Catholic Community Foundation
Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1908579. Reported 156 grants totalling $91.1M to 80 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 80 distinct organizations, with 96% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is extreme concentration. A grantmaker sending three quarters of its money to one organization is in practice a support fund for that organization, whatever its classification says, and an unsolicited request is very unlikely to go anywhere.
- How much its list changes. 62% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $6,750 and the largest $25.9M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Health Benefit Trust Agreement | Cleveland, OH | $87.6M | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partnership Schools | New York, NY | $484,331 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Corporation | Cleveland, OH | $375,878 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| St James Parish | Lakewood, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metro Catholic Parish School | Cleveland, OH | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saint Martin De Porres High School | Cleveland, OH | $130,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Academy | Cleveland, OH | $85,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Partners in Mission LLC | Mashpee, MA | $82,159 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Mission Aid | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Central Catholic High School | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Covenant House Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cathedral of St John the Evangelist | Cleveland, OH | $70,353 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United States Catholic Conference | Cleveland, OH | $63,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Casimir Parish | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Mary Parish-Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eternal Word Television Network Inc | Irondale, AL | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Community School | Cleveland, OH | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Padre Pio Academy | Lakewood, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Poor Clares Perpetual Adoration Foundation of Cleveland Ohio | Bay Village, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Theology of the Body Cleveland | Brecksville, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Christian Virtue | Columbus, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Ignites Northeastern Ohio | Garfield Hts, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Near West Side Multi Service Corporation | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benedictine High School | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Malachi House Inc | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Edna House for Women | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Zelies Home | Garfield Hts, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Mary Seminary | Wickliffe, OH | $33,954 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gesu School | University Hts, OH | $31,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Service Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Bernadette Parish | Westlake, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Pauls Community Outreach | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Bridge Avenue School | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Society for the Propagation of Faith | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Side Catholic Center | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Pastoral Leadership | Wickliffe, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Church of the Resurrection | Solon, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humility of Mary Housing Program | Cuyahoga Fls, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Olmsted Historical Society | Olmsted Falls, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resurrection of Our Lord Parish | Solon, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St James Parish | Lakewood, OH | $24,184 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Benedictine High School Incorporated | Cleveland, OH | $23,131 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Collaborative to End Human Trafficking | Cleveland, OH | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bayarts | Bay Village, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jennings Center for Older Adults | Garfield Hts, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Society for the Propagation of the Faith | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Augustine Community Cupboard | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Casimir Parish | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary of the Assumption Parish | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary Seminary | Wickliffe, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Rocco Parish | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Society for the Propagation of the Faith | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ss Joseph & John School | Strongsville, OH | $15,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Aloysius St Agatha Parish | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Bernadette Parish | Westlake, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Peter the Rock Media | Broadview Heights, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Edna House for Women Inc | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Akron Chesterton Academy | Akron, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Diocese of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chesterton Academy of Akron | Akron, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Mission | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cnewa (catholic Near East Welfare Assn) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community of Hope Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Catholic Outreach | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fill This House Incorporated | Bay Village, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Chapel-Lorain | Lorain, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sisters of St Joseph Third Order of St Francis | Garfield Hts, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Augustine Community Cupboard | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Frances Cabrini Church | Parrish, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish | Lorain, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Raphael Parish | Bay Village, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Family Parish | Stow, OH | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Building Hope in the City | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Family Parish-Stow | Stow, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Focus North America | Carnegie, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Ignatius High School of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
35 of 80 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 27 of 80 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $22.4M | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $26.7M | $11,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $19.1M | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $22.9M | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Catholic Community Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 45 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1404 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH, 44114.
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