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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1812999

The Gale Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $9.1 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $9,120,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $609,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $9,144,771

  • Tax year 2023

    $497,136

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $8,822,518

  • Tax year 2022

    $670,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $8,037,942

  • Tax year 2021

    $389,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,487,755

  • Tax year 2020

    $421,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $8,115,952

  • Tax year 2019

    $417,400

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $8,272,132

  • Tax year 2018

    $490,050

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $8,275,519

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Freer FoundationCleveland, OH

    Funding for the Freer Founation with in-kind stock distribution at cost

    $2,550,235
  2. MB Gale FoundationCleveland, OH

    Funding for the MBGale Foundation with in-kind stock distribution at cost

    $2,550,235
  3. OurBlueSeas FoundationCleveland, OH

    Funding for OurBlueSeas Foundation with in-kind stock distribution at cost

    $2,550,235
  4. Freer FoundationCleveland, OH

    Funding for the Freer Foundation with cash

    $488,743
  5. MB Gale FoundationCleveland, OH

    Funding for the MBGale Foundation with cash

    $488,743
  6. OurBlueSeas FoundationCleveland, OH

    Funding for OurBlueSeas Foundation with cash

    $488,742
  7. OurBlueSeas FoundationCleveland, OH

    One-third IRS refund

    $1,223
  8. Freer FoundationCleveland, OH

    One-third IRS refund

    $1,222
  9. MBGale FoundationCleveland, OH

    One-third IRS refund

    $1,222

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $6,080,400100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio9 grants $9,120,600

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Thomas V GalePresident/Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary B GaleVice-President/Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Debbie G FreerVice-President/Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Chuck L FreerTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Daniel L HornSecretary/Treasurer Hours 2Pay $21,791

The return

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