The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation
Cleveland, OH · EIN 31-1284344. Reported 1,018 grants totalling $28.0M to 592 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$28.0Mgranted, 2021-2025
592recipients, as named on its returns
37%of grantees funded again the next year
$6,700,646assets, 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
592 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of Breakthrough Schools | Cleveland, OH | $1,550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $1,472,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $1,275,547 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| National Fish and Wildlife | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Northwest Indiana | Merrillville, IN | $718,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Middletown Community Foundation | Middletown, OH | $679,450 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Middletown Communtiy Foundation | Middletown, OH | $514,850 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $480,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Duneland YMCA Inc | Chesterton, IN | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $317,579 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Metroparks | Cleveland, OH | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Northwest Indiana | Valparaiso, IN | $300,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Uss Cleveland Legacy Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity | Maumee, OH | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Great Lakes Historical Society | Toledo, OH | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Magnet | Cleveland, OH | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asm Materials Education Foundation | Materials Park, OH | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank | Duluth, MN | $212,500 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army Middletown | Middletown, OH | $211,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinic Fdn Philanthrop | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Playhouse Square Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $194,493 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Hospitals | Cleveland, OH | $191,500 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Dearborn Education Foundation | Dearborn, MI | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $155,670 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Atrium Medical Ctr Foundation | Middletown, OH | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center Inc | Chesterton, IN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Marquette County | Marquette, MI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Science Olympiad | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $146,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Lighthouse Foundation | Bakerstown, PA | $130,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Franciscan Alliance Foundation Inc | Crown Point, IN | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $128,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Challenger Learning Center of Nwi | Hammond, IN | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | $119,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Metroparks Toledo Foundation | Toledo, OH | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Richland County | Mansfield, OH | $105,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Association for Iron & Steel Tec | Warrendale, PA | $104,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Asm Materials Education | Materials Park, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beat the Streets Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of North East Ohio | Macedonia, OH | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Providence House | Cleveland, OH | $93,667 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army - Mansfield | Mansfield, OH | $92,500 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Childrens Home Society of Wv | Princeton, WV | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Metrohealth Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shared Harvest Food Bank | Fairfield, OH | $89,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels | Merrillville, IN | $86,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army - Coshocton | Coshocton, OH | $82,500 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Indiana Dunes Environmental | Chesterton, IN | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $76,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Duluth | Duluth, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bankinc | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maumee Valley Habitat for | Maumee, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pa | Butler, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Rouge | Plymouth, MI | $74,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Bread Basket | Weirton, WV | $70,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Ne Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Valparaiso, IN | $70,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Enterprises | Valparaiso, IN | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Student Conservation Association | Arlington, VA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of Coshocton County | Coshocton, OH | $67,000 | 6 | 3 | 2025 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc | North Canton, OH | $66,100 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Cleveland, OH | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Nwi | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Save the Dunes Conservation Fund | Michigan City, IN | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shirley Heinze Land Trust | Valparaiso, IN | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Western Reserve Land Conservancy | Moreland Hills, OH | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Christian Resource Center | Rockport, IL | $63,500 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $62,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Humane Indiana | Highland, IN | $62,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army - Warren | Warren, OH | $61,500 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| I'm in Ministry | Independence, OH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Superior Watershed Partnership | Marquette, MI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army - Zanesville | Zanesville, OH | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Vincent De Paul Marquette | Marquette, MI | $59,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $53,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of | Toledo, OH | $52,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Butler Farm Show Inc | Butler, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Laporte County Meals on Wheels | Michigan City, IN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maac Foundation Inc | Valparaiso, IN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parkesburg Point | Parkesburg, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Restoration Ministries Inc | Harvey, IL | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rock Ridge Youth Hockey Assoc Miners Memorial Bldg | Virginia, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Association of African American Cultural Gardens | Shaker Heights, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| North St Louis Habitat for Humanity | Virginia, MN | $49,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tender Mercies Ministries | Princeton, WV | $48,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manufacturing Works | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Musical Arts Association | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation Inc | Owensboro, KY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross-Cle | Cleveland, OH | $44,535 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toledo Zoological Society | Toledo, OH | $43,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Butler County Family YMCA | Butler, PA | $43,117 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners in Education | Toledo, OH | $40,700 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Evansville | Evansville, IN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Esperanza Inc | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Middletown Area | Middletown, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Marquette County Habitat for Humanity | Marquette, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Middletown Holiday Whopla | Middletown, OH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Open Doors Academy | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Legal Aid Society of Clevela | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Butler, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA Hamilton | Hamilton, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zaman International | Inkster, MI | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nature Center at Shaker Lakes | Cleveland, OH | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation | Columbus, OH | $36,250 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Heart Assoc Inc | Blue Ash, OH | $35,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Children's Dental Services | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Found | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Playhouse | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Hills Development | Tell City, IN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Porter County Community | Valparaiso, IN | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penn State University Philanthropic Fund | University Park, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spencer County Habitat for Humanity | Rockport, IN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army - Marquette | Marquette, MI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Weirton United Way Inc | Weirton, WV | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The M Club | Silver Bay, MN | $34,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University Hospital Children Hospital | Cleveland, OH | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association of Artists and Craftsmen of Porter County | Chesterton, IN | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County Hunger Network Inc | Zanesville, OH | $33,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund | University Park, PA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Food Pantry of New Carlisle | New Carlisle, IN | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Mesabi Range College Foundation | Virginia, MN | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency Incorporated | Virginia, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canalway Partners | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities of Se Michigan | Clinton Twp, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indiana Audubon Society | Connersville, IN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Planning Council | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Toledo Nw Ohio Food Bank | Toledo, OH | $29,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $28,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Ocoee Region | Cleveland, TN | $28,269 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 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 |
| Challenger Learning Center of | Hammond, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester County Futures | Coatesville, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Leadership Center | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Good Works Inc | Coatesville, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Hope House Rescue Mission | Middletown, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Indiana Land Protection Alliance | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Investup | Marquette, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marquette City Band Inc | Marquette, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Nwi Food Council Inc | Valparaiso, IN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northeast Ohio Hispanice Center for Ed | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Tradewinds Services Inc | Merrillville, IN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Aist Foundation | Warrendale, PA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cotton Volunteer Fire Department | Cotton, MN | $23,559 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Aeoa | Virginia, MN | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Connecting Kids to Meals | Toledo, OH | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Warren Family Mission | Warren, OH | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alger Marquette Cmty Action Bd Dba Cmty Action Alger Marquette | Marquette, MI | $21,906 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Building Institute | Middletown, OH | $20,731 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army Middletown Corps | Middletown, OH | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Brandywine Health Foundation | Coatesville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calumet Collaborative | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coatesville Youth Initiative | Coatesville, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Porter County | Valparaiso, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hunger Solutions Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jake and Coopers Bark Park | Oregon, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lahc Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities | Dearborn, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Success Through Mentoring | Rockport, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Skidmark Cle's Motogo Program | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Ymic Foundation | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partridge Creek Farm | Ishpeming, MI | $18,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Diocesan Council Society of St Vincent De Paul | Marquette, MI | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
189 of 592 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 37%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 502 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2025 | 154 | $3,774,625 | $10,000 |
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. The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation has 49 of them, worth $7,063,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| 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 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Cleveland Metroparks | Cleveland, OH | $300,000 |
| 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 |
Where its money goes
45% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
Get funders for your state and cause by email
We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.
Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.
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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund186 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc165 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc163 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program117 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America113 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund96 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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.
Related guides
Foundations funding education in OhioEvery funder in this groupFoundations funding education in District of ColumbiaEvery funder in this groupFoundations funding arts & culture in District of ColumbiaEvery funder in this group
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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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.
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.