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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-1886405

The Roe Green Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $4.3 million paid in grants.

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

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $4,320,179

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,798,915
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,710,525

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $821,930
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,708,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $593,188
  • Tax year 2021

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $471,013
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,174,561

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $638,111
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,226,140

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $851,418
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,398,424

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $802,207

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chautauqua Institution (foundation)Chautauqua, NY

    New building

    $2,835,304
  2. University of Colorado FoundationBoulder, CO

    Roe green endowed chair in theatre FD

    $500,875
  3. Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design - JerusalmMount Scopus Campus, Israel

    Roe green gallery dept of visual communications

    $250,000
  4. Cleveland Play HouseCleveland, OH

    NGTF, centennial & gala; new american plays

    $225,000
  5. University HospitalscwruCleveland, OH

    Roe green MD center uganda - cwru

    $100,000
  6. University HospitalsuhCleveland, OH

    Roe green MD center uganda - uh

    $100,000
  7. Dramatists Guild FundNew York, NY

    Annual gala

    $35,000
  8. Kent State University Foundation -School of Theatre & DanceKent, OH

    Roe green visiting director series

    $35,000
  9. Maltz Jupiter TheatreJupiter, FL

    Gala sponsorship

    $30,000
  10. Chautauqua Institution (foundation)Chautauqua, NY

    Promise campaign

    $25,000
  11. Cultural Council of Palm Beach CountyLK Worth BCH, FL

    Muse awards; culture & cocktails

    $25,000
  12. Cultural Council of Palm Beach CountyLK Worth BCH, FL

    Annual sponsorship

    $25,000
  13. Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FL

    General purpose

    $25,000
  14. Shaw Festival FoundationNiagaraonthelake, Canada

    Embedded ensemble 2024 season

    $25,000
  15. Maltz Jupiter TheatreJupiter, FL

    Annual board contribution

    $25,000
  16. Kent State University FoundationKent, OH

    Global education endowment renaissance

    $20,000
  17. Suburban Temple- Kol AmiCleveland, OH

    Support of single mothers & women

    $12,500
  18. Piano ClevelandShaker HTS, OH

    General purpose

    $10,000
  19. Suburban Temple- Kol AmiCleveland, OH

    Anniversary 2024

    $7,500
  20. Maltz Jupiter TheatreJupiter, FL

    Communi-trees

    $5,000
  21. Shaw Festival FoundationNiagaraonthelake, Canada

    Annual pledge

    $2,500
  22. University of Colorado FoundationBoulder, CO

    Shakespeare festival

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $370,00089% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $20,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $2,895,304
  2. Ohio8 grants $510,000
  3. Colorado2 grants $502,375
  4. Florida6 grants $135,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Roe GreenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Eugene A KratusTRUSTEE Hours 12Pay $0

The return

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