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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-2711998

The Weatherhead Foundation

A private foundation in Mayfield Heights, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $7.2 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $7,229,016

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,254,365
  • Tax year 2023

    $6,800,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,478,145
  • Tax year 2022

    $6,641,725

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,822,846
  • Tax year 2021

    $7,163,189

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,247,950
  • Tax year 2020

    $5,643,724

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,867,281
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,579,096

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,805,201
  • Tax year 2018

    $5,455,550

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,032,696

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA

    To support the weatherhead scholars century grant and cowen institute.

    $5,013,584
  2. Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH

    To support the educational opportunities of the case western reserve university school of management.

    $2,215,432

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $7,229,016100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana1 grant $5,013,584
  2. Ohio1 grant $2,215,432

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Celia WeatherheadPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $60,000
  • David F EdwardsVP/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carol GluckVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $7,500
  • Scott CowenVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melani CammettVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $7,500
  • Barbara SnyderVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Terri Lacy Until 082024VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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