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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1284344

The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 154 grants and $3.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Melissa Benedict
200 Public Square Suite 3300
Cleveland, OH 44114
(513) 425-2543
Form and materials
THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS FOUNDATION'S ONLINE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE VIA OUR WEBSITE https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/sustainability/social/cleveland-cliffs-foundation
Deadlines
Deadline dates are typically march 1, june 1 and september 1
Restrictions
Funding priorities include education, environment and healthy lifestyles.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $3,774,625

    Grants listed
    154
    Assets, end of year
    $6,700,646

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,273,828

    Grants listed
    179
    Assets, end of year
    $6,936,569

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,423,208

    Grants listed
    205
    Assets, end of year
    $9,122,763

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,795,088

    Grants listed
    214
    Assets, end of year
    $9,721,732

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,734,330

    Grants listed
    267
    Assets, end of year
    $12,752,009

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,186,232

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $13,826,196

Grants paid in 2025

154 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. College Now Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General support

    $490,000
  2. National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $400,000
  3. American Online Giving FoundationNewark, DE

    General support

    $369,388
  4. Duneland YMCA IncChesterton, IN

    General support

    $125,000
  5. Greater Cleveland Food BankCleveland, OH

    General support

    $100,500
  6. Asm Materials Education FoundationNovelty, OH

    General support

    $100,000
  7. Cleveland Clinic FDN PhilanthropCleveland, OH

    General support

    $100,000
  8. Atrium Medical Ctr FoundationMiddletown, OH

    General support

    $75,000
  9. YMCA of Marquette CountyMarquette, MI

    General support

    $75,000
  10. Great Lakes Historical SocietyToledo, OH

    General support

    $62,500
  11. Food Bank of Northwest IndianaMerrillville, IN

    General support

    $52,500
  12. Beat the Streets ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  13. Dearborn Education FoundationDearborn, MI

    General support

    $50,000
  14. Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center IncChesterton, IN

    General support

    $50,000
  15. United Way of Northwest IndianaValparaiso, IN

    General support

    $50,000
  16. University HospitalsCleveland, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  17. United Way of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General support

    $47,579
  18. Great Lakes Science CenterCleveland, OH

    General support

    $44,000
  19. Middletown Community FoundationMiddletown, OH

    General support

    $44,000
  20. Maumee Valley Habitat for HumanityMaumee, OH

    General support

    $40,000
  21. The Metrohealth Foundation IncCleveland, OH

    General support

    $40,000
  22. Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food BankDuluth, MN

    General support

    $35,000
  23. Spencer County Habitat for HumanityRockport, IN

    General support

    $35,000
  24. Association for Iron & Steel TecWarrendale, PA

    General support

    $34,000
  25. Challenger Learning Center of NwiHammond, IN

    General support

    $25,000
  26. Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryCleveland, OH

    General support

    $25,000
  27. Girl Scouts of North East OhioMacedonia, OH

    General support

    $25,000
  28. Marquette City Band IncMarquette, MI

    General support

    $25,000
  29. Providence HouseCleveland, OH

    General support

    $25,000
  30. Cotton Volunteer Fire DepartmentCotton, MN

    General support

    $23,559
  31. Columbus Blue Jackets FoundationColumbus, OH

    General support

    $22,250
  32. Partners in EducationToledo, OH

    General support

    $22,000
  33. The Salvation Army Middletown CorpsMiddletown, OH

    General support

    $20,500
  34. Toledo Zoological SocietyToledo, OH

    General support

    $20,300
  35. Boys & Girls Club of EvansvilleEvansville, IN

    General support

    $20,000
  36. Franciscan Alliance Foundation IncCrown Point, IN

    General support

    $20,000
  37. Habitat for Humanity of Porter CountyValparaiso, IN

    General support

    $20,000
  38. Lahc Leaders Advancing and Helping CommunitiesDearborn, MI

    General support

    $20,000
  39. Middletown Community FoundationMiddletown, OH

    General support

    $20,000
  40. Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation IncOwensboro, KY

    General support

    $20,000
  41. Student Conservation AssociationArlington, VA

    General support

    $20,000
  42. The Legal Aid Society of ClevelaCleveland, OH

    General support

    $20,000
  43. United Way of Richland CountyMansfield, OH

    General support

    $20,000
  44. Diocesan Council Society of St Vincent de PaulMarquette, MI

    General support

    $18,500
  45. Science OlympiadOak Brook, IL

    General support

    $18,000
  46. Association of Artists and Craftsmen of Porter CountyChesterton, IN

    General support

    $15,000
  47. Children's Hunger AllianceColumbus, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  48. Cleveland PlayhouseCleveland, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  49. Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana IncChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  50. Hope House Rescue MissionMiddletown, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  51. Michigan Tech FundHoughton, MI

    General support

    $15,000
  52. National Inventors Hall of Fame IncNorth Canton, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  53. Negaunee Historical SocietyNegaunee, MI

    General support

    $15,000
  54. North St Louis Habitat for HumanityVirginia, MN

    General support

    $15,000
  55. Opportunity EnterprisesValparaiso, IN

    General support

    $15,000
  56. Parkesburg PointParkesburg, PA

    General support

    $15,000
  57. The Salvation Army Northwest IndianaMunster, IN

    General support

    $15,000
  58. Western Reserve Land ConservancyMoreland HLS, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  59. Zaman InternationalInkster, MI

    General support

    $15,000
  60. Columbus Blue Jackets FoundationColumbus, OH

    General support

    $14,000
  61. Boy Scouts of America Council 438 Dan BeardCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $13,500
  62. Ohana Heritage Foundation A Rosie PlaceSouth Bend, IN

    General support

    $12,500
  63. Alger Marquette Cmty Action BD DBA Cmty Action Alger MarquetteMarquette, MI

    General support

    $12,000
  64. Humane IndianaHighland, IN

    General support

    $12,000
  65. Volunteers in EducationDuluth, MN

    General support

    $11,300
  66. Tower Soudan Historical SocietyTower, MN

    General support

    $11,250
  67. The Lighthouse FoundationValencia, PA

    General support

    $10,500
  68. American Heart Assoc IncBlue Ash, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  69. Boys & Girls Clubs of ToledoToledo, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  70. Caring Partners InternationalFranklin, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  71. Coatesville Youth InitiativeCoatesville, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  72. College Now Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  73. Esperanza IncCleveland, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  74. Good Works IncCoatesville, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  75. Habitat for Humanity DetroitDetroit, MI

    General support

    $10,000
  76. Handi-Crafters IncCoatesville, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  77. Junior Achievement of Middletown AreaMiddletown, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  78. Lake Heritage Parks FoundationCrown Point, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  79. Mesabi Range College FoundationVirginia, MN

    General support

    $10,000
  80. Michigan Veterans FoundationDetroit, MI

    General support

    $10,000
  81. Nature Center at Shaker LakesCleveland, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  82. Neighborhood Housing Services of Toledo IncToledo, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  83. Nwi Food Council IncValparaiso, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  84. Open Doors AcademyCleveland, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  85. Portage Township Education FoundationPortage, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  86. Save the Dunes Conservation FundMichigan City, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  87. Shirley Heinze Land TrustValparaiso, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  88. South Shore Nautical Education Foundation IncMichigan City, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  89. Success Through MentoringRockport, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  90. The Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Center for the ArtsMichigan City, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  91. The Salvation Army - MansfieldMansfield, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  92. The Salvation Army - WarrenWarren, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  93. The Salvation Army - ZanesvilleZanesville, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  94. Tradewinds Services IncMerrillville, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  95. U MATTER2 IncPlymouth, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  96. West Virginia Health Right IncCharleston, WV

    General support

    $10,000
  97. Open Doors AcademyCleveland, OH

    General support

    $8,000
  98. Connecting Kids to MealsToledo, OH

    General support

    $7,500
  99. Ecumenical Assembly of Bartholomew County ChurchesColumbus, IN

    General support

    $7,500
  100. Toledo Science Center DBA Imagination StationToledo, OH

    General support

    $7,500
  101. AeoaVirginia, MN

    General support

    $5,000
  102. American Red CrossCleveland, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  103. Art Barn School of ArtValparaiso, IN

    General support

    $5,000
  104. Canalway PartnersCleveland, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  105. Central Pennsylvania Food BankHarrisburg, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  106. Children's Dental ServicesMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $5,000
  107. Christian Resource CenterRockport, IN

    General support

    $5,000
  108. Cleveland Leadership CenterCleveland, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  109. Community Youth & Womens AllianceCoatesville, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  110. Eveleth Heritage Society Eveleth Public LibraryEveleth, MN

    General support

    $5,000
  111. Hibbing Historical Society and MHibbing, MN

    General support

    $5,000
  112. Junior Achievement SW inEvansville, IN

    General support

    $5,000
  113. Kent State University Foundation IncKent, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  114. Lincoln Hills DevelopmentTell City, IN

    General support

    $5,000
  115. Middletown Holiday WhoplaMiddletown, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  116. Middletown NAACP 3194Middletown, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  117. Moraine State Park RegattaPortersville, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  118. Museum of Contemporary ArtCleveland, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  119. Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  120. School City of East ChicagoEast Chicago, IN

    General support

    $5,000
  121. Superior Hills Associations of Parents and EducatorsMarquette, MI

    General support

    $5,000
  122. The M ClubSilver Bay, MN

    General support

    $5,000
  123. The Salvation Army - CoshoctonCoshocton, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  124. United Way of Coshocton County IncCoshocton, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  125. United Way of Greater ToledoToledo, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  126. Community Food Pantry of New CarlisleNew Carlisle, IN

    General support

    $4,000
  127. Silver Bay Area Food Shelf AeoaSilver Bay, MN

    General support

    $4,000
  128. Coatesville Robotics Club IncW Brandywine, PA

    General support

    $3,500
  129. Muskingum County Hunger Network IncZanesville, OH

    General support

    $3,000
  130. Shared Harvest Food BankFairfield, OH

    General support

    $3,000
  131. Community Bread BasketWeirton, WV

    General support

    $2,500
  132. Isaiah 117 HouseElizabethton, TN

    General support

    $2,500
  133. Restoration Ministries IncHarvey, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  134. Tender Mercies MinistriesPrinceton, WV

    General support

    $2,500
  135. The Salvation Army - CoshoctonCoshocton, OH

    General support

    $2,500
  136. The Salvation Army - MansfieldMansfield, OH

    General support

    $2,500
  137. The Salvation Army - MonessenDonora, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  138. Warren Family MissionWarren, OH

    General support

    $2,500
  139. Chisholm Food ShelfChisholm, MN

    General support

    $1,667
  140. Neighbors Helping NeighborsNashwauk, MN

    General support

    $1,666
  141. Salvation Army of Hibbing MNHibbing, MN

    General support

    $1,666
  142. Central Union MissionRiverdale, MD

    General support

    $1,500
  143. Angels Among US OutreachToledo, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  144. Catholic Charities Diocese of ToledoToledo, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  145. Community Foundation of Western PA and Eastern OhSharon, PA

    General support

    $1,000
  146. Mid-Ohio Food CollectiveGrove City, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  147. Toledo NW Ohio Food BankToledo, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  148. Meals on WheelsMerrillville, IN

    General support

    $750
  149. Alabama Childhood Food SolutionsSylacauga, AL

    General support

    $500
  150. American Heart Assoc IncBlue Ash, OH

    General support

    $500
  151. Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield, IL

    General support

    $500
  152. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General support

    $500
  153. Kentucky Veterans BrigadeBowling Green, KY

    General support

    $500
  154. Allegany County Historical SocietyAndover, NY

    General support

    $250

Approved for future payment

4 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    General Support

    $300,000
  2. Cleveland MetroparksCleveland, OH

    General Support

    $300,000
  3. Great Lakes Science CenterCleveland, OH

    General Support

    $20,000
  4. Open Doors AcademyCleveland, OH

    General Support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education9 grants $678,30025% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking10 grants $602,21722% of the total
  3. Animals4 grants $432,80016% of the total
  4. Human services10 grants $268,00010% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture12 grants $194,5007% of the total
  6. Arts and culture8 grants $116,2504% of the total
  7. 11 other causes27 grants $389,55915% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio67 grants $1,784,629
  2. Indiana31 grants $599,250
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $401,500
  4. Delaware1 grant $369,388
  5. Michigan12 grants $270,500
  6. Minnesota15 grants $140,108
  7. Pennsylvania12 grants $111,500
  8. Illinois6 grants $41,500
  9. Kentucky2 grants $20,500
  10. Virginia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Anna P EdigerSECRETARY (ENDING 12/8/25); TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles T WalkerTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • James D GrahamCHAIRMAN & TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa J BenedictEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 30Pay $0
  • Patrick M BloomTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Traci L ForresterTRUSTEE (ENDING 7/14/25) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kimberly A FlorianiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marissa C AlfanoSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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