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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-1852785

Jah Foundation

A private foundation in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $116,500 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Kathleen A Edwards
2926 State Road 373
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
(330) 686-2107
Form and materials
Ohio common grant form letter of inquiry should be submitted. Application includes name of organization, address, website, person to contact and phone number, tax exempt status, legal name, tax id number, date of IRS letter, organization's mission and annual operating budget, project/program title and budget, amount requested, timeframe for amount requested, and description of how funds will be used.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
Except under unusual circumstances grants are awarded exclusively for charitable and education purposes to organizations qualified under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3), and as public charities under internal revenue code section 509(a)(1),(2) or (3).

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $116,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,543,787

  • Tax year 2023

    $112,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,528,284

  • Tax year 2022

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,607,765

  • Tax year 2021

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,692,599

  • Tax year 2020

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,656,128

  • Tax year 2019

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,717,588

  • Tax year 2018

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,766,511

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cuyahoga Falls Good NeighborsCuyahoga Falls, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  2. St Vincent- St Mary High SchoolAkron, OH

    Emergency tuition assistance

    $10,000
  3. Hattie Larlham FoundationMantua, OH

    Operations- services for profoundly disabled adults and children

    $7,500
  4. Open MAkron, OH

    Operations- medical clininc, food, employment services

    $7,500
  5. Truly Reaching You MinistriesAkron, OH

    Support re-entry program for formerly incerated individual

    $7,000
  6. Peter Maurin CenterHudson, OH

    Services for homeless and marginalized

    $6,000
  7. Salvation ArmyAkron, OH

    Food clothing shelter for those in need

    $6,000
  8. Akron Canton FoodbankAkron, OH

    Operations for regional food bank

    $5,000
  9. Grace HouseAkron, OH

    Housing/end of life care for indigent, alone

    $5,000
  10. Ibh Addiction RecoveryCoventry TWP, OH

    Operations, costs not covered by insurnce or medicaid (food, housing, staff supervision)

    $5,000
  11. Regina Health CenterRichfield, OH

    Provides health and social care for elderly religious and lay persons

    $5,000
  12. St Joseph ParishCuyahoga FLS, OH

    Sponsoring 3-parish PSR program (religious education)

    $5,000
  13. Walsh Jesuit High SchoolCuyahoga FLS, OH

    Emergency tuition assistance

    $5,000
  14. Good Samaritan Hunger CenterAkron, OH

    Mobile food pantry

    $4,000
  15. Stewart's Caring PlaceFairlawn, OH

    Support services for individuals and famililes affected by cancer

    $3,000
  16. Boys and Girls Club of Northeast OhioAkron, OH

    Support for kids and teen programs-high quality youth development programs in akron

    $2,500
  17. Broken Chains MinistryAkron, OH

    Support for lydia's home for at risk homeless who are overcoming domestic violence, dug abuse, human trafficking

    $2,500
  18. Family Promise of Summit CountyAkron, OH

    Serves homeless families with children/food and shelter

    $2,500
  19. Akron Co-Operative FarmsAkron, OH

    Support public farm plots for immigrant families to grow foood for themselves, or for selling at markets

    $2,000
  20. Battered Women's ShelterAkron, OH

    Support for operation of domestic violence shelter

    $2,000
  21. Rape Crisis CenterAkron, OH

    Support for operations -deliering crisis interventions to victims of sexual violence

    $2,000
  22. Shelter Care IncTallmadge, OH

    Services for youth anf families in crisis

    $2,000
  23. St Bernards Hunger CenterAkron, OH

    Hot meal program

    $1,500
  24. Catholic Charities Social Services of Summit CountyAkron, OH

    Funding elder day care program

    $1,000
  25. Goodwillweye Seeing Eye Radio for the Visually ImpairedAkron, OH

    Operating funds for weye radio for vision impaired

    $1,000
  26. Kelly's Grief CenterMunroe Falls, OH

    Funding for kelly's grief center, providing grief counseling and education to those in need.

    $1,000
  27. Bags of LoveStow, OH

    Sponsor gifts and meals for families for holiday season

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $12,00025% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00021% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $8,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $7,50015% of the total
  5. Mental health2 grants $7,00014% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $4,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio27 grants $116,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Kathleen A EdwardsPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 6Pay $25,000
  • James P HaagVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph M HaagDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas J HaagDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John P HaagDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward A HaagDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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