George Codrington Fdnhirtlena
Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-6507457. Reported 201 grants totalling $3,628,500 to 93 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. George Codrington Fdnhirtlena did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $151,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Circle Inc | Cleveland, OH | $207,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Karamu House | Cleveland, OH | $202,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fund for Our Economic Future | Cleveland, OH | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The City Club of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $167,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Cleveland Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $154,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Birthing Beautiful Communities | Cleveland, OH | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Public Market Corporation | Cleveland, OH | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ideastream | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio | Columbus, OH | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Playhouse Square | Cleveland, OH | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Esperanza Inc | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $75,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Breakthrough Schools | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | Cleveland, OH | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Case Western University (scholarship Fund) | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Metropolitan School District | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland State University Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economy | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Music Arts Association | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio | Beachwood, OH | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Assembly for the Arts | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Leadership Center | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Public Theatre | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chn Housing Partners | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Neighborhood Progress | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vocational Guidance Services | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Land Studio | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Science Center Development Center | Cleveland, OH | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Reserve Historical Society | Cleveland, OH | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Business Volunteers Unlimited | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midtown Cleveland Inc | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nature Center at Shaker Lakes | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Towards Employment | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Playhouse Square Foundation | Clevelandakewood, OH | $23,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Organzie of Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Rape Crsis Center | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Digitalc | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Music Settlement | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban League of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baldwin Wallace | Berea, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Organize Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Professionals Association | Cleveland, OH | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Birthing Beatuiful Communities | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Museum of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Zoological Society | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cuyahoga County Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Front Exhibition Company | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Holden Forests & Gardens | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hopewell Inc | Chagrin Falls, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lgbt Community Center of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence House | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Inc | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cleveland Music School Settlement | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youth Challenge | Westlake, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beck Center for the Arts | Lakewood, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beck Center of the Arts | Lakewood, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Northest Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Play House | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cleveland Playhouse | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Diversity Cetner of Northeast Ohio | Beachwood, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Erie Natural & Science Center | Bay Village, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Erie Nature & Science Center | Bay Village, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Center of Shaker Lakes | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newbridge Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Doors Academy | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Oppurtunities Unlimited | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Stanford, CA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University School Annual Fund | Hunting Valley, OH | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
51 of 93 (55%) 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 59%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 141 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | $1,026,000 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 52 | $792,500 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 42 | $870,000 | $10,500 |
| 2024 | 46 | $940,000 | $10,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
100% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- 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.
- 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 George Codrington Fdnhirtlena's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 600 Superior Ave East 1701, Cleveland, OH, 44114. 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.
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