Open Foundations · Ohio

George Gund Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio · EIN 346519769. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $29.3M across 323 grants in 2024, a median of $50K each.

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$29.3M
paid in 2024
323
grants paid
$50K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$555.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
ONLINE APPLICATION ONLY VIA WEBSITE
Address
WWWGUNDFOUNDATIONORG, CLEVELAND, OH, 44115
Phone
2162413114
Form the request should take
PROPOSALS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND, PROJECT DESCRIPTION, PROJECT BUDGET, AND ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET. REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS INCLUDE: LIST OF CURRENT TRUSTEES, MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH SMU DATAARTS SHOULD SUBMIT THE GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION REPORT AVAILABLE AT SMU DATAARTS. APPLICANTS ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THEIR THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE, INEQUALITY AND RACIAL EQUITY, AND THREATS TO DEMOCRACY. APPLICANTS WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES SHOULD CALL THE FOUNDATION AT 216.241.3114. SEE STATEMENT 21 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Submission deadline
3/15 (FOR SUMMER MEETING); 7/15 (FOR FALL MEETING); AND 11/15 (FOR WINTER/SPRING MEETING).
Restrictions on awards
GRANT APPLICATION GUIDE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AT WWW.GUNDFOUNDATION.ORG. SEE STATEMENT 21 FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT PROGRAM INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDING PRIORITIES.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533169349100313. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

cleveland

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 323 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Cleveland State University FoundationOH$2,750,000LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY
2Foundation Fighting Blindness IncMD$2,000,000RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASE RESEARCH
3Cleveland Neighborhood ProgressOH$1,215,000OPERATING SUPPORT
4Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education FundOH$1,000,000OPERATING SUPPORT
5Energy FoundationCA$650,000OHIO KEY STATES PROGRAM
6Tides FoundationCA$500,000HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND
7Ohio Environmental CouncilOH$440,000OPERATING SUPPORT
8College Now Greater Cleveland IncOH$400,000COLLEGE ACCESS ADVISING SERVICES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND RETENTION SERVICES FOR CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS.
9Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers AssociationOH$366,000CLEVELAND VOTES OPERATING SUPPORT
10Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga CountyOH$350,000PRE4CLE OPERATING SUPPORT
11County of CuyahogaOH$300,000FIRST CALL CUYAHOGA.
12Urban League of Greater ClevelandOH$300,000OPERATING SUPPORT
13The CentersOH$275,000SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND INTEGRATED HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
14Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesDC$270,000OPERATING SUPPORT
15Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$250,000WADE PARK COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020334$40.6M
2021301$54.1M
2022337$39.8M
2023313$28.6M
2024323$29.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Ohio80%
District of Columbia7%
Massachusetts4%
New York3%
California2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Ann MullinEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Anna TraggioTRUSTEE · 2024
Anthony RichardsonPRESIDENT · 2024
Catherine GundCHAIR, TRUSTEE · 2024
Geoffrey GundTRUSTEE · 2024
Lara GundSECRETARY, TRUSTEE · 2024
Margaret BernsteinTRUSTEE · 2024
Marvin HayesTRUSTEE · 2024
Nancy MendezVICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE · 2024
Tyler GundTRUSTEE · 2024
Zachary GundTREASURER, TRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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