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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-1866138

Pah Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $420,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Pah Foundation Administrators
1100 Superior Avenue Suite 1105
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 479-2200
Form and materials
Charitable requests: written request outlining specifics of request.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
Charitable requests: written requests considered separately.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,252,646
  • Tax year 2023

    $285,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,886,751
  • Tax year 2022

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $6,090,678
  • Tax year 2021

    $471,667

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,658,017
  • Tax year 2020

    $546,667

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,888,488
  • Tax year 2019

    $549,167

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,317,263
  • Tax year 2018

    $580,308

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $6,740,363

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pacific Northwest Ballet-Sleeping BeautySeattle, WA

    General use of recipient

    $125,000
  2. Pacific Northwest Ballet - Annual FundSeattle, WA

    General use of recipient

    $50,000
  3. Pacific Northwest Ballet- New Work SponsorshipSeattle, WA

    General use of recipient

    $50,000
  4. Syracuse University - Newhouse Dean's FundSyracuse, NY

    General use of recipient

    $50,000
  5. Cleveland Clinic Palliative Medicine GrantCleveland, OH

    General use of recipient

    $40,000
  6. NYU Stern School of Business - Center of Business and Human RightsNew York, NY

    General use of recipient

    $30,000
  7. Shunpike Arts Collective - JumpkutSeattle, WA

    General use of receipient

    $25,000
  8. Hawken SchoolGates Mills, OH

    General use of recipient

    $15,000
  9. Uryadi's Village IncSandpoint, ID

    General use of recipient

    $15,000
  10. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - GalaSeattle, WA

    General use of recipient

    $10,000
  11. Pacific Northwest Ballet - Raise the Paddle GalaSeattle, WA

    General use of recipient

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $15,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $15,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington6 grants $270,000
  2. New York2 grants $80,000
  3. Ohio2 grants $55,000
  4. Idaho1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Peter A HorvitzTRUSTEE & PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Margaret A O'MearaVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew S PatersonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alvin B HemmingsenTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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