The Podiatry Foundation
Independence, OH · EIN 34-0726107. Reported 82 grants totalling $11.1M to 34 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. The Podiatry 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 $9,125. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $18,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $10.0M. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine | Independence, OH | $10.2M | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Podiatric Medical Association | Bethesda, MD | $142,260 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Des Moines University | West Des Moines, IA | $78,305 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ohio Foot and Ankle Medical Foundation | Columbus, OH | $76,500 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| California Podiatric Medical Association | Sacramento, CA | $68,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Florida Podiatric Medical Association | Tallahassee, FL | $54,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| New York College of Podiatric Medicine | New York, NY | $52,520 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aacpm | Rockville, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Podiatric Medicine | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Society of Podiatric Surgeons | Lansing, MI | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Podiatric Medical Association | Saint Paul, MN | $25,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Illinois Podiatric Medical Association | Burr Ridge, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Medstar Health | Bethesda, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Midwest Podiatry Conference | Burr Ridge, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Podiatry Institute | Decatur, GA | $22,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Podiatric Medical Association | Austin, TX | $19,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgia Podiatric Medical Association | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ohio Foot and Ankle Medical Association | Columbus, OH | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northeast Ohio Academy of Podiatric Medicine | Mentor, OH | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Georgia Podiatric Medical Education Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Iowa Podiatric Medical Society | West Des Moines, IA | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Podiatric Medical Association | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Midwest Podiatry Academy | Dayton, OH | $9,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Walk | Brooklandville, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mideastern Academy of Ohfama | Wadsworth, OH | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Ohio Academy of Podiatric Medicine | Perrysburg, OH | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Allegheny Singer Research Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,368 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barry University | Miami Shores, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kent State University College of Public Health | Kent, OH | $5,378 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Diabetes Research Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wisconsin Podiatric Medical Association | Saint Paul, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juvenilee Diabetes Research Foundation | Southfield, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allegheny Health Network | Bethesda, MD | $2,632 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
17 of 34 (50%) 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 59%, 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.
- Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine
MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR PODIATRIC CARE: A NATIONAL SURVEY - American Podiatric Medical Association
APMA ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING - Des Moines University
OPTIMAL FIXATION FOR SUBTALAR JOINT ARTHODESIS RESEARCH - American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
ACFAS 2021 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE - California Podiatric Medical Association
2021 WESTERN FOOT & ANKLE CONFERENCE - Foundation for Podiatric Medicine
CLINICAL CONFERENCE GRANT-NY23
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 19 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | $248,952 | $13,500 |
| 2021 | 26 | $10.3M | $8,750 |
| 2022 | 25 | $326,442 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $210,180 | $9,125 |
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 Podiatry Foundation has 1 of them, worth $20.0M. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine | Independence, OH | $20.0M |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 93% 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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $9,125. 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 Podiatry Foundation'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: 4700 Rockside Road Summit 1 635, Independence, OH, 44131. 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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