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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1538822

The Paintstone Foundation

A private foundation in Mentor, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $210,000 paid in grants.

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

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,815,177
  • Tax year 2024

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $295,225
  • Tax year 2023

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $376,701
  • Tax year 2022

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $443,028
  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $520,616
  • Tax year 2020

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $497,126

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lawrence SchoolBroadview HTS, OH

    Art & education

    $50,000
  2. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Health & welfare

    $20,000
  3. Lakeland FoundationKirtland, OH

    Art & education

    $20,000
  4. Playhouse Square OrganizationCleveland, OH

    Art & education

    $20,000
  5. Art Therapy StudioCleveland, OH

    Art & education

    $10,000
  6. Center for Families and ChildrenCleveland, OH

    Health & welfare

    $10,000
  7. Cleveland OrchestraCleveland, OH

    Art & education

    $10,000
  8. Remote Area MedicalRockford, TN

    Health & welfare

    $10,000
  9. Salvation Army Lake CountyMentor, OH

    Health & welfare

    $10,000
  10. Apollos FireCleveland Heights, OH

    Art & education

    $10,000
  11. Great Lakes TheaterCleveland, OH

    Art & education

    $10,000
  12. Children's Museum of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Art & education

    $5,000
  13. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Health & welfare

    $5,000
  14. Good Bank NeoCleveland, OH

    Health & welfare

    $5,000
  15. Wviz IdeastreamCleveland, OH

    Art & education

    $5,000
  16. Kids Book BankCleveland, OH

    Art & education

    $5,000
  17. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    Health & welfare

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $30,00043% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $20,00029% of the total
  3. International aid3 grants $20,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio13 grants $170,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  5. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John S MilgramTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Andrew MilgramTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas MilgramTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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