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Grant Funders in Cleveland, OH

Bespoke Grants indexes 142 grant-making foundations headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio — together $780.7M in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, arts & culture and education. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Cleveland nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

142
Foundations in Cleveland
$780.7M
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
OH
State

Foundations headquartered in Cleveland

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The Cleveland Foundation$124.6M2024
2Jewish Federation of Cleveland$61.6M2024
3Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation$55.8M2024
4The George Gund Foundation$46.0M2024
5Mandel Supporting Foundation$31.0M2023
6Keybank Foundation$27.3M2024
7Emerald Development & Economic Network$25.8M2024
8Mid-american Athletic Conference Inc$24.5M2023
9The Morton and Barbara Mandel$18.6M2020
10The Progressive Insurance Foundation$18.4M2024
11Catholic Community Foundation$12.5M2024
12The Metrohealth Foundation Inc$12.0M2024
13Cleveland State University$11.4M2024
14Parker-hannifin Foundation$9.6M2025
15United Way of Greater Cleveland$8.9M2025
16University Circle Parking Services Inc$8.5M2025
17David & Inez Myers Foundation$8.2M2024
18Cleveland Zoological Society$7.4M2024
19The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation$6.7M2024
20Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland Oh$6.5M2024
21The Mt Sinai Health Care Foundation$6.2M2024
22Hcs Foundation$6.2M2024
23The Howley Foundation$5.9M2024
24The Youngstown Foundation$5.7M2024
25The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic$5.6M2024
26William J and Dorothy K O'neill$5.4M2024
27Jones Day Foundation$5.3M2024
28Case Alumni Foundation$5.3M2024
29The Hospice of the Western Reserve$5.0M2024
30Brees Dream Foundation$4.9M2024
31Neighborhood Progress Inc$4.4M2023
32Case Alumni Association Inc$4.4M2024
33South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families$4.3M2024
34Prentiss Mary K 68 Ta$4.1M2018
35Samuel H & Maria Miller Foundation$3.9M2024
36Third Federal Foundation$3.9M2024
37The James and Donna Reid Foundation$3.9M2024
38Cleveland Community Fund$3.8M2018
39The Park Foundation$3.7M2024
40Downtown Cleveland Improvement$3.7M2024

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Cleveland, OH address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Cleveland nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.