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The Raymond John Wean Foundation

Warren, OH · EIN 34-6505038. Reported 401 grants totalling $11.3M to 205 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$4,000median grant
$11.3Mgranted, 2021-2024
205organizations funded
54%of grantees funded again the next year
$91.8Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Raymond John Wean Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $7,500; the smallest was $15 and the largest $665,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
38 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
177 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
97 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
31 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
9 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
20 grants
$100,000 and Up
29 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Youngstown Neighborhood Development CorpYoungstown, OH$2,506,615642024
Trumbull Neighborhood PartnershipWarren, OH$2,196,485942024
Inspiring MindsWarren, OH$1,308,500642024
Community Foundation of the MvYoungstown, OH$651,500542024
Economic Action Group IncYoungstown, OH$464,540442024
Valley Economic Development Partners IncYoungstown, OH$308,000222024
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood CentersCleveland, OH$270,000442024
Youngstown City Schools DistrictYoungstown, OH$237,800332024
Policy Matters OhioCleveland, OH$216,500332023
Ysu Center for Nonprofit LeadershipYoungstown, OH$216,493112022
YWCA Mahoning ValleyYoungstown, OH$214,000642024
Heart Reach Neighborhood MinistriesYoungstown, OH$155,500332024
Fund for Our Economic FutureCleveland, OH$153,334442024
Freedom RocAkron, OH$137,500222024
Bridgeway CapitalPittsburgh, PA$132,000222024
Organizacion Civica Y Cultural Hispana Americana IncYoungstown, OH$130,000222024
Kent State University FoundationKent, OH$127,000332024
OcchaYoungstown, OH$127,000332023
United Returning Citizens IncYoungstown, OH$124,000432024
Community Legal Aid Services IncYoungstown, OH$116,000542024
Ohio VoiceColumbis, OH$110,000112022
City of YoungstownYoungstown, OH$70,000112021
Philanthropy OhioColumbus, OH$69,297442024
Paradise Gardens DevelopmentWarren, OH$67,000432024
Providence Baptist ChurchAkron, OH$49,500642024
Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the PastYoungstown, OH$36,600542024
African American Male Wellness AgencyYoungstown, OH$30,000222024
Trumbull County Historical SocietyWarren, OH$29,000542024
Northeast Homeowners & Concerned CitizensYoungstown, OH$26,475222022
Thrive Mahoning ValleyLowellville, OH$26,000542024
Blair AcademyBlairstown, NJ$25,000222022
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$25,000222022
Miss Porter's SchoolFarmington, CT$25,000222022
Motivational Muse LLCDetroit, MI$25,000222022
Tabernacle Baptist ChurchYoungstown, OH$21,500542024
Game ChangersWarren, OH$20,017332024
Trumbull Community Action ProgramWarren, OH$20,000222024
Will Respect IncYoungstown, OH$20,000332024
Lit YoungstownYoungstown, OH$19,600442024
Monument of Faith Church of God in ChristWarren, OH$19,210332024
American Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning ValleyAustintown, OH$18,000332024
Action IncRochester, NY$17,500442024
Warren Heritage CenterWarren, OH$15,810112024
Golden String IncYoungstown, OH$15,000332024
Help Network of Northeast OhioYoungstown, OH$15,000332024
Oh Wow Children's Center for Science & TechnologyYoungstown, OH$15,000332024
Warren City SchoolsWarren, OH$13,690332024
National Inventors Hall of FameNorth Canton, OH$13,000112021
Wysu-FmYoungstown, OH$13,000222024
Evolve Innovation CenterYoungstown, OH$12,500222024
Greater Mahoning ValleyYoungstown, OH$12,500222023
Ohio Organizing CollaborativeYoungstown, OH$12,000222024
University SchoolHunting Valley, OH$12,000222022
NAACP- Youngstown BranchYoungstown, OH$11,500222024
Andrea Mahone FoundationYoungstown, OH$10,000222024
Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MA$10,000222022
Future HeightsCleveland Heights, OH$10,000332024
Youngstown Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program IncYoungstown, OH$10,000222024
Second Baptist ChurchWarren, OH$9,850532023
Protestant Family ServiceYoungstown, OH$9,833332024
Oak Hill CollaborativeYoungstown, OH$9,500112023
Dorothy Day HouseYoungstown, OH$9,333332024
Youngstown PlayhouseYoungstown, OH$9,000322024
Youngstown Area Goodwill IndustriesYoungstown, OH$8,500332024
Coalition of Immokalee WorkersImmokalee, FL$8,000442024
The Salvation Army - WarrenWarren, OH$8,000222024
YMCAYoungstown, OH$8,000222024
Youngstown State University FdnYoungstown, OH$8,000112022
Associated Neighborhood Centers Mcguffey CentreYoungstown, OH$7,954222024
Jazz in the Park YoungstownYoungstown, OH$7,834432023
Bess Purpose IncorporatedStruthers, OH$7,500222024
Brite Energy InnovatorsWarren, OH$7,500222024
Equality Ohio Education FunCleveland, OH$7,500332024
Community Volunteer CouncilWarren, OH$7,000442024
Safe ZonesYoungstown, OH$7,000112024
Trumbull Art GalleryWarren, OH$7,000222022
Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning ValleyBoardman, OH$6,500222024
Fair Shake Environmental Legal ServicesPittsburgh, PA$6,000222024
Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under LawWashington, DC$6,000332024
SmartsYoungstown, OH$6,000332024
Building Neighborhoods of YoungstownYoungstown, OH$5,911112023
Northeast Homeowners and Concerned CitizensYoungstown, OH$5,800222023
Friends of Fellows Riverside GardensYoungstown, OH$5,500322022
Grooming UniversityYoungstown, OH$5,500222023
Warren Family MissionWarren, OH$5,500332023
Know Your Neighbor Block WatchYoungstown, OH$5,195222023
Advancement ProjectWashington, DC$5,000332023
Bcc Full Spectrum Community Outreach CenterYoungstown, OH$5,000112021
Dare to DreamYoungstown, OH$5,000112022
Direction Home of Eastern OhioYoungstown, OH$5,000112024
Fine Arts Council of Trumbull CountyWarren, OH$5,000222022
Friends of the Mahoning RiverGirard, OH$5,000112024
Health Policy Institute of OhioColumbus, OH$5,000112024
Hola Fest YoungstownYoungstown, OH$5,000112024
Honeycomb Arts and Wellness CollectiveYoungstown, OH$5,000112023
Junior League of the Mahoning ValleyYoungstown, OH$5,000222024
Kool Boiz FoundationYoungstown, OH$5,000222023
Kool Boiz FoundationMiddletown, DE$5,000212021
Love Your CommunityNiles, OH$5,000222024
Ohio Urban RenaissanceYoungstown, OH$5,000112021
PBS Western ReserveKent, OH$5,000112024
Rescue Mission of Mahoning ValleyYoungstown, OH$5,000222024
Seventh Ward Citizen's CoalitionYoungstown, OH$5,000112022
Society of St Vincent De Paul Northeast Ohio District Council IncWarren, OH$5,000222024
St Vincent Depaul SocietyMaryland Heights, MO$5,000112021
Stop One Place Help Is Available IncWarren, OH$5,000112021
The Helms FoundationWarren, OH$5,000112024
The League of Women Voters Greater YoungstownYoungstown, OH$5,000112023
Tnr of WarrenWarren, OH$5,000112021
Trumbull Mobile MealsWarren, OH$5,000112024
United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning ValleyYoungstown, OH$5,000112024
Ursuline Sisters MissionCanfield, OH$5,000112024
Walking in My Truth IncBoardman, OH$5,000112023
We Are a GenerationYoungstown, OH$5,000112024
Youngstown Playhouse(v)Youngstown, OH$5,000112023
Youngstown State University FoundationYoungstown, OH$5,000112021
Common Cause Education FundWashington, DC$4,997332024
STEM Is US 20Youngstown, OH$4,980112024
Agape Assembly ChurchWarren, OH$4,500112024
The Butler Institute of American ArtYoungstown, OH$4,500222022
Warren Philharmonic OrchestraWarren, OH$4,500222022
Trumbull County Youth OrganizationNiles, OH$4,200222024
City Kids Care IncYoungstown, OH$4,000222022
Equality Ohio Education FundColumbus, OH$4,000112021
Just BecauseYoungstown, OH$4,000112021
FutureheightsCleveland Hgts, OH$3,500112021
Greater Warren Youngstown Urban LeagueWarren, OH$3,500222022
Warren GrownWarren, OH$3,209112023
Torch ConferenceWarren, OH$3,100112024
NfgSan Francisco, CA$3,090112023
Catholic Charities Regional AgencyYoungstown, OH$3,000112024
Lawyer Cmt for Civil Right Under LawWashington, DC$3,000112021
Mahoning Youngstown Community Action PartnershipYoungstown, OH$3,000112024
Nbc Visions IncYoungstown, OH$3,000112021
Opera Western ReserveYoungstown, OH$3,000222022
Family Empowerment Std Achievement InstYoungstown, OH$2,800112021
Callie's ConfidenceYoungstown, OH$2,500112023
Cil Institute of Critical and Strategic ThinkingWarren, OH$2,500112023
Circle Health ServicesCleveland, OH$2,500222022
Coleman Professional ServicesYoungstown, OH$2,500112024
English CenterYoungstown, OH$2,500112024
Greater Mahoning Valley Manufactures CoalitionYoungstown, OH$2,500112024
Home for Good Re-Entry Resource CenterYoungstown, OH$2,500212021
New Georgia Project IncAtlanta, GA$2,500222023
The States NewsroomWashington, DC$2,500112024
Top Hat ProductionsStruthers, OH$2,500112023
Warren Little RaidersWarren, OH$2,500112024
Calusa Waterkeeper IncFort Myers, FL$2,000222022
Edwins Leadership and Restaurant InstituteCleveland, OH$2,000222024
Empower SportsCleveland, OH$2,000442024
Fish of Sanibel-Captiva IncSanibel, FL$2,000222022
Goshen House Interdenominational ChurchAkron, OH$2,000112021
Innovation Ohio Education FundColumbus, OH$2,000112024
Junior Civic LeagueChillicothe, OH$2,000112021
Ohio Citizen Action Education FundCleveland, OH$2,000112024
St Johns Episcopal ChruchYoungstown, OH$2,000112021
The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FL$2,000112021
The Youngstown Lifeguard AcademyYoungstown, OH$2,000222023
Mahoning Valley Association of ChurchesYoungstown, OH$1,900112021
Upton Association IncWarren, OH$1,625112021
Brennen Center for JusticeNew York, NY$1,500112021
RAGE2BLINDAWARENESSWarren, OH$1,500112023
Rape Crisis Team of Trumbull CountyWarren, OH$1,500112021
The Links Foundation IncYoungstown, OH$1,500212021
Trumbull Ministerial AllianceWarren, OH$1,500112022
Warren Gridiron ClubWarren, OH$1,500112023
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY$1,494112022
Blessed With a BagWarren, OH$1,000112024
Christian Revival Discipleship CenterYoungstown, OH$1,000112023
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of WildlifeSanibel, FL$1,000112022
Community Housing & Resources IncYoungstown, OH$1,000112021
Community Housing and ResourcesSanibel, FL$1,000112022
CrowYoungstown, OH$1,000112021
Divine Trinity Temple Pentecostal MinistriesWarren, OH$1,000112023
Dorothy Day House of Hospitality ServicesYoungstown, OH$1,000112021
Dre Day FoundationYoungstown, OH$1,000112022
Edwin's Leadership & Restaurant InstituteCleveland, OH$1,000112021
Family & Community Services IncRavenna, OH$1,000112021
Heights Emergency Food Center IncCleveland Heights, OH$1,000222022
Home for Good Reentry Resource Referral CenterYoungstown, OH$1,000112023
Hope Community ServicesYoungstown, OH$1,000112021
Institute of Critical and Strategic ThinkingWarren, OH$1,000112022
MedworksFort Lauderdale, FL$1,000222023
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation FoundationSanibel, FL$1,000112021
Sojourner House Domestic Violence CenterYoungstown, OH$1,000112022
The Camelot CenterSouthington, OH$1,000112021
The Land CleCleveland, OH$1,000112023
The Four Square Block WatchYoungstown, OH$620112022
Community ConnectionWarren, OH$500112024
God's Butterfly - the MovementAkron, OH$500112023
Gods Butterfly the MovementAkron, OH$500112021
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest FloridaNaples, FL$500112022
Lee County Homeless CoalitionFort Myers, FL$500112022
Light Up the SquareWarren, OH$500112021
Mobilemed 1 IncCleveland, OH$500112024
MOBILEMED1 IncWestlake, OH$500112021
New Bethel Baptist ChurchYoungstown, OH$500112022
Project MkcYoungstown, OH$500112021
Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning ValleyYoungstown, OH$500112022
Southwest Florida Community FoundationFort Myers, FL$500112022
SwagWarren, OH$500112022
York Avenue Church of GodWarren, OH$500112021
7TH Ward Citizens' Coalition IncYoungstown, OH$440112022
Rocky Ridge Neighborhood AssociationYoungstown, OH$200112022
Warren NutritionWarren, OH$15112023

100 of 205 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 54%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 229 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Community Improvement
48 grants
Human Services
36 grants
Arts & Culture
24 grants
Education
17 grants
Housing & Shelter
15 grants
Youth Development
14 grants
Religion
12 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
11 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021120$2,178,333$2,000
202295$2,950,280$3,000
202392$3,481,669$5,000
202494$2,674,064$5,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Raymond John Wean Foundation has 17 of them, worth $5,553,334. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Youngstown Neighborhood Development CorpYoungstown, OH$800,000
Trumbull Neighborhood PartnershipWarren, OH$650,000
Trumbull Neighborhood PartnershipWarren, OH$600,000
Youngstown Neighborhood Development CorpYoungstown, OH$600,000
Youngstown Neighborhood Development CorpYoungstown, OH$550,000
Trumbull Neighborhood PartnershipWarren, OH$525,000
Youngstown Neighborhood Development CorpYoungstown, OH$515,000
Trumbull Neighborhood PartnershipWarren, OH$475,000
Ohio VoiceColumbus, OH$200,000
United Returning CitizensYoungstown, OH$165,000
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Ohio Transformational FundCleveland, OH$120,000
Economic Action Group IncYoungstown, OH$100,000
Policy Matters OhioCleveland, OH$100,000
Heart Reach Neighborhood MinistriesYoungstouwn, OH$55,000
Community Legal Aid Services IncYoungstown, OH$50,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Ohio
$11.0M
Pennsylvania
$163K
New Jersey
$25K
Connecticut
$25K
Michigan
$25K
District of Columbia
$21K
New York
$20K
Florida
$20K

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How to approach this foundation

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  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from The Raymond John Wean Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 147 West Market Street, Warren, OH, 44481. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 34-6505038 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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