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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-6513655

Firman Fund

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 53 grants and $501,833 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

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

    $501,833

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $8,390,472
  • Tax year 2023

    $518,333

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $6,793,153
  • Tax year 2022

    $504,500

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $7,004,445
  • Tax year 2021

    $466,500

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $7,858,654
  • Tax year 2020

    $504,000

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $7,443,405

Grants paid in 2024

53 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Children's Hospital FoundationAurora, CO

    Annual fund

    $40,000
  2. Maclay SchoolTallahassee, FL

    Annual fund

    $35,000
  3. Tall Timbers ResearchTallahassee, FL

    Research fund

    $35,000
  4. Denver Museum of ScienceDenver, CO

    Annual fund

    $33,333
  5. Colorado AcademyDenver, CO

    Annual fund

    $20,000
  6. Miss Hall's SchoolPittsfield, MA

    Annual fund

    $20,000
  7. Boca Grande Disaster FundBoca Grande, FL

    Disaster relief

    $20,000
  8. Friends of the Boca Grande Community CenterBoca Grande, FL

    Annual fund

    $17,000
  9. Eating Disorder FoundationDenver, CO

    Annual fund

    $15,000
  10. There with CareBoulder, CO

    Annual fund

    $15,000
  11. American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OK

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  12. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    Diaster relief

    $10,000
  13. Boca Grande Health ClinicBoca Grande, FL

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  14. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH

    Cancer research

    $10,000
  15. Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryCleveland, OH

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  16. Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement AssocBoca Grande, FL

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  17. Johann Fust LibraryBoca Grande, FL

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  18. KIPP Colorado SchoolsDenver, CO

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  19. Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  20. Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL

    Leukemia research

    $10,000
  21. Rocky Mountain Children's Health FNDNArvada, CO

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  22. St Jude's HospitalMemphis, TN

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  23. Tallahassee Museum of HistoryTallahassee, FL

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  24. Maclay SchoolTallahassee, FL

    Boosters

    $8,000
  25. Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, CO

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  26. Camp JacobClintwood, VA

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  27. Denver Botanical GardenDenver, CO

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  28. Friends of Vail Mountain RescueEdwards, CO

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  29. Hathaway Brown SchoolCleveland, OH

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  30. Hawken SchoolCleveland, OH

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  31. Hospice of SW GeorgiaThomasville, GA

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  32. Island SchoolBoca Grande, FL

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  33. Second Harvest of Big BendTallahassee, FL

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  34. The Ethel Walker SchoolSimsbury, CT

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  35. The Vail Valley FoundationAvon, CO

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  36. US Sportsman's AllianceColumbus, OH

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  37. Westminster SchoolSimsbury, CT

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  38. Headquarters Mental HealthBasalt, CO

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  39. Roaring Fork Early Language & Literacy AllianceAspen, CO

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  40. Samaritan's Purse - NC Helene ReliefBoone, NC

    Disaster relief

    $5,000
  41. School in the Woods MontessoriDenver, CO

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  42. Aspen CNT for EnvironmentAspen, CO

    Annual fund

    $3,000
  43. Aspen Education FNDNAspen, CO

    Annual fund

    $3,000
  44. Aspen Hope CenterBasalt, CO

    Annual fund

    $3,000
  45. Aspen Mountain RescueAspen, CO

    Annual fund

    $3,000
  46. Aspen Youth CenterAspen, CO

    Annual fund

    $3,000
  47. Florence Crittenton ServicesDenver, CO

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  48. Second Chance CenterAurora, CO

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  49. Kidz 1st FundTallahassee, FL

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  50. Children's Museum of DenverDenver, CO

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  51. Okoboji Protective AssociationOkoboji, IA

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  52. Aspen Historical SocietyAspen, CO

    Annual fund

    $1,500
  53. Friends of Lakeside LabMilford, IA

    Annual fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $66,00033% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $35,00018% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $34,50017% of the total
  4. Mental health2 grants $18,0009% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $12,0006% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $23,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado23 grants $201,833
  2. Florida13 grants $177,000
  3. Ohio5 grants $35,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  5. Iowa3 grants $13,000
  6. Connecticut2 grants $10,000
  7. New York1 grant $10,000
  8. Oklahoma1 grant $10,000
  9. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  10. Georgia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Stephanie FirmanTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Neil A BrownSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0
  • Jennifer StatonTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert C Webster IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Pamela W MurphyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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