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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-7178399

Helen C Cole Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $1.4 million 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

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

    $1,414,551

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $24,657,236

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,239,556

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $22,399,999

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,414,551

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $23,101,317

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,224,315

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $25,043,450

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,229,307

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $23,414,480

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Cleveland FoundationCleveland, OH

    General

    $707,273
  2. Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH

    General

    $63,377
  3. Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland, OH

    General

    $63,377
  4. Laurel SchoolShaker HTS, OH

    General

    $63,377
  5. Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA

    General

    $63,377
  6. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    General

    $63,377
  7. American Red CrossCleveland, OH

    General

    $43,377
  8. Benjamin Rose InstituteCleveland, OH

    General

    $43,377
  9. Church of the CovenantCleveland, OH

    General

    $43,377
  10. Cleveland Hearing and Speech CenterCleveland, OH

    General

    $43,377
  11. Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryCleveland, OH

    General

    $43,377
  12. Cleveland Music School SettlementCleveland, OH

    General

    $43,377
  13. Cleveland Sight CenterCleveland, OH

    General

    $43,377
  14. Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH

    General

    $43,377
  15. Vocational Guidance ServicesCleveland, OH

    General

    $43,377

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $707,27355% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $253,50820% of the total
  3. Arts and culture4 grants $193,50815% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $86,7547% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $43,3773% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio13 grants $1,287,797
  2. California1 grant $63,377
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $63,377

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Mark F SwaryTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $124,038

The return

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