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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3453657

The Flyweight Fund

A private foundation in Bay Village, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $63,000 paid in grants.

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.

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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $894,229
  • Tax year 2024

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $926,719

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Signal ClevelandColumbus, OH

    General

    $25,000
  2. Focus Cleveland - St Herman HouseCleveland, OH

    General

    $15,000
  3. Greek Garden Association of Cleveland IncCleveland, OH

    General

    $12,000
  4. The Cleveland Animal Protective LeagueCleveland, OH

    General

    $10,000
  5. International Bluegrass Music AssociationNashville, TN

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $12,00052% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $10,00043% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $62,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Leon X ZapisPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ageleke ZapisVICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard BongornoTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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