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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-5131853

Cardinal Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Kirtland Hills, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $122,579 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.

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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

    $122,579

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,876,538

  • Tax year 2024

    $164,231

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,956,951

  • Tax year 2023

    $117,979

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,078,632

  • Tax year 2022

    $173,964

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,175,513

  • Tax year 2021

    $71,826

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,287,174

  • Tax year 2020

    $111,829

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,338,300

  • Tax year 2019

    $114,163

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,289,620

  • Tax year 2018

    $113,250

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,389,897

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. John Carroll UniversityUniversity HT, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $47,000
  2. Playhouse SquareCleveland, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $10,000
  3. St JudesMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $10,000
  4. Kirtland Country Club Caddie ProgramWilloughby, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $7,579
  5. St HubertsKirtland Hills, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $7,000
  6. Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $5,000
  7. Garfield Endowed ScholarshipCleveland, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $5,000
  8. Deepwood FoundationMentor, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $5,000
  9. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $5,000
  10. Jack Gives BackBay Village, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $4,000
  11. Scott Hamilton CaresFranklin, TN

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $4,000
  12. Shaker Schools FoundationShaker HTS, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $3,000
  13. Holden Botanical GardensCleveland, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $2,000
  14. K9 for HeroesPainesville, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $2,000
  15. The City Mission Laura's HomeCleveland, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $2,000
  16. Velo SanoCleveland, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $2,000
  17. Special Spaces ClevelandParma, OH

    Unrestricted operating funds

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $47,00082% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $10,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio14 grants $103,579
  2. Tennessee2 grants $14,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Michael A KeresmanPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elizabeth A KeresmanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katelyn A KeresmanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jaclyn M KlemencTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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