Grants paid by Freeman Foundation
EIN 34-6572280 · Cleveland, OH · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Freeman Foundation of Cleveland, OH (EIN 34-6572280) reported 103 grants paid totaling $1,619,175 to 49 recipients in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,619,175
103 grants
Recipients
49
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $59,175 | — |
| 2022 | 16 | $245,000 | — |
| 2023 | 25 | $400,000 | — |
| 2024 | 31 | $450,000 | — |
| 2025 | 30 | $465,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 49 recipients receiving the most from Freeman Foundation, by grants paid, out of 49 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock It Out 84-3905688 | B | Lakewood, OH | 4 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 01-0627754 | D | Cleveland, OH | 3 | $90,000 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Food Bank | U | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $75,000 | 2023 |
| Community Catalyst Partners 85-2218333 | B | Woodstock, CT | 3 | $70,000 | 2024 |
| Magnolia Clubhouse 52-2441206 | B | Cleveland, OH | 4 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Indiegogo | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $59,175 | 2019 |
| Animal Protection League | U | Cleveland, OH | 4 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Legal Aid of Cleveland 34-0866026 | C | Cleveland, OH | 3 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Clinic - Hni Inovations | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Case Western Reserve University | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Metroparks | U | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Edwins Foundation 81-2196126 | C | Cleveland, OH | 4 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| First Tee 34-1912799 | C | Newburgh Heights, OH | 4 | $45,000 | 2025 |
| Ideastream 34-1943865 | B | Clevealand, OH | 3 | $45,000 | 2025 |
| Carolina Poodle | U | Pacolet, SC | 4 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Newbridge Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology | U | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| The Music Settlement | U | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| University of Michigan Scholarship | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 4 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| Pals for Healing 93-3136581 | D | Independence, OH | 3 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| The Marshal Project 46-4353634 | C | New York, NY | 3 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Seeds of Literacy 20-0884284 | B | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Public Theatre 34-1359225 | B | Cleveland, OH | 4 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Colors Plus 82-4726625 | C | Fairview Park, OH | 2 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| First Year Cleveland | U | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Journey Center | U | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Carolyn I Farrell Foundation | U | Westlake, OH | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| The Gathering Place 34-1879035 | B | Beachwood, OH | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (crcc) 51-0164315 | C | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Marilyn's Voice 26-0187443 | B | Mentor, OH | 4 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Ohio University 31-6049366 | B | Athens, OH | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op (ocbc) 51-0453375 | C | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Ccf Lgptq Care | U | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Towards Employement 34-1578831 | D | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited (you) 34-1381135 | D | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Refugee Response | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Lakewood High School Scholarship Program | U | Lakewood, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Mary Dugan Center Supporting Organization | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Playhouse Square Foundation 23-7304942 | B | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Canopy Child | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Canines Helping Independent People 31-1562931 | B | Canton, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Preterm Cleveland 23-7314836 | B | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Environment Health | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Fire Foundation | U | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Starting Point 34-1650004 | B | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Karamu House 34-0714448 | B | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Franklin Circle Christian Church 34-0714412 | B | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Rise Up Northeast Ohio 84-4607396 | B | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Project Cietj 84-4630660 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $3,000 | 2023 |
| Eastford Church | U | Eastford, CT | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 103 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rock It Out Lakewood, OH | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Cleveland, OH | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Metroparks Cleveland, OH | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Ideastream Clevealand, OH | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Legal Aid of Cleveland Cleveland, OH | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Newbridge Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology Cleveland, OH | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | The Music Settlement Cleveland, OH | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Edwins Foundation Cleveland, OH | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Pals for Healing Independence, OH | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | The Gathering Place Beachwood, OH | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Ccf Lgptq Care Cleveland, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op (ocbc) Cleveland, OH | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Journey Center Cleveland, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Animal Protection League Cleveland, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Magnolia Clubhouse Cleveland, OH | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Seeds of Literacy Cleveland, OH | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (crcc) Cleveland, OH | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | First Tee Newburgh Heights, OH | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | First Year Cleveland Cleveland, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | University of Michigan Scholarship Ann Arbor, MI | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Fire Foundation Kansas City, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Canines Helping Independent People Canton, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | The Marshal Project New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Public Theatre Cleveland, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Youth Opportunities Unlimited (you) Cleveland, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Towards Employement Cleveland, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Mary Dugan Center Supporting Organization Cleveland, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Marilyn's Voice Mentor, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Carolina Poodle Pacolet, SC | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2025 | Rise Up Northeast Ohio Cleveland, OH | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641769349100309 |
| 2024 | Rock It Out Lakewood, OH | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Community Catalyst Partners Woodstock, CT | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Ohio University Athens, OH | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Cleveland, OH | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Metroparks Cleveland, OH | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | The Music Settlement Cleveland, OH | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid of Cleveland Cleveland, OH | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Newbridge Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology Cleveland, OH | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | The Gathering Place Beachwood, OH | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Animal Protection League Cleveland, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Journey Center Cleveland, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | First Year Cleveland Cleveland, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Magnolia Clubhouse Cleveland, OH | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Seeds of Literacy Cleveland, OH | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Edwins Foundation Cleveland, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | University of Michigan Scholarship Ann Arbor, MI | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Playhouse Square Foundation Cleveland, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op (ocbc) Cleveland, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Ideastream Clevealand, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Public Theatre Cleveland, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Karamu House Cleveland, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Towards Employement Cleveland, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Carolyn I Farrell Foundation Westlake, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Lakewood High School Scholarship Program Lakewood, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | The Marshal Project New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | First Tee Newburgh Heights, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Youth Opportunities Unlimited (you) Cleveland, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Carolina Poodle Pacolet, SC | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Pals for Healing Independence, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (crcc) Cleveland, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2024 | Marilyn's Voice Mentor, OH | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523189349103847 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Clinic - Hni Inovations Cleveland, OH | U | $50,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | U | $50,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Cleveland, OH | D | $40,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Community Catalyst Partners Woodstock, CT | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Rock It Out Lakewood, OH | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Food Bank Cleveland, OH | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Colors Plus Fairview Park, OH | C | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Magnolia Clubhouse Cleveland, OH | B | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Pals for Healing Independence, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Carolina Poodle Pacolet, SC | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Starting Point Cleveland, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan Scholarship Ann Arbor, MI | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Environment Health Cleveland, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | The Marshal Project New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Ideastream Clevealand, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Canopy Child Cleveland, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Edwins Foundation Cleveland, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid of Cleveland Cleveland, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Animal Protection League Cleveland, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | First Tee Newburgh Heights, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Franklin Circle Christian Church Cleveland, OH | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Marilyn's Voice Mentor, OH | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Public Theatre Cleveland, OH | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Project Cietj New York, NY | C | $3,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2023 | Eastford Church Eastford, CT | U | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202402539349100860 |
| 2022 | Rock It Out Lakewood, OH | B | $50,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Cleveland Food Bank Cleveland, OH | U | $50,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Carolyn I Farrell Foundation Westlake, OH | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Magnolia Clubhouse Cleveland, OH | B | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Refugee Response Cleveland, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Ccf Lgptq Care Cleveland, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Animal Protection League Cleveland, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Colors Plus Fairview Park, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Community Catalyst Partners Woodstock, CT | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Edwins Foundation Cleveland, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | First Tee Newburgh Heights, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Carolina Poodle Pacolet, SC | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Preterm Cleveland Cleveland, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Cleveland Public Theatre Cleveland, OH | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | Marilyn's Voice Mentor, OH | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Scholarship Ann Arbor, MI | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202333179349100333 |
| 2019 | Indiegogo San Francisco, CA | U | $59,175 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202241439349100709 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.2 | 202641769349100309 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202523189349103847 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202402539349100860 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333179349100333 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202241439349100709 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/346572280.json.
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