Family Fund$2,50012024
Fred a Lennon Charitable Trust$2,50012024
Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich$2,00012025
Rodney G Klein Stock Market Museum$2,00012025
Phyllis H & Wm H Evans Charitable Foundation$2,00022024–2025
Lloyd L & Louise K Smith Foundation$2,00022024–2025
The Theosophical Society in Cleveland$2,00022024–2025
The RC Musson and Katharine Musson$2,00022024–2025
Sandstone Foundation$2,00022024–2025
The O'Neill Brothers Foundation$2,00012024
The Hermes Foundation$1,50012025
Dale E & Bernice E Mansperger$1,00012025
Kenneth L Calhoun Char Tr$1,00012025
Shifrin Family Foundation$1,00012025
Robert E Mathews Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Richard S and Alita Rogers Family Foundation$1,00012024
The Lozick Family Foundation$1,00012024
Thomas Piraino and Barbara$1,00012024
The Feth Family Foundation$1,00012024
The Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation$86022024–2025
Siegfried Family Foundation$76022024–2025
Kronos Enterprise Foundation$65022024–2025
Gerborg Family Foundation$60012024
Pinnacle Gardens Foundation$56012024
L R Moffitt & L W Moffitt Foundation$50012025
The Luciano Family Foundation$50012025
Michael & Marcia Neundorfer Foundation I$50012024
Faye Kaplan Charitable Foundation$40042024–2025
The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas$40012024
Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund$38022024–2025
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation$32012024
The Peterman & Deminico Family$30022024–2025
Marbeach Foundation$30022024–2025
Chase Family Foundation$25012024
Joseph & Nancy Keithley Foundation$25012024
The Michel Family Foundation$20012025
Marla & Joseph Shafran Foundation$20022024–2025
The Anna Greenfield Charitable Fnd$20012024
CSX Foundation Inc$10012025
Romich Foundation$10012024
Citizens Charitable Foundation$7512024
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$6012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M18 grants2023 101 grants2024 76 grants2025 5 grants2026

From 2023 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $353K (2026) to $5.2M (2024). In 2026 it made 5 grants totaling $353K.

What grants has Ideastream received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Corporation for Public BroadcastingRPRG$300,000
2026Corporation for Public BroadcastingPUBINT$22,300
2026Corporation for Public BroadcastingPUBINT$22,300
2026Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationWKSU - Kent State University Media Service$5,000
2026The Bruce & Erica Greer Family FoundationGeneral Fund$3,000
2025Corporation for Public BroadcastingTVCSG$2,066,286
2025Corporation for Public BroadcastingRCSG$624,530
2025Milton James Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$252,644
2025Corporation for Public BroadcastingRTL$128,300
2025Corporation for Public BroadcastingOSS$116,434
2025Jewish Federation of ClevelandGENERAL SUPPORT, ANNUAL FUND$99,954
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$38,300
2025Corporation for Public BroadcastingOSS$32,081
2025Brown and Kunze FoundationGENERAL$30,000
2025S Livingston Mather Charitable TrustTO SUPPORT WCPN, WVIZ AND WCLV$30,000
2025Mt Sinai Health Care FoundationHealth Care Access Journalism (FY25)$30,000
2025National Public Radio IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$26,145
2025Akron Community FoundationFOR GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT$25,310
2025Freeman FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025The IV FundGENERAL OPERATIONS$25,000
2025Rip Foundationcharitable contribution$20,000
2025The Bascom Little FundGENERAL$15,600
2025Johnson Charitable Gift FundGENERAL FUND$15,000
2025The Stocker FoundationSUMMER 2025 IDEASTREAM EDUCATION: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LEARNING OPPORTUNTIES IN LORAIN COUNTY$14,633
2025The Lauretta K Peters & Richard R Peters Charitable FoundationGeneral support$14,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$11,442
2025Emma R Fox Char Trust MUT FDSGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025The Andrews FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Walter Henry Freygang FoundationPUBLIC MEDIA SUPPORT$9,500
2025Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDNGENERAL OPERATING$7,500

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Ideastream?

Ideastream is funded by 122 grantmakers, led by Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($8.6M), The Cleveland Foundation ($2.2M), Milton James Foundation Inc ($503K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.5M in grants to Ideastream between 2023–2026.

Who is Ideastream's largest funder?

Corporation for Public Broadcasting is the largest recorded funder of Ideastream, with $8.6M across 16 grants (2023–2026).

How much grant funding has Ideastream received?

IRS 990 filings record $13.5M in grants to Ideastream across 200 grants from 122 funders between 2023–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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