Robert C and Susan M Savage
Toledo, OH · EIN 31-1488119. Reported 239 grants totalling $1,835,596 to 152 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Robert C and Susan M Savage 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 $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $2,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $700,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metroparks Toledo Foundation | Toledo, OH | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toledo Museum of Art | Toledo, OH | $232,650 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cherry Street Mission Ministries | Toledo, OH | $177,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Catholic High School | Toledo, OH | $105,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mom's House | Toledo, OH | $100,150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Monroe Street Neighborhood Center | Toledo, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gesu Church | Toledo, OH | $49,235 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Francis School | Toledo, OH | $44,175 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Gtcf - Science Society | Toledo, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Notre Dame Academy | Toledo, OH | $25,150 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Living Christ | Toledo, OH | $24,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Annual Catholic Appeal | Toledo, OH | $21,150 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Toledo Symphony | Toledo, OH | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Ohio Chapter Scholarship Fund | Sylvania, OH | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mercy Health Foundation - Nicu | Toledo, OH | $15,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christ Child Society of Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $15,100 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Detroit, MI | $11,050 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Toledo School for the Arts | Toledo, OH | $10,250 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ut Foundation | Toledo, OH | $10,175 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catholic Charities | Toledo, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| First Church of God Retirement Celebration | Toledo, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis De Sales | Toledo, OH | $6,550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Toledo Foundation | Toledo, OH | $6,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oblates of St Francis Society | Toledo, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Vincent Mercy Medical Foundation | Toledo, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Eliot School | Boston, MA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sfs Scholarship Fund | Toledo, OH | $5,193 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbia Alumni Association | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Finseca Foundation | Chantilly, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sisters of Notre Dame | Maumee, OH | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Getting Back Up | Westlake, OH | $4,400 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Living Christ Toledo | Kensington, CT | $4,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Library Legacy Foundation | Toledo, OH | $4,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way | Toledo, OH | $4,150 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Catholic Community Foundation | Toledo, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Health Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cathollics Charities - Diocese of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $3,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mustard Seed | Toledo, OH | $2,850 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Columbia Alumni Assoc Scholarship Fund | New York City, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nda Mad for Plaid Scholarship Fund | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Patrick Heatherdowns | Toledo, OH | $2,475 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Prevent Blindness - Scott Savage | Columbus, OH | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Museum of the Great Lakes | Toledo, OH | $2,150 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Toledo Grows | Toledo, OH | $2,125 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sunshine Communities | Maumee, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harvest of Vine | Charlestown, MA | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Connecting Kids to Meals | Toledo, OH | $1,550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central City Ministries of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Toledo Zoo | Toledo, OH | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Toledo | Toledo, OH | $1,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Patrick of Heatherdowns | Toledo, OH | $1,295 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Schedel Arboretum and Gardens | Elmore, OH | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Mary St Catherine Catholic Church | Charlestown, MA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Cancer Reasearch | Columbus, OH | $1,050 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Adirondack Foundation | Lake Placid, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alcoholics Anon - Toledo Crosstown Group | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts Commission of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compassion Health Toledo | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emily K Center | Durham, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvest on Vine | Charlestown, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leading Families Home | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lourdes Society | Sylvania, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lourdes University | Sylvania, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| President & Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul Food Pantry | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Toledo Tomorrow | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Toledo Foundation - Women & Philanthropy | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Northwest Ohio | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Side Montessori | Toledo, OH | $950 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Charity Water | New York, NY | $920 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gtcf - Johey and Mica's Village | Toledo, OH | $850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Christ Child Society | Rockville, MD | $800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boston College Fund | Chestnut Hill, MA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Peletonia | Columbus, OH | $603 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| East Toledo Family Center | Toledo, OH | $556 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nempac | Boston, MA | $525 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Albert Lea, MN | $525 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Caf America - for Polish Humanitarian Action | Alexandria, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glenwood Lutheran Church | Toledo, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners in Health | Frederick, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rare Disease Renegades | Lexington, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Same Cafe Toledo | Toledo, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Thomas Moore | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toledo History Museum Inc | Toledo, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Toledo Symphony Orchestra | Toledo, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters | Chicago, IL | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Andrew Mcdonough B Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $420 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Focus Ireland - Shine a Light Team Cic | Dublin, OH | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ms Society - Linda Pfieffer | Los Gatos, CA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Isabel Catholic Church | Sanibel, FL | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Los Gatos, CA | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Annunciation Radio | Toledo, OH | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Living Christ Toledo - Sph | Kensington, CT | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old Orchard Neighborhoods Assoc | Toledo, OH | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Opheart | Houston, TX | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wgte | Toledo, OH | $260 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rare Disease Renegades | Rumson, NJ | $256 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Club | Toledo, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Country Garden Club | Perrysburg, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Damascus Catholic Mission Campus | Centerburg, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jodi J Allen Memorial Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Ms Society | New York City, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Ann Catholic Church | Nashville, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Martin De Porres Catholic Church | Toledo, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Susie's Coats | Woodville, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toledo Rotary Club Foundation Fund | Toledo, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winter Walk Inc Wm Savagecampassion | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ms Ireland - Ms Readathon | Los Gatos, CA | $204 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cherry Stree Mission Ministries | Toledo, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center | Toledo, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Toledo Lucas County Public Library | Toledo, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ms Society | Los Gatos, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Table Ministry Inc | Durham, NC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toledo Opera | Toledo, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| William and Mary | Harlan, IA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crimestoppers of Houston | Houston, TX | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospital Council of Nw Ohiopathways | Toledo, OH | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mosaic Ministries of South Toledo | Toledo, OH | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio Ms Buckeye Chapter | Independence, OH | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ability Center of Greater Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toledo Design Collective | Toledo, OH | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Toledo, OH | $107 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| US Together Inc | Toledo, OH | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Compassional Care Als | West Falmouth, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family House | Toledo, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fund for William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| History and Discovery Foundation | Islamorada, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity | Maumee, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mosaic Ministries | Toledo, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nashville Food Bank | Nashville, TN | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nda - the Dr Lisa Lucilio Endowed Scholarship | Toledo, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Ohio Chapter Ms Society | Maumee, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Read for Literacy | Toledo, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Salem Lutheran Church | Toledo, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toledo Lucas County Athletic League | Toledo, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Vcu School of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Annual Fund | Richmond, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xavier University Athletics | Cincinnati, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hospice Austin | Austin, TX | $54 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buckeyethon | Columbus, OH | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Ms Society | Houston, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sisters of the Visitation | Toledo, OH | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Joseph Sylvania | Sylvania, OH | $40 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Patrick Historic Catholic Church | Toledo, OH | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
52 of 152 (34%) 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 45%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 79 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | $286,364 | $500 |
| 2021 | 65 | $1,076,887 | $550 |
| 2022 | 60 | $282,657 | $750 |
| 2023 | 59 | $189,688 | $500 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $500. 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 Ohio.
- 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 Robert C and Susan M Savage's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2949 Kenwood Blvd, Toledo, OH, 43606. 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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