The Literacy Cooperative
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$2.4M
Foundation funders
27
Grants recorded
71
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds The Literacy Cooperative?
The Literacy Cooperative is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by The Cleveland Foundation ($1.3M), Martha Holden Jennings Foundation ($200K), Third Federal Foundation ($186K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.4M in grants to The Literacy Cooperative between 2019–2025.
Show all 27 funders
| Select Equity Group Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner | $1,000 | 1 | 2019 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2019) to $546K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $88K.
What grants has The Literacy Cooperative received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Third Federal Foundation | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $45,000 |
| 2025 | William M Weiss Foundation | CHARITABLE | $15,000 |
| 2025 | James Held and Kenn Karakul Charitable | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $11,000 |
| 2025 | The Stocker Foundation | DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY DURING FY 2025 | $9,306 |
| 2025 | Healthy Lakewood Foundation | EARLY LITERACY | $7,500 |
| 2024 | The Cleveland Foundation | IMAGINATION LIBRARY FOR NEIGHBORHOODS IN CLEVELAND | $200,750 |
| 2024 | Third Federal Foundation | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $140,000 |
| 2024 | Martha Holden Jennings Foundation | D-5-24 PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE SERIES | $50,000 |
| 2024 | National Skills Coalition | 2024 SKILLSPAN REGRANT AGREEMENT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Abington Foundation | FOR DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN 2024 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Worldreaderorg | BOOKSMART IMPLEMENTATIPON | $18,135 |
| 2024 | Mt Sinai Health Care Foundation | Mt. Sinai Foundation Healthy Families Communications Series 2024 | $18,000 |
| 2024 | The Stocker Foundation | DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY | $15,700 |
| 2024 | Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland | — | $15,000 |
| 2024 | William M Weiss Foundation | CHARITABLE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Higley Fund of the Cleveland Foundation | DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Synthomer Foundation Inc | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT | $7,500 |
| 2024 | The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $7,500 |
| 2024 | The Swagelok Foundation | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE | $5,250 |
| 2024 | Kaulig Foundation | TO ADVANCE LITERACY | $2,500 |
| 2024 | The Scripps Howard Foundation | Community Market Grant | $1,000 |
| 2023 | The Cleveland Foundation | DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY | $276,000 |
| 2023 | National Skills Coalition | SKILLSPAN REGRANT AGREEMENT | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland | Collaborative Relationship and Community Effort Grants | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Mt Sinai Health Care Foundation | SEE PART IV | $16,000 |
| 2023 | The Stocker Foundation | UNRESTRICTED, MOST PRESSING NEED | $15,000 |
| 2023 | The Abington Foundation | FOR COMMUNITY-WIDE LITERACY INITIATIVES IN 2023 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Higley Fund of the Cleveland Foundation | DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY 2023 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $7,500 |
| 2023 | Healthy Lakewood Foundation | LITERACY PROGRAM | $7,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 71 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds The Literacy Cooperative?
The Literacy Cooperative is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by The Cleveland Foundation ($1.3M), Martha Holden Jennings Foundation ($200K), Third Federal Foundation ($186K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.4M in grants to The Literacy Cooperative between 2019–2025.
Who is The Literacy Cooperative's largest funder?
The Cleveland Foundation is the largest recorded funder of The Literacy Cooperative, with $1.3M across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has The Literacy Cooperative received?
IRS 990 filings record $2.4M in grants to The Literacy Cooperative across 71 grants from 27 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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