Private foundation · EIN 34-6519769 · Cleveland, OH · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The George Gund Foundation's grants went
It reported $29.6M in grants paid across 327 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 85.5% of those dollars to 228 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $25.3M 299 lines
- No confident match $4.28M 26
- Individuals, not shown $12.5K 2
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- Proposals should include the following: organizational background, project description, project budget, and organizational budget. Required supporting documents include: List of current trustees, most recent audited financial statements. Arts organizations working with SMU DataArts should submit the George Gund Foundation report available at SMU DataArts. Applicants are asked to provide insight into their thoughts and actions around climate change, inequality and racial equity, and threats to de
- Deadlines
- 3/15 (for summer meeting); 7/15 (for fall meeting); and 11/15 (for winter/spring meeting).
- Restrictions
- Grant application guide available on the website at www.gundfoundation.org. See Statement 22 for additional grant program information, including the Foundation's funding priorities.
- Website on filing
- www.gundfoundation.org
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 319 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Columbia, MD · no confident EIN match | $2,000,000 | Retinal degenerative disease research. | Unmatched Help match |
| Neighborhood Progress Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1611055 | $1,200,000 | Operating support. | Same address 0.80 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-6580096 | $1,021,500 | Postsecondary success coaches for Say Yes scholars. | Same address 1.00 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation Cleveland, OH · EIN 23-7137105 | $500,000 | Operating support. | Same address 1.00 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-6580096 | $500,000 | Say Yes Scholars Program at Cuyahoga Community College. | Same address 1.00 |
| Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund Columbus, OH · EIN 82-5116453 | $500,000 | Operating support. | Same address 1.00 |
| Fund for Our Economic Future Cleveland, OH · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | Operating support. | Unmatched Help match |
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 51-0198509 | $450,000 | Healthy Democracy Fund. | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Ohio Environmental Council Columbus, OH · EIN 31-0805578 | $440,000 | Operating support. | Same city 1.00 |
| Cleveland Metropolitan School Cleveland, OH · no confident EIN match | $362,517 | Cleveland Metropolitan School District Public Service Fellowship. | Unmatched Help match |
| Cleveland Print Room Cleveland, OH · EIN 90-0922757 | $350,000 | Project Lexington. | Same city 1.00 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-6580096 | $350,000 | College access advising services, scholarships, and retention services for Cleveland Metropolitan School District students. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3126848 | $350,000 | Operating support. | Same city 1.00 |
| Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga county Independence, OH · no confident EIN match | $350,000 | PRE4CLE operating support. | Unmatched Help match |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1292848 | $300,000 | Capital expansion and capacity building project. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Ohio Voice Columbus, OH · EIN 82-3381404 | $296,944 | Operating support. | Same address 1.00 |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1018992 | $250,000 | First Year Cleveland. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Chn Housing Partners Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1346763 | $250,000 | Operating support. | Same address 1.00 |
| The City Club of Cleveland Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-0144897 | $250,000 | Guardians of Free Speech capacity grant. | Same city 1.00 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-6580096 | $250,000 | Say Yes Scholars program at Cuyahoga Community College. | Same address 1.00 |
| Downtown Cleveland Alliance Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1775903 | $250,000 | Operating support. | Same city 1.00 |
| Brite Energy Innovators Warren, OH · EIN 27-2660738 | $250,000 | Brite Energy Innovators. | Same address 1.00 |
| Union Miles Development Corporation Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1336972 | $250,000 | Southeast expansion. | Same street 1.00 |
| Cleveland State University Foundation Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1316665 | $249,000 | Postsecondary success coaches for Say Yes scholars. | Same street 1.00 |
| The Ohio Organizing Collaborative Youngstown, OH · EIN 26-1601472 | $240,278 | Operating support. | Same city 1.00 |
| Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund Columbus, OH · EIN 82-5116453 | $230,278 | Operating support. | Same address 1.00 |
| Esperanza Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1403492 | $229,500 | Postsecondary success coaches for Say Yes scholars. | Same address 1.00 |
| Assembly for the Arts Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1936190 | $200,000 | Operating support. | Same city 1.00 |
| Cleveland Social Venture Partners Cleveland, OH · EIN 30-0010575 | $200,000 | Operating support. | Same city 1.00 |
| Equality Ohio Education Fund Columbus, OH · EIN 02-0743268 | $200,000 | Operating support. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Historymakers Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4328170 | $200,000 | Cleveland/Northeast Ohio African American Leaders in The HistoryMakers Collection. | Same address 1.00 |
| Karamu House Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-0714448 | $200,000 | Karamu: Next Generation. | Same address 1.00 |
| Positive Education Program Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1127919 | $200,000 | Staff development. | Same address 1.00 |
| Positive Education Program Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1127919 | $200,000 | Staff development. | Same address 1.00 |
| Positive Education Program Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1127919 | $200,000 | Staff development. | Same address 1.00 |
| Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga county Independence, OH · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | The Llura Gund Early Learning Fund at PRE4CLE. | Unmatched Help match |
| Cleveland Municipal School District Transformation Cleveland, OH · EIN 46-2115716 | $175,000 | Operating support. | Same address 0.71 |
| The Ohio Environmental Council Columbus, OH · EIN 31-0805578 | $165,000 | Power a Clean Future Ohio. | Same city 1.00 |
| The Center for Community Solutions Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-0714723 | $160,000 | Operating support and Advocates for Ohios Future. | Same address 1.00 |
| United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1366892 | $160,000 | FutureLAND. | Same address 1.00 |
| Citizens Utility Board of Ohio Lakewood, OH · EIN 85-2183855 | $150,000 | Operating support. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Cleveland Film Society Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1262368 | $150,000 | Operating support. | Same city 1.00 |
| Cleveland Print Room Cleveland, OH · EIN 90-0922757 | $150,000 | Operating support. | Same city 1.00 |
| Lead Ohio Foundation Columbus, OH · EIN 84-2974164 | $150,000 | Operating support. | Same city 1.00 |
| Ohio City Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1372076 | $150,000 | West Side Market Masterplan and Nonprofit Transition Assistance. | Same address 1.00 |
| Ohio Voice Columbus, OH · EIN 82-3381404 | $150,000 | Honesty for Ohio Education operating support. | Same address 1.00 |
| Ohio Womens Alliance Columbus, OH · EIN 83-4095206 | $150,000 | Operating support. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| ONE Fair Wage Cambridge, MA · EIN 85-0692228 | $150,000 | Operating support and the Cleveland High Road Kitchens Program. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Philanthropy Ohio Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1111842 | $150,000 | Operating and project support. | Same address 1.00 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy Washington, DC · EIN 52-1437006 | $150,000 | Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition and Midwest office operating support. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
6 more lines ($222K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
Foundations that fund the same organizations
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144 recipients in common - The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation Mayfield Heights, OH
41 recipients in common - Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Richmond, VA
37 recipients in common - The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
37 recipients in common - The Nord Family Foundation Amherst, OH
36 recipients in common - Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
35 recipients in common - Saint Lukes Foundation of Cleveland Ohio Cleveland, OH
32 recipients in common - The Reinberger Foundation Cleveland, OH
30 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.