The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation
Cleveland, OH · EIN 31-1284344. Reported 864 grants totalling $24.3M to 550 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$24.3Mgranted, 2021-2024
550organizations funded
31%of grantees funded again the next year
$6,936,569assets, 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 Cleveland-Cliffs 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.
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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $800,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 550 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Breakthrough Schools | Cleveland, OH | $1,550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland Inc | Cleveland, OH | $972,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $906,159 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Fish and Wildlife | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Northwest Indiana | Merrillville, IN | $665,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Middletown Community Foundation | Middletown, OH | $615,450 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Middletown Communtiy Foundation | Middletown, OH | $514,850 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $380,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benevity - Mgamerican Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $365,563 | 11 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Porter County | Valparaiso, IN | $352,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Golden Bear Foundation | Eveleth, MN | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Metroparks | Cleveland, OH | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uss Cleveland Legacy Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $270,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Duneland YMCA Inc | Chesterton, IN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Magnet | Cleveland, OH | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Northwest Indiana | Valparaiso, IN | $250,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity | Maumee, OH | $230,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army Middletown | Middletown, OH | $211,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Playhouse Square Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $194,493 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Lakes Historical Society | Toledo, OH | $187,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank | Duluth, MN | $177,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $145,670 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| University Hospitals | Cleveland, OH | $141,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dearborn Education Foundation | Dearborn, MI | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $128,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Science Olympiad | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $128,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asm Materials Education Foundation | Materials Park, OH | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Lighthouse Foundation | Bakerstown, PA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franciscan Alliance Foundation Inc | Crown Point, IN | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metroparks Toledo Foundation | Toledo, OH | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asm Materials Education | Materials Park, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Northeast Oh | Lorain, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Butler County United Way | Hamilton, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beacon House | Marquette, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Challenger Learning Center of Nwi | Hammond, IN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Clinic Fdn Philanthrop | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center Inc | Chesterton, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Ctr | Porter, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Nwi | Portage, IN | $98,648 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Childrens Home Society of Wv | Princeton, WV | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shared Harvest Food Bank | Fairfield, OH | $86,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Merrillville, IN | $85,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Richland County | Mansfield, OH | $85,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indiana Dunes Environmental | Chesterton, IN | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army - Mansfield | Mansfield, OH | $80,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Atrium Medical Ctr Foundation | Middletown, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Duluth | Duluth, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of North East Ohio | Macedonia, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bankinc | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maumee Valley Habitat for | Maumee, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army - Coshocton | Coshocton, OH | $75,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pa | Butler, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Marquette County | Marquette, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Rouge | Plymouth, MI | $74,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Association for Iron & Steel Tec | Warrendale, PA | $70,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Ne Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Valparaiso, IN | $70,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence House | Cleveland, OH | $68,667 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Bread Basket | Weirton, WV | $68,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Nwi | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $62,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Coshocton County | Coshocton, OH | $62,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| I'm in Ministry | Independence, OH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Superior Watershed Partnership | Marquette, MI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul Marquette | Marquette, MI | $59,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christian Resource Center | Rockport, IL | $58,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Opportunity Enterprises | Valparaiso, IN | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Save the Dunes Conservation Fund | Michigan City, IN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shirley Heinze Land Trust | Valparaiso, IN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of | Toledo, OH | $52,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army - Warren | Warren, OH | $51,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc | North Canton, OH | $51,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beat the Streets Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Butler Farm Show Inc | Butler, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Play House | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Marquette County | Marquette, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospitality House of the Upper Peninsula | Marquette, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Humane Indiana | Highland, IN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Laporte County Meals on Wheels | Michigan City, IN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maac Foundation Inc | Valparaiso, IN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rock Ridge Youth Hockey Assoc Miners Memorial Bldg | Virginia, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Student Conservation Association | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Association of African American Cultural Gardens | Shaker Heights, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Metrohealth Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army - Zanesville | Zanesville, OH | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Veterans Haven Inc | Wayne, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Amateur Hockey Assoc | Virginia, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Amateur Hockey Association | Virginia, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Reserve Land Conservancy | Moreland Hills, OH | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Brandywine | Coatesville, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association | Mansfield, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of North Central Ohio | Mansfield, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $48,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Restoration Ministries Inc | Harvey, IL | $47,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tender Mercies Ministries | Princeton, WV | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manufacturing Works | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross-Cle | Cleveland, OH | $44,535 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Butler County Family YMCA | Butler, PA | $43,117 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marquette County Habitat for Humanity | Marquette, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Musical Arts Association | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Butler, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA Hamilton | Hamilton, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weirton Christian Center | Weirton, WV | $35,344 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Argonaut | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Hamilton | Hamilton, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Found | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Middletown Holiday Whopla | Middletown, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parkesburg Point | Parkesburg, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Porter County Community | Valparaiso, IN | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penn State University Philanthropic Fund | University Park, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army - Marquette | Marquette, MI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Weirton United Way Inc | Weirton, WV | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North St Louis Habitat for Humanity | Virginia, MN | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University Hospital Children Hospital | Cleveland, OH | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund | University Park, PA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Self | Hamilton, OH | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dearborn Public Schools Education Foundation | Dearborn, MI | $31,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Michigan University Fdn | Marquette, MI | $31,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency Incorporated | Virginia, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Se Michigan | Clinton Twp, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Dental Services | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Esperanza Inc | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indiana Audubon Society | Connersville, IN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Middletown Area | Middletown, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Hills Development | Tell City, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Planning Council | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Muskingum County Hunger Network Inc | Zanesville, OH | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northern Michigan University Foundation 1401 Presque Isle | Marquette, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Michigan University Foundation | Marquette, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army - Mercer | Princeton, WV | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United States Conference of | Wierton, WV | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The M Club | Silver Bay, MN | $29,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Food Pantry of New Carlisle | New Carlisle, IN | $28,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Toledo Nw Ohio Food Bank | Toledo, OH | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Ocoee Region | Cleveland, TN | $28,269 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nature Center at Shaker Lakes | Cleveland, OH | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Toledo Toledo Fire & Rescue | Toledo, OH | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Graystone Society Inc | Coatesville, PA | $26,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Women's Center | Marquette, MI | $26,110 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Starbase Minnesota Inc | Duluth, MN | $25,402 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Assoc Inc | Blue Ash, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association - in | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association Midwest | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canalway Partners | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Challenger Learning Center of | Hammond, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester County Futures | Coatesville, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Southfield, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fc Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Silver Bay Public Library | Silver Bay, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana Inc | Gary, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harrisburg University of Sciences and Technology | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Valparaiso, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Nw in | Gary, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indiana Land Protection Alliance | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Investup | Marquette, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Merrick House | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of | Toledo, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northland Foundation | Duluth, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Ohio Hispanice Center for Ed | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation Inc | Owensboro, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio Governor's Imagination Library | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Richland Community Development Group | Lexington, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Room at the Inn | Marquette, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scranton Road Ministries | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Silver Bay Blue Line Club | Silver Bay, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Slavic Village Development | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army - Middletown | West Nyack, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toledo Harbor Lighthouse | Oregon, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| US National Ski & Snowboard | Ishpeming, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Se Michigan | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Sight | Ottawa Hills, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valparaiso Parks and Recreation Foundation | Valparaiso, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Creek Conservancy | Parma, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Zaman International | Inkster, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aist Foundation | Warrendale, PA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Toledo Zoological Society | Toledo, OH | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Doors Academy | Cleveland, OH | $22,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Building Institute | Middletown, OH | $20,731 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mesabi Range College Foundation | Virginia, MN | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross Northern Oh Region | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artswave | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Columbus | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Evansville | Evansville, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Health Foundation | Coatesville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calumet Collaborative | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Leadership Center | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Playhouse | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America West Michigan | Comstock Park, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank Northern Indiana | South Bend, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship Botanic Gardens | Michigan City, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gary Literacy Coalition Inc | Gary, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hunger Solutions Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jake and Coopers Bark Park | Oregon, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Bird Sanctuary | Mansfield, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People Working Cooperatively Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phastar Corp | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Promedica Msc S18830 | Toledo, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Range Engineering Council | Hibbing, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spencer County 4-H Association | Chrisney, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hosp Memorial Giving (tom Conway) | Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skidmark Cle's Motogo Program | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Legal Aid Society of Clevela | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Stepping Stone Shelter | Michigan City, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri State Food Bank Inc | Evansville, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Ne Mn | Chisholm, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Voyageur Vision | Babbitt, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Warren Family Mission | Warren, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ymic Foundation | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partridge Creek Farm | Ishpeming, MI | $18,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Partners in Education | Toledo, OH | $18,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association of Artists and Craftsmen of Porter County | Chesterton, IN | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aeoa | Virginia, MN | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Hibbing | Hibbing, MN | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tremont West Development Corp | Cleveland, OH | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Trumbull County | Warren, OH | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Capital Region | Enola, PA | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bluefield State University | Bluefield, WV | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club | Owensboro, KY | $15,590 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Schuylkill Center | Philadelphia, PA | $15,515 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Quad City Food Shelf | Virginia, MN | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Two Harbors Area Food Shelf | Two Harbors, MN | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative | Whiting, IN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Association of Artists and | Chesterton, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Bowling Green, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America #156 | Evansville, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Burns Harbor Park Foundation Inc | Burns Harbor, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
154 of 550 (28%) 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 31%, 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 415 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 267 | $5,734,330 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 214 | $6,795,088 | $13,504 |
| 2023 | 205 | $6,423,208 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 178 | $5,313,828 | $12,135 |
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. The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation has 45 of them, worth $6,433,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Breakthough Schools | Cleveland, OH | $1,000,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $800,000 |
| Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $500,000 |
| Cleveland-Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $500,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $400,000 |
| Asm Materials Education Foundation | Materials Park, OH | $400,000 |
| Duneland YMCA Inc | Chesterton, IN | $375,000 |
| Great Lakes Historical Society | Toledo, OH | $187,500 |
| United Way of Northwest Indiana | Valparaiso, IN | $175,000 |
| Golden Bear Foundation | Eveleth, MN | $175,000 |
| Uss Cleveland Legacy Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $150,000 |
| Cleveland Metroparks | Cleveland, OH | $150,000 |
| Aist Foundation | Warrendale, PA | $146,000 |
| Magnet | Cleveland, OH | $125,000 |
| The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 45% 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
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.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. 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 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 The Cleveland-Cliffs 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: 200 Public Square Suite 3300, 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.
EIN 31-1284344 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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