Grants paid by Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Foundation
EIN 90-0634981 · Cleveland, OH · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T23
Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Foundation of Cleveland, OH (EIN 90-0634981) reported 21 grants paid totaling $1,994,584 to 17 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,994,584
21 grants
Recipients
17
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $5,000 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | $5,000 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | $28,200 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $37,663 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $5,000 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $1,894,631 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $19,090 | — |
Top recipients
The 17 recipients receiving the most from Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Foundation, by grants paid, out of 17 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Museum of Art 34-0714336 | B | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $1,867,086 | 2023 |
| Curated Store Front | U | Akron, OH | 2 | $26,000 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Art Museum | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $25,163 | 2021 |
| Bounce Innovation Hub 82-3351373 | B | Akron, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Cleveland Foundation 34-0714588 | C | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Miami Foundation 65-0350357 | B | Miami, FL | 2 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Cleveland Orchestra | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Assembly for the Arts 34-1936190 | C | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $7,500 | 2023 |
| Akron Art Museum 34-0813426 | B | Akron, OH | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| Aperture Foundation 13-3120824 | C | Newyork, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 86-0197576 | B | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Neighborhood Progress | U | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $4,635 | 2024 |
| Assembly for Action | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| 12 Literacy Arts | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $1,600 | 2020 |
| May Dugan Center | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $1,100 | 2020 |
| Moca | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Naacp | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
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 21 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Curated Store Front Akron, OH | U | $16,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202532029349100008 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Cleveland, OH | U | $3,090 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202532029349100008 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH | B | $1,867,086 | paid | DONATION OF THE TRANSFORMER STATION PROPERTY | 202412139349101011 |
| 2023 | Curated Store Front Akron, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202412139349101011 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202412139349101011 |
| 2023 | Assembly for the Arts Cleveland, OH | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202412139349101011 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Cleveland, OH | U | $1,545 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202412139349101011 |
| 2023 | Moca Cleveland, OH | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202412139349101011 |
| 2022 | Assembly for Action Cleveland, OH | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202300799349100400 |
| 2022 | Assembly for the Arts Cleveland, OH | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202300799349100400 |
| 2021 | Cleveland Art Museum Cleveland, OH | U | $25,163 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202240429349101204 |
| 2021 | Akron Art Museum Akron, OH | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202240429349101204 |
| 2021 | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Scottsdale, AZ | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202240429349101204 |
| 2020 | Cleveland Foundation Cleveland, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | 202140469349100519 |
| 2020 | Bounce Innovation Hub Akron, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | CURATED STOREFRONT | 202140469349100519 |
| 2020 | Aperture Foundation Newyork, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | GRANT TO APERTURE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT TIM DAVIS PUBLICATION | 202140469349100519 |
| 2020 | 12 Literacy Arts Cleveland, OH | U | $1,600 | paid | TIM CALLAGHAN (PURCHASE OF PAINTING AS GIFT FOR 12 LITERARY ARTS) | 202140469349100519 |
| 2020 | May Dugan Center Cleveland, OH | U | $1,100 | paid | MAY DUGAN CENTER | 202140469349100519 |
| 2020 | Cleveland Naacp Cleveland, OH | U | $500 | paid | CLEVELAND NAACP | 202140469349100519 |
| 2019 | Miami Foundation Miami, FL | B | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE CURATED STOREFRONT, A PUBLIC ART PROJECT IN AKRON, OH. | 202040519349100204 |
| 2018 | Miami Foundation Miami, FL | B | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE CURATED STOREFRONT, A PUBLIC ART PROJECT IN AKRON, OH. | 201942079349100404 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-09-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202532029349100008 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-09-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202412139349101011 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-09-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202300799349100400 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-09-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202240429349101204 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-09-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202140469349100519 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-09-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202040519349100204 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-09-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201942079349100404 |
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/900634981.json.
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