Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 34-0823464Community development

Who funds University Circle Incorporated?

64 private foundations gave University Circle Incorporated in Cleveland, OH $2.8 million across 212 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

212 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. James and Susan Ratner Family FoundationShaker Heights, OH 2025

    The circle fund

    $25,000
  2. The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation IncPepper Pike, OH 2025

    Support for community development, cultural institutions, and educational programs.

    $25,000
  3. Jane and Jon Outcalt FoundationNovelty, OH 2025

    General fund

    $10,000
  4. Murphy Family FoundationSolon, OH 2025

    General fund

    $7,500
  5. Emma R Fox Char Trust Mut FDSPittsburgh, PA 2025

    Annual support

    $5,000
  6. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2025

    Place making public spaces

    $5,000
  7. Marla & Joseph Shafran FoundationCleveland, OH 2025

    General operating support

    $1,000
  8. S Livingston Mather Charitable TrustCleveland, OH 2025

    For general operating expenses

    $1,000
  9. Catanzarite Family Foundation - IIColumbia Station, OH 2025

    Continued general operating support

    $100
  10. Alexander and Sarah Cutler Family FoundationGates Mills, OH 2025

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  11. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2024

    Unrestricted operating support

    $125,000
  12. Me & FJ Callahan FoundationChagrin Falls, OH 2024

    General operations

    $125,000
  13. George Codrington FdnhirtlenaCleveland, OH 2024

    General

    $90,000
  14. The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation IncPepper Pike, OH 2024

    Community health

    $50,000
  15. The Andrews FoundationBeachwood, OH 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  16. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    A-157-24 connecting educators with circle programming

    $15,000
  17. Thomas & Lisa Mandel Family FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    Project Support

    $15,000
  18. Kulas FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    Programmatic support

    $10,000
  19. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2024

    Advocates for education

    $10,000
  20. Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  21. Weathertop Foundation f/k/a Thomas Nelson Urban JrRichmond, VA 2024

    General support

    $7,000
  22. Jane and Jon Outcalt FoundationNovelty, OH 2024

    General fund

    $5,000
  23. The Hershey FoundationConcord TWNSP, OH 2024

    Yay! Saturday's family learning kits

    $5,000
  24. Fred A Lennon Charitable TrustPepper Pike, OH 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  25. The Walter & Jean Kalberer FoundationGates Mills, OH 2024

    Charitable

    $5,000
  26. Emma R Fox Char Trust Mut FDSPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Annual support

    $5,000
  27. Arora Family Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2024

    Communiy development

    $5,000
  28. S Livingston Mather Charitable TrustCleveland, OH 2024

    For general operating expenses

    $3,000
  29. The Lozick Family FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2024

    General support

    $2,500
  30. Giant Eagle FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Charitable

    $1,000
  31. Marla & Joseph Shafran FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    General operating support

    $1,000
  32. A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2024

    Charitable

    $1,000
  33. Alexander and Sarah Cutler Family FoundationGates Mills, OH 2024

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  34. The Reading 1 FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2024

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  35. The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation IncPepper Pike, OH 2023

    Community health

    $55,000
  36. George Codrington FdnhirtlenaCleveland, OH 2023

    General

    $40,000
  37. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    A-94-23 early learning initiative 2023

    $25,000
  38. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    A-25-23 lead -linking education and discovery

    $20,000
  39. Saint Lukes Foundation of Cleveland OhioCleveland, OH 2023

    Education programs at university circle, inc.

    $15,000
  40. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2023

    Unrestricted operating support

    $12,000
  41. The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family FoundationShaker Heights, OH 2023

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  42. Kulas FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    Programmatic support

    $10,000
  43. The Abington FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    For the early learning initiative in fy23

    $10,000
  44. Thomas H White FDN TaBrooklyn, OH 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  45. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    Yay! Saturdays Program.

    $10,000
  46. Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  47. Me & FJ Callahan FoundationChagrin Falls, OH 2023

    General operations

    $10,000
  48. The Reading 1 FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2023

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $9,000
  49. Jane and Jon Outcalt FoundationNovelty, OH 2023

    General fund

    $5,000
  50. Fred A Lennon Charitable TrustPepper Pike, OH 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  51. The Walter & Jean Kalberer FoundationGates Mills, OH 2023

    Charitable

    $5,000
  52. Emma R Fox Char Trust Mut FDSPittsburgh, PA 2023

    2016 future connections

    $5,000
  53. S Livingston Mather Charitable TrustCleveland, OH 2023

    For general operating expenses

    $3,000
  54. The Lozick Family FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2023

    General support

    $2,500
  55. Sandfair FoundationChagrin Falls, OH 2023

    Charitable donation

    $2,000
  56. Weathertop Foundation f/k/a Thomas Nelson Urban JrRichmond, VA 2023

    General support

    $2,000
  57. Giant Eagle FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023

    Charitable

    $1,000
  58. Marla & Joseph Shafran FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    General operating support

    $1,000
  59. A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2023

    Charitable

    $1,000
  60. Catanzarite Family Foundation - IIColumbia Station, OH 2023

    Continued general operating support

    $250
  61. RDM FoundationOrange Village, OH 2023

    Annual fund

    $250
  62. Alexander and Sarah Cutler Family FoundationGates Mills, OH 2023

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  63. George Codrington FdnhirtlenaCleveland, OH 2022

    General

    $40,000
  64. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    A-31-22 early learning initiative 2022

    $25,000
  65. The Abington FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    For the early learning initiative in fy22

    $25,000
  66. The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation IncPepper Pike, OH 2022

    Community health

    $25,000
  67. The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    General operating support

    $25,000
  68. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    A-19-22 lead - linking education and discovery

    $20,000
  69. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    A-46-22 future connections

    $20,000
  70. The Stocker FoundationElyria, OH 2022

    Unrestricted, most pressing need

    $20,000
  71. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2022

    General operating support

    $20,000
  72. Connor FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2022

    Advocating for University CircleNeighborhood

    $20,000
  73. Thomas & Lisa Mandel Family FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    Project support

    $15,000
  74. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2022

    Unrestricted operating support

    $12,000
  75. Saint Lukes Foundation of Cleveland OhioCleveland, OH 2022

    University circle summer programs for cleveland youth and families

    $10,000
  76. Kulas FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    Programmatic support

    $10,000
  77. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    YAY! Youth Arts Saturdays.

    $10,000
  78. Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  79. The Reinberger FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    Grant #22-87 TWD. Family programming

    $10,000
  80. The James and Angela Hambrick FoundationBeachwood, OH 2022

    Summer program

    $10,000
  81. Me & FJ Callahan FoundationChagrin Falls, OH 2022

    General operations

    $10,000
  82. Murphy Family FoundationSolon, OH 2022

    General fund

    $7,500
  83. Fred A Lennon Charitable TrustPepper Pike, OH 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  84. Emma R Fox Char Trust Mut FDSPittsburgh, PA 2022

    2016 future connections

    $5,000
  85. The Stephen and Joanne Kirk FoundationBeachwood, OH 2022

    Community

    $5,000
  86. S Livingston Mather Charitable TrustCleveland, OH 2022

    For general operating expenses

    $3,000
  87. Sullivan Family FundWest Palm Beach, FL 2022

    General

    $2,500
  88. The Lozick Family FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2022

    General support

    $2,500
  89. The Helen F & Louis Stolier Family FoundationBeachwood, OH 2022

    Program support

    $1,500
  90. Giant Eagle FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  91. Marla & Joseph Shafran FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    General operating support

    $1,000
  92. A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  93. Firstenergy FoundationAkron, OH 2022

    Education

    $1,000
  94. Firstenergy FoundationAkron, OH 2022

    Education

    $1,000
  95. Weathertop Foundation f/k/a Thomas Nelson Urban JrRichmond, VA 2022

    General support

    $1,000
  96. The Laura G Berick FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    Unrestricted

    $500
  97. Triple T FoundationChardon, OH 2022

    General purposes

    $500
  98. Catanzarite Family Foundation - IIColumbia Station, OH 2022

    Continued general operating support

    $250
  99. Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationOrange Village, OH 2022

    General & unrestricted

    $200
  100. Alexander and Sarah Cutler Family FoundationGates Mills, OH 2022

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  101. The Reading 1 FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2022

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  102. The Nordson Corporation FoundationWestlake, OH 2021

    Education program

    $70,000
  103. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2021

    Endowment campaign; UCI transp. Act

    $70,000
  104. The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation IncPepper Pike, OH 2021

    Community health

    $29,100
  105. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    A-33-21 early learning initiative 2021

    $25,000
  106. George Codrington FdnhirtlenaCleveland, OH 2021

    General

    $25,000
  107. The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    General operating support

    $25,000
  108. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2021

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $20,000
  109. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    A-54-21 future connections

    $20,000
  110. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    A-20-21 lead - linking education and discovery

    $20,000
  111. The Stocker FoundationElyria, OH 2021

    Early learning initiative (eli)

    $20,000
  112. Weathertop Foundation f/k/a Thomas Nelson Urban JrRichmond, VA 2021

    General support

    $20,000
  113. Connor FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2021

    Advocating for University CircleNeighborhood

    $20,000
  114. George Codrington FdnhirtlenaCleveland, OH 2021

    General

    $12,500
  115. The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family FoundationShaker Heights, OH 2021

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  116. Jane and Jon Outcalt FoundationNovelty, OH 2021

    General fund

    $10,000
  117. Saint Lukes Foundation of Cleveland OhioCleveland, OH 2021

    "your community" summer programming/circle explorers camp

    $10,000
  118. The Abington FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    For the early learning initiative

    $10,000
  119. The Andrews FoundationBeachwood, OH 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  120. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    YAY! Youth Arts Saturdays.

    $10,000
  121. Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  122. The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    Project Support

    $10,000
  123. The Reinberger FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    Summer programming for prek-8 youth in underserved neighborhoods around university circle

    $10,000
  124. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2021

    Circle connects by university circle inc.

    $10,000
  125. Me & FJ Callahan FoundationChagrin Falls, OH 2021

    General operations

    $10,000
  126. Murphy Family FoundationSolon, OH 2021

    General Fund

    $7,500
  127. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2021

    Lead - linking education and discovery

    $7,500
  128. Third Federal FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    Charitable purpose

    $6,000
  129. Kulas FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    programmatic support

    $5,000
  130. Fred A Lennon Charitable TrustPepper Pike, OH 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  131. S Livingston Mather Charitable TrustCleveland, OH 2021

    For general operating expenses

    $5,000
  132. Emma R Fox Char Trust Mut FDSPittsburgh, PA 2021

    2016 future connections

    $5,000
  133. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2021

    Social services

    $5,000
  134. The Stephen and Joanne Kirk FoundationBeachwood, OH 2021

    Community

    $5,000
  135. Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationOrange Village, OH 2021

    Summer programs

    $2,500
  136. The Gries Family FoundationShaker Heights, OH 2021

    Operating support

    $2,500
  137. The Lozick Family FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2021

    General support

    $2,500
  138. The Helen F & Louis Stolier Family FoundationBeachwood, OH 2021

    Program support

    $1,500
  139. A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  140. Catanzarite Family Foundation - IIColumbia Station, OH 2021

    Continued general operating support

    $500
  141. Sullivan Family FundWest Palm Beach, FL 2021

    General

    $500
  142. The Laura G Berick FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    Unrestricted

    $250
  143. Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationOrange Village, OH 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $150
  144. Alexander and Sarah Cutler Family FoundationGates Mills, OH 2021

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  145. The Reading 1 FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2021

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  146. The Nordson Corporation FoundationWestlake, OH 2020

    Educational program

    $70,000
  147. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2020

    Endowment campaign; UCI transp. Act

    $70,000
  148. The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation IncPepper Pike, OH 2020

    Community health

    $43,000
  149. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    A-23-20 early learning initiative 2020

    $25,000
  150. George Codrington FdnhirtlenaCleveland, OH 2020

    General

    $25,000
  151. The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    General operating support

    $25,000
  152. Martha Holden Jennings FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    A-46-20 future connections

    $20,000
  153. Weathertop Foundation f/k/a Thomas Nelson Urban JrRichmond, VA 2020

    General operations

    $20,000
  154. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  155. The Andrews FoundationBeachwood, OH 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  156. The Louise H & David S Ingalls FDNShaker Heights, OH 2020

    Educational

    $10,000
  157. Kulas FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    programmatic support

    $7,500
  158. Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    General operating support

    $7,500
  159. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2020

    Lead - linking education and discovery

    $7,500
  160. Third Federal FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    Charitable purpose

    $6,000
  161. Fred A Lennon Charitable TrustPepper Pike, OH 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  162. George Codrington FdnhirtlenaCleveland, OH 2020

    General

    $5,000
  163. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2020

    Social services

    $5,000
  164. The Catherine L & Edward A Lozick FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2020

    General support

    $2,500
  165. Alexander and Sarah Cutler Family FoundationGates Mills, OH 2020

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $2,500
  166. S Livingston Mather Charitable TrustCleveland, OH 2020

    For general operating expenses

    $2,000
  167. Burton D Morgan Foundation IncHudson, OH 2020

    for diversity, equity, and inclusion training for board and staff members

    $2,000
  168. The Banks Baldwin FoundationCleveland Heights, OH 2020

    General

    $1,500
  169. George Codrington FdnhirtlenaCleveland, OH 2020

    General

    $1,250
  170. Giant Eagle FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  171. The Helen F & Louis Stolier Family FoundationBeachwood, OH 2020

    Program support

    $1,000
  172. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2020

    Matching Gifts Program

    $250
  173. Catanzarite Family Foundation - IIColumbia Station, OH 2020

    Continued general operating support

    $200
  174. Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationOrange Village, OH 2020

    General & unrestricted

    $100
  175. The Reading 1 FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2020

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  176. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Sustainable Community Action Plan.

    $75,000
  177. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Cozad Bates Interpretive Center.

    $75,000
  178. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2019

    Endowment campaign; UCI transp. Act

    $60,000
  179. George Codrington FdnhirtlenaCleveland, OH 2019

    General operating

    $34,750
  180. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Cozad Bates Interpretive Center.

    $25,000
  181. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2019

    In continued support of the early learning initiative in lorain county

    $20,000
  182. Weathertop Foundation f/k/a Thomas Nelson Urban JrRichmond, VA 2019

    General operations

    $18,500
  183. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  184. Lakehurst FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL 2019

    Pledge payment

    $10,000
  185. The Good Community FoundationShaker Heights, OH 2019

    Future connections

    $10,000
  186. Kulas FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    programmatic support

    $7,500
  187. Third Federal FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Charitable purpose

    $6,000
  188. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2019

    Social services

    $5,000
  189. Chilcote Family FoundationCleveland Heights, OH 2019

    Charitable

    $2,500
  190. Giant Eagle FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2019

    Charitable

    $1,000
  191. The Helen F & Louis Stolier Family FoundationBeachwood, OH 2019

    Program support

    $1,000
  192. Senkfor Family FoundationPark City, UT 2019

    Assistance to charity's cause

    $500
  193. Catanzarite Family Foundation - IIColumbia Station, OH 2019

    General

    $250
  194. Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationOrange Village, OH 2019

    General & unrestricted

    $100
  195. The Reading 1 FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2019

    General tax-exempt purposes

    $0
  196. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2018

    Transportation Demand Manager Capacity.

    $75,000
  197. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2018

    Endowment campaign; UCI transporation action plan

    $60,000
  198. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2018

    In continued support of the early learning initiative

    $15,000
  199. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  200. Lakehurst FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL 2018

    Pledge payment

    $10,000
  201. Kulas FoundationCleveland, OH 2018

    General operating support

    $10,000
  202. The Reinberger FoundationCleveland, OH 2018

    Early learning initiative (eli)

    $10,000
  203. The Good Community FoundationShaker Heights, OH 2018

    Future connections

    $10,000
  204. Weathertop Foundation f/k/a Thomas Nelson Urban JrRichmond, VA 2018

    General operations

    $9,500
  205. Third Federal FoundationCleveland, OH 2018

    Charitable purpose

    $6,000
  206. Premier Bank FoundationCanfield, OH 2018

    Program support

    $5,000
  207. The Sears Swetland Family FoundationBratenahl, OH 2018

    Restoration

    $5,000
  208. Giant Eagle FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2018

    Charitable

    $1,000
  209. Chilcote Family FoundationCleveland Heights, OH 2018

    Charitable

    $1,000
  210. Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationOrange Village, OH 2018

    General & unrestricted

    $100
  211. Weathertop Foundation f/k/a Thomas Nelson Urban JrRichmond, VA 2017

    General operations

    $3,500
  212. Giant Eagle FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2017

    Charitable

    $1,000

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Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 34-0823464 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.