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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 31-1520141

The Fred E Scholl Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 13 grants and $4.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Jul 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,318,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $169,400

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,441,438

Grants paid in 2021

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cleveland Foundation for College NowCleveland, OH

    General

    $2,000,000
  2. Boys & Girls Club of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General

    $1,700,000
  3. Bowling Green State University (knight)Bowling Green, OH

    General

    $250,000
  4. Cleveland Foundation for CVNPCleveland, OH

    General

    $150,000
  5. Fidelity CharitableBoston, MA

    General

    $100,000
  6. Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland (scholarships)Cleveland, OH

    Scholarships

    $50,000
  7. Boys & Girls Club of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Operating expenses

    $50,000
  8. Conservancy Cuyahoga Valley National ParkPeninsula, OH

    General

    $7,500
  9. Denver Dumb FriendsDenver, CO

    General

    $3,000
  10. Make A Wish Foundation of ColoradoGreenwood VLG, CO

    General

    $3,000
  11. Achievement Centers for ChildrenStrongsville, OH

    General

    $2,500
  12. Joseph House of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General

    $1,000
  13. Metro Health M&ILakewood, OH

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $100,00097% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $3,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio11 grants $4,312,000
  2. Colorado2 grants $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bernard L KarrPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $5,062
  • Thomas F KirchendorferVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $4,219
  • Jeffery P ConsoloTREASURER Hours 2Pay $4,219

The return

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