The Char and Chuck Fowler Family
Mayfield Heights, OH · EIN 90-0035660. Reported 546 grants totalling $14.8M to 276 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$18,625median grant
$14.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
276organizations funded
71%of grantees funded again the next year
$16.1Massets, latest filing
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. The Char and Chuck Fowler Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $18,625. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $400,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 276 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Say Yes to Cleveland Scholarship | Cleveland, OH | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sandstone Foundation | Mayfield Heights, OH | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University Hospitals | Cleveland, OH | $518,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Khnemu Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $451,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beck Center for the Arts | Lakewood, OH | $410,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Flying Horse Farms | Mount Gilead, OH | $390,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum | Cleveland, OH | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museumm | Cleveland, OH | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Enlightened Solutions | Cleveland, OH | $284,367 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Marshall Project | New York, NY | $254,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| C2F3 Fund | Cleveland, OH | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preterm | Cleveland, OH | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Magnolia Clubhouse | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legalworks Inc | Cleveland, OH | $147,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Bedford Hts, OH | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Gathering Place | Beachwood, OH | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA | Cleveland, OH | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Rape Crisis Center | Cleveland, OH | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center for Community Solutions | Cleveland, OH | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Policy Matters Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $108,160 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nurse-Family Partnership | Altoona, PA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | $104,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Assembly for the Arts | Cleveland, OH | $102,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arts Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Land Studio | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Suite 1300 Services Inc | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University Settlement | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gcnca Oh Transformation Fund | Cleveland, OH | $95,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Public Theatre | Cleveland, OH | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Karamu House | Cleveland, OH | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lgbt Community Ctr of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $91,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Front Exhibition Company | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| MOBILEMED1 Dba Medworks | Lyndhurst, OH | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Refugee Response | Cleveland, OH | $88,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center | Cleveland, OH | $86,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Signature Health Inc | Lakewood, OH | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teen Cancer America | Los Angeles, CA | $84,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The City Club | Cleveland, OH | $84,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Enterprise Community Partners | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Cleveland Congregations | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Village of Healing | Euclid, OH | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Steven G Cancer Foundation | Avon Lake, OH | $76,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| C2F3 | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East 66TH Street Services | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Journey Center for Safety and Healing | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Towards Employment | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West Creek Conservancy | Parma, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Borderlight | Cleveland, OH | $74,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Modern Warrior Live | Cleveland, OH | $74,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lead Ohio Foundation | Columbus, OH | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Family Practice | Cleveland, OH | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Environmental Council | Columbus, OH | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Renounce Denounce Gang Intervention | Cleveland, OH | $69,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metrowest Comm Development Organization | Cleveland, OH | $67,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Water Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West 117TH Foundation | Lakewood, OH | $64,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| ACLU of Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $60,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of the Western Reserve | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Playhouse Square Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $56,101 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Birthing Beautiful Communities | Cleveland, OH | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cuyahoga County Public Library | Parma, OH | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry | Cleveland, OH | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Centers for Families and Children | Cleveland, OH | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland State University Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Showing Up for Racial Justice Ohio | Dayton, OH | $52,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Showing Up for Racial Justice Ohio | Louisville, KY | $52,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | New York, NY | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Literary Cleveland | Cleveland Heights, OH | $50,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Ne Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ideastream Public Media | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ioby | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moca | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Passages Connecting Fathers and Sons | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Progressive Arts Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reach Success | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Signal Ohio | Columbus, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Venture Partners Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Cleveland Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Skidmark Cle | Cleveland, OH | $48,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Firefish Arts | Lorain, OH | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Svc for Homeless Persons | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Peel Dem Layers Back | Shaker Heights, OH | $44,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ohio Guidestone | Berea, OH | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Writers in Residence | Shaker Heights, OH | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Faith Choice Ohio | Columbus, OH | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio Debate Commission Inc | Cleveland, OH | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unbail | Cleveland, OH | $40,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thea Bowman Center | Cleveland, OH | $40,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts Impact | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Broadway School of Music & the Arts | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Print Room Inc | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Cleveland Foodbank | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rainey Institute | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Land Cle | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy in Ohio | Dublin, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inlet Dance Theatre | Cleveland, OH | $39,875 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Upcycle Parts Shop | Cleveland, OH | $38,125 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chagrin Foundation for the Arts | Chagrin Falls, OH | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oh Families Unite Against Police Brutality | Dayton, OH | $37,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foluke Cultural Arts Center Inc | Cleveland, OH | $36,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lake Erie Ink | Cleveland Hts, OH | $35,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Kid Again | Twinsburg, OH | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Esperanza Inc | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Classical Guitar Society Inc | Euclid, OH | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Descents | Denver, CO | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio City Inc | Cleveland, OH | $34,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Morgan Art Papermaking Conservatory | Cleveland, OH | $32,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Art Therapy Studio | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Equality Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Motogo Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ohio Domestic Violence Network | Columbus, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Cuyahoga Cty Child Advocacy Ctr | Cleveland, OH | $29,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ohio Women's Alliance | Columbus, OH | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hola Ohio | Ashtabula, OH | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Pointe Ballet | Berea, OH | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Canopy Child Advocacy Center | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Metroparks | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Public Library Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Collaborate Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Collective Arts Network | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connecting Champions | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Planning Services of Lorain County | Elyria, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goods Bank Neo | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Ctr | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juvenile Justice Coalition | Groveport, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kent State University Foundation | Kent, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio Justice & Policy Center | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pregnant With Possibilities Resource Center | Maple Heights, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Refresh Collective | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Resource Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public Land | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Professional Flair Dba Dancing Wheels | Cleveland, OH | $24,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Iconic Services Inc | Euclid, OH | $23,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Child & Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County | Cleveland, OH | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Abortion Forward Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Akron Soul Train | Akron, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Botanical Gardens | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Festival of Art & Technology | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fava | Oberlin, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Firelands Association for the Visual Arts | Oberlin, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hfla of Northeast Oh | Beachwood, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Just Choice | Worthington, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Merrick House | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Naral Pro-Choice Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Ohio Worker Center | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pro-Choice Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincent Charity Medical Center | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brite Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Icons | Cleveland, OH | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Organic Connects Inc | Cleveland, OH | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Matriots Education Fund | Columbus, OH | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Latinus Theater Company | Cleveland, OH | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Drink Local Drink Tap | Cleveland, OH | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Malachi Center | Cleveland, OH | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rip Medical Debt | Rye, NY | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Talespinner Children's Theatre | Cleveland, OH | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worth the Wait | Westerville, OH | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Cleveland, OH | $15,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Place 4 Me | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assembly for Action | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Cleveland Dept of Public Health | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citymusic Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Modern Dance Dba Dance Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ht Ministries | Burton, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation - Great Lakes | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence House | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| True Freedom Enterprises Dba Prospera | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Undue Medical Debt | Long Island City, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hopecam Inc | Reston, VA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Western Reserve Land Conservancy | Moreland Hills, OH | $13,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zygote Press Inc | Cleveland, OH | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Slavic Village Development | Cleveland, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Little Lumpys Center for Educ Initiatives | Cleveland, OH | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Museum of Creative Human Art | Richmond Heights, OH | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rubber City Shakespeare Company | Akron, OH | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 2ND Act Inc | North Olmsted, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 33 Jordynstrong Foundation | Canton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| B-Present Foundation | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Social Venture Partners | Clevalnd, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conservancy for Cuyahog Valley National Park | Penninsula, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Arts Theatre Inc | Wooster, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Downtown Cleveland Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elements of Internal Movement | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lorain Historical Society | Lorain, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Near Westside Multi-Service Center | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Praxis Fiber Workshop | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Verb Ballets | Shaker Hts, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weathervane Community Playhouse Inc | Akron, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elelments of Internal Movement | Cleveland, OH | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Battered Women's Shelter | Cleveland, OH | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lewis Art Inc | Euclid, OH | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Environmental Legal Defense | Mercersburg, PA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Convergence- Continuum | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Groundworks Dance Theater | Cleveland, OH | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Buck Out Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Jazz Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Superhero Project | Chagrin Falls, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maelstrom Collaborative Arts | Cleveland, OH | $5,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Building Hope in the City | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Modern Dance Dba Dancecleveland | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lit Youngstown | Yzoungstown, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metro West Community Development Org | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio Contemporary Ballet | Shaker Heights, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Organizeohio | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Children's Museum of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| In Harmony Therapeutic Services | Fairview Park, OH | $4,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Argonaut | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canalway Partners | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Fresh | Oberlin, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Contemporary Youth Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dobama Theatre | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Great Lakes Theater | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heights Youth Theater | University Heights, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kings & Queens of Art | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lakewood Community Services Center | Lakewood, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lgbt Legacy Project | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohio Families United Against Policy Brutality | Dayton, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pep | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Performance Zone Inc Dba the Field | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Radio on the Lakes Theatre | Shaker Heights, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Crew Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hummingbird Project | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Shore Unitarian Universalist Cong | Rocky River, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Briermost | Parma, OH | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jones Road Family Development | Cleveland, OH | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Storylens | Oberlin, OH | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Comedy Festival | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Cord Blood Center | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
150 of 276 (54%) 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 71%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museumm
CAPITAL EXPANSION INSTALLMENT - Beck Center for the Arts
CREATING OUR FUTURE CAMPAIGN - Magnolia Clubhouse
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATOR INSTALL AT MAGNOLIA - University Hospitals
UH RAINBOW BABIES & CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PAYMENT 2 OF 2 - Flying Horse Farms
URGENT MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR FLYING HORSE FARMS - Khnemu Foundation Inc
CAPACITY BUILDING AND SALARY SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 355 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | $3,658,750 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 154 | $4,061,700 | $16,750 |
| 2023 | 123 | $3,509,510 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 146 | $3,525,818 | $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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% 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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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Char and Chuck Fowler Family'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: 5900 Landerbrook Drive Suite 200, Mayfield Heights, OH, 44124. 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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