Mjh Foundation
Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1853843. Reported 134 grants totalling $6,034,819 to 52 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mjh Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $275,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $1,036,819 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York University School of Law | New York, NY | $830,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Frick Collection | New York, NY | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mq Foundation | New York, NY | $594,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Musical Arts Association - Orchestra Annual Fund | Cleveland, OH | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Musical Arts Association - Second Century Campaign Grant | Cleveland, OH | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Virginia Law School - Restricted Endowment Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hathaway Brown Lighting the Way Campaign | Shaker Heights, OH | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Frick Collection Director's Circle Renewal | New York, NY | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Palliative Medicine Grant | Cleveland, OH | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hudson Institute | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia Law School - Annual Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Case Western Reserve - Barbara R Snyder Scholarship Fund | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bard High School Early College - Endowment Fund | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Frick Collection Annual Fund | New York, NY | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Business Network | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Martha's Vineyard Hospital | Oak Bluffs, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norton Museum of Art | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Park Conservancy President's Circle | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Martha's Vineyard Museum | Vineyard Haven, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partnership Schools | Cleveland, OH | $34,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohr Somayach International | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Music Settlement | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Playhouse Square Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Musical Arts Association - Cleveland Orchestra Israel Emergency Campaign | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Council for Capital Formation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Botanical Garden | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The City Club of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Jewish Congress | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Case Western Reserve - Modern Hebrew Endowment Fund | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | Center City, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martha's Vineyard Film Society | Vineyard Haven, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Warburg Institute | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Arts - Inspired Learning - Artworks Program | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Ballet - Richard W & Patricia R Pogue Cleveland Ballet Endowment | Bedford Heights, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inmotion | Beachwood, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Cosgrove Transformation Campaign | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Frick Collection - Barkley L Hendricks Portraits at the Frick | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Toledo Museum of Art - Cloister Gallery Reinstallation | Toledo, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice of the Western Reserve | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mvyouth | Chilmark, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uss Cleveland Legacy Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Literacy Cooperative - Dolly Parton Imagination Library | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
33 of 52 (63%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 85%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Jewish Federation of Cleveland
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PROGRAMS. - University of Virginia Law School - Annual Fund
TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ITS PROGRAMS.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 56 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | $1,458,819 | $13,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $1,617,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 33 | $1,444,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 33 | $1,515,000 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Mjh Foundation has 9 of them, worth $2,040,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia Law School - Restricted Endowment Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $600,000 |
| University of Virginia Law School - Restricted Endowment Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $525,000 |
| Martha's Vineyard Hospital | Oak Bluffs, MA | $200,000 |
| Norton Museum of Art | West Palm Beach, FL | $200,000 |
| University of Virginia Law School - Annual Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $200,000 |
| University of Virginia Law School - Annual Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $175,000 |
| The City Club of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 |
| American Friends of the Warburg Institute | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| Inmotion | Beachwood, OH | $20,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 46% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mjh Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1100 Superior Avenue 1105, Cleveland, OH, 44114. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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