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Grant Funders in Cleveland, OH

Bespoke Grants indexes 142 grant-making foundations headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio — together $780.7M in recent 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
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
OH
State

Foundations headquartered in Cleveland

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#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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What Cleveland funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Cleveland:

Higher EducationHealth CareArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentHousing & HomelessnessCommunity ImprovementFood & Agriculture

Beyond Cleveland

Local funders are a starting point, not the whole picture. Most Cleveland nonprofits are also eligible for statewide and national foundations — browse all grant funders in Ohio, or let Bespoke Grants match your nonprofit to funders at every level for free.

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 free funder match accounts for both.