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Grants paid by The Clara Weiss Fund, tax year 2019

EIN 34-6556158 · Seville, OH · Form 990-PF, Part XV

In tax year 2019, The Clara Weiss Fund (EIN 34-6556158) reported 204 grants paid totaling $361,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2019

Grants reported by The Clara Weiss Fund for tax year 2019
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2019	Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA	B	$15,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	College of Wooster Wooster, OH	U	$10,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Food & Friends Washington, DC	C	$10,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Girl Scouts of North East Ohio Macedonia, OH	B	$10,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA	B	$10,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Lake Erie Nature & Science Center Cleveland, OH	B	$10,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Girl Scouts of North East Ohio Macedonia, OH	B	$10,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Powhatan School Boyce, VA	B	$7,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Arc of Medina County Camp Paradise Seville, OH	U	$5,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill Truro, MA	B	$5,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Barns of Rose Hill Berryville, VA	B	$5,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Pretrial Justice Institute Gaithersburg, MD	C	$5,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Lake Ridge Academy North Ridgeville, OH	B	$5,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill Truro, MA	B	$5,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Girl Scouts of North East Ohio Macedonia, OH	B	$5,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Battered Women's Shelter Akron, OH	B	$5,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Girl Scouts of North East Ohio Macedonia, OH	B	$5,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio Akron, OH	C	$4,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Dr Terry Sinclair Health Clinic Winchester, VA	B	$4,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Habitat for Humanity - Medina County Medina, OH	U	$3,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Grace Episcopal Church of Berryville Berryville, VA	D	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Ccap Winchester, VA	U	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	4-H Camp Clifton Inc Yellow Springs, OH	B	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	The Laurel Center Winchester, VA	U	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Treasurer of Clarke County Berryville, VA	U	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Daniel Morgan Intermediate School Winchester, VA	U	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Vocational Guidance Services Cleveland, OH	B	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	John H Enders Fire&rescue Squad Berryville, VA	D	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Fish of Clarke County Va Berryville, VA	C	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	U	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Friends of Woodstock School Los Angeles, CA	U	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue Co Bluemont, VA	D	$3,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Art Enables Washington, DC	B	$2,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Medina Co Creative Housing Medina, OH	D	$2,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Camp Ho Mita Koda Foundation Newbury, OH	B	$2,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL	C	$2,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	First Presbyterian Church of Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL	U	$2,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Salvation Army Brunswick, OH	U	$2,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Arc of Medina County Resource Center Seville, OH	U	$2,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Fieldstone Farm Chagrin Falls, OH	U	$2,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Redbud Run Elementary Winchester, VA	U	$2,250	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Medina Hospital Medina, OH	C	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Habitat for Humanity Frederick-Clarke Inc Winchester, VA	U	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Colgate University Canajoharie, NY	C	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Amherst College Amherst, MA	D	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Boston University School of Law Boston, MA	U	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Clarke Co Conservation Easement Auth Berryville, VA	U	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH	D	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Medina County Spca Seville, OH	B	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Project Learn of Medina County Medina, OH	D	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Fremont Street Nursery Winchester, VA	B	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Smith College Boston, MA	C	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Winchester Union Rescue Mission Winchester, VA	B	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Catholic Charities Arlington, VA	D	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	American Red Cross Medina, OH	U	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	U	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	4-H Club of Clarke County Berryville, VA	U	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Proctor Academy Andover, NH	B	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Blue Ridge Hospice Inc Winchester, VA	B	$2,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Smithsonian Conservation Biology Inst Front Royal, VA	U	$1,800	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	James Wood High School Winchester, VA	D	$1,750	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Feeding Medina County Medina, OH	B	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	American Cancer Society Fairlawn, OH	U	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Southwest General Hospital Middleburg Hts, OH	U	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Civil Rights Corp Washington, DC	C	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC	B	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Project Hope Millwood, VA	C	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Planned Parenthood Akron, OH	U	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Hattie Larham Foundation Inc Mantua, OH	C	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Parmadale Children's Village Parma, OH	U	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Shop With a Cop Ashland, OH	D	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Achievement Center for Children Dev Office Westlake, OH	C	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Cyctic Fibrosis Fund - Northern Ohio Valley View, OH	U	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	U	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Cathy's House Medina, OH	U	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Clarke County Library Berryville, VA	D	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Loudoun Country Day School Leesburg, VA	B	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Love Inc of Cuyahoga County Independence, OH	B	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Medina City Summer Rein Program Medina, OH	U	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Cleveland Christian Home for Children Cleveland, OH	U	$1,500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Lutheran Children's Aid & Family Service Cleveland, OH	C	$1,250	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Sunbury Urban Farm Columbus, OH	D	$1,250	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Applewood Centers Inc Cleveland, OH	C	$1,250	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	American Heart Association Cleveland, OH	C	$1,250	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum Winchester, VA	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Matthew 25 Coalition Lodi, OH	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Doctors Without Borders New York, NY	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Planned Parenthood of Metro DC Washington, DC	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Seaside Seabird Sanctuary Indian Shores, FL	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Wadsworth Fish Wadsworth, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	American Lung Association of Ne Ohio Independence, OH	D	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Arthritis Foundation- Ne Ohio Solon, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Planned Parenthood Federation of America Washington, DC	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Brunswick Rotary Foundation Brunswick, OH	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Aclu Foundation New York, NY	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	The Sentencing Project Washington, DC	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Touchstone Foundation Washington, DC	D	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Northern Virginia 4-H Ed Center Front Royal, VA	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	National Society to Prevent Blindness Columbus, OH	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Glen Helen Education Center Yellow Springs, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Hospice of Medina County Medina, OH	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Medina County Historical Society Medina, OH	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Bellefaire Child Care Center Shaker Heights, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Focused Ultrasound Foundation Charlottesville, VA	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Truro Conservation Trust North Truro, MA	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Trout Unlimited Woolly Bugger, WV	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Coast Guard Academy Alumni Assn Inc New London, CT	D	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Miriam's Kitchen Washington, DC	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Green Acres School Rockville, MD	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Wildlife Veterinary Care Millwood, VA	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Dumbarton Concerts Washington, DC	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Greater Cleveland Fisher House Cleveland, OH	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	American Kidney Fund Rockville, MD	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Community Health Center Akron, OH	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Cleveland Sight Center Cleveland, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Amnesty International Washington, DC	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Little Sisters of the Poor Cleveland, OH	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Beech Brook Cleveland, OH	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Harry Chapin Food Bank Fort Myers, FL	D	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Let's Grow Akron Inc Akron, OH	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Medina County Parks Districts Medina, OH	D	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Sierra Club Foundation San Francisco, CA	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Multiple Sclerosis Society Independence, OH	D	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Habitat for Humanity Lee & Henry Counties North Fort Myers, FL	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Children's National Hospital Foundation Washington, DC	D	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	So Others Might Eat Washington, DC	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Muscular Dystrophy Assoc of America Middleburg Hts, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Provincetown Art Association & Museum Provincetown, MA	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Hadley School for the Blind Winnetka, IL	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Chesapeake Bay Foundation Annapolis, MD	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	City Mission Cleveland, OH	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Sacred Heart Academy Winchester, VA	D	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Nra Foundation Merrifield, VA	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Ludhiana Christian Medical College Board Columbia, MO	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Washington, DC	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Shenandoah Area Agency On Aging Front Royal, VA	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Valley City Fire & Rescue Valley City, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival North Eastham, MA	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Ashland Police Divspecial Response Team Ashland, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	The Caring Corral Sheffield, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Habitat for Humanity - Iosco County Tawas City, MI	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Echo N Fort Myers, FL	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Saint Bridget of Ireland Church Berryville, VA	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Alternative Paths Medina, OH	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Medina Creative Therapy Ranch Medina, OH	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Fort Loudoun Chapter Nsdar Berryville, VA	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Wmc Foundation Winchester, VA	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Bread for the City Washington, DC	B	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Holy Cross Abbey Berryville, VA	U	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	World Ocean School Boston, MA	C	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown, MA	D	$1,000	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Wounded Warrior Project Topeka, KS	D	$800	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	The Wooster Fund Wooster, OH	D	$800	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Blue Ridge Studio for the Performing Arts Berryville, VA	B	$800	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Boyce, VA	B	$800	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Plainfield Township Library Hale, MI	U	$750	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Goodwill Industries of Akron Inc Medina, OH	C	$750	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	St Rita School for the Deaf Cincinnati, OH	B	$750	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	St Labre Indian School Ashland, MT	C	$700	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Help Foundation Inc Euclid, OH	B	$600	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Western Reserve Land Conservancy Moreland Hills, OH	B	$600	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Josephine School Community Museum Berryville, VA	B	$600	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Independence, OH	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Special Olympics International Washington, DC	D	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	March of Dimes- Ne Ohio Chapter Cleveland, OH	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Disabled American Veterans Cincinnati, OH	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Learning for Life Irving, TX	C	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Brunswick Area Historical Society Brunswick, OH	B	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	The Museum of Shenandoah Valley Winchester, VA	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Brunswick Hills Firemen's Assocrescue Brunswick, OH	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Central Ohio Diabetes Assoc Camp Hamwi Columbus, OH	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Public Broadcasting Service- Weta Washington, DC	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	United Negro College Fund Boston, MA	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Capital Area Food Bank Washington, DC	B	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Whitman-Walker Clinic Washington, DC	C	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Nra Special Contribution Fund Raton, NM	D	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Westfield Township Fire and Rescue Westfield Center, OH	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Little City Palatine, IL	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Dept Medina, OH	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	House of Ruth Washington, DC	C	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	United Way Services Medina, OH	U	$500	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Clarke Co Humane Society Berryville, VA	U	$400	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Eastern Virginia Med School Foundation Norfolk, VA	C	$400	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Lord Fairfax Soil & Water Conser Dist Strasburg, VA	U	$400	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Medina County Veterans Memorial Hall Medina, OH	D	$300	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	B	$300	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Colby College Waterville, ME	B	$300	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Westtown School West Chester, PA	B	$300	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Virginia Episcopal School Lynchburg, VA	B	$300	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	St Joseph's Indian School Chamberlain, SD	C	$300	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	National Wildlife Federation Merrifield, VA	C	$300	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Dickenson College Carlisle, PA	C	$300	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Brunswick City Schools District- Leap Brunswick, OH	U	$250	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Medina County Veterans Memorial Hall Medina, OH	D	$200	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Clarke County Historical Association Berryville, VA	B	$200	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	American University- Wamu-Fm Baltimore, MD	U	$200	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Leadership Medina County Medina, OH	B	$200	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Mercersburg Academy Mercersburg, PA	U	$100	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	The Bethel Memorial Inc Millwood, VA	B	$100	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Hollins University Roanoke, VA	C	$100	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Miami University Fund Oxford, OH	C	$100	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	St Agnes School Alexandria, VA	U	$100	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300
2019	Maryland Public Television Baltimore, MD	U	$100	paid	To support non-profit operations	202001999349100300

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