H E Graves JR Family Foundation Inc
Copley, OH · EIN 65-0101433. Reported 314 grants totalling $488,575 to 97 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. H E Graves JR Family Foundation Inc 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,250; the smallest was $50 and the largest $35,700. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly Reaching You | Akron, OH | $57,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Grace House of Akron | Akron, OH | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Summa Foundation | Akron, OH | $40,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens | Akron, OH | $25,400 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Sebastian Parish Foundation | Akron, OH | $21,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| South Street Ministries | Akron, OH | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Haven of Rest Ministries | Akron, OH | $14,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fairlawn West United Church of Christ | Akron, OH | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Siffrin Inc | Canton, OH | $12,900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Real Like Catholic | Greenwood Village, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bracken Christian School | Bulverde, TX | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Open M | Akron, OH | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army Wadsworth | Wadsworth, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bluecoats Inc | Clinton, OH | $8,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Akron Rotary Foundation | Fairlawn, OH | $8,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Copley United Methodist Church | Copley, OH | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Akron Children's Hospital Foundation | Akron, OH | $7,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank | Akron, OH | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Bernard's | Akron, OH | $5,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Summit County | Akron, OH | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Akron Area Intergroup Council of Aa | Akron, OH | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Interval Brotherhood Homes Corporation | Coventry Township, OH | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Akron | Akron, OH | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Turn | North Olmsted, OH | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bath Fire Department Inc | Akron, OH | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Village of St Edward Foundation | Akron, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $3,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bath Police Department | Akron, OH | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mobile Meals Inc | Akron, OH | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Akron Snow Angels | Cleveland, OH | $3,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Akron Zoological Park | Akron, OH | $3,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oak Clinic | Uniontown, OH | $3,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bath Volunteers for Service | Bath, OH | $3,150 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| One-in-Six Foundation | Akron, OH | $3,050 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Ohio | Columbus, OH | $3,020 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Copley Fire & Rescue | Copley, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Copley Police Department | Copley, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Church | Christiansted, St. Croix | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Main Street Wadsworth | Wadsworth, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Croix Animal Welfare Center | Kingshill, VI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Summit County | Akron, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Vincent- St Mary High School | Akron, OH | $2,900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Walsh Jesuit High School | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $2,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Humane Society of Summit County | Twinsburg, OH | $2,550 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bethel Church | Canton, OH | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hba Charitable Donation | Akron, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Akron | Akron, OH | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Battered Women's Shelter | Akron, OH | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Service Organizations Inc (uso) | Washington, DC | $2,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Keep Akron Beautiful | Akron, OH | $2,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, TN | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Miracles on Wheels | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Primary Purpose Center | Elyria, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Joseph Cathoic Church | Frederiksted, VI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Village of St Edward at Green | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Lewiston, ME | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Foundation of Hope | San Antonio, TX | $1,900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Ithaca, NY | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Sebastian Parish School | Akron, OH | $1,650 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | Center City, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Atlanta, GA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Akron Civic Center | Akron, OH | $1,450 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hill County Daily Bread Ministries | Boerne, TX | $1,330 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lifeact | Chagrin Falls, OH | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Ursula Academy Ursula Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $1,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Wilson House | East Dorset, VT | $1,050 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bath Elementary | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Church of God | Tallmadge, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grey Forest General Fund | Helotes, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heart of Revere | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Julie Billiart Schoools | Lyndhurst, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ruff Start | Frederiksted, VI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church | Wadsworth, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army Summit County | Harlan, IA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Orlando, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Hillary Parish Foundation | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Friend of Cornell Lab Or Ornithology Inc | Ithaca, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Healing Sanctuary | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Village of St Edward Foundation at Green | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys Town (ohio) | Boys Town, NE | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bath Community Fund | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Limitless Ambition Inc | Stow, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Hillary Investing in Our Future | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $450 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Embrace the Dream - CASA Hagar - Bill Lee | Greenville, SC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Paul Parish | Akron, OH | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Akron, OH | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Ed Bear Inc | Akron, OH | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys Town (ohio) | Brookpark, OH | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Kennesaw, GA | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| March of Dimes | Decatur, IL | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
70 of 97 (72%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 85%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
ANNUAL GALA & GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Fairlawn West United Church of Christ
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND WILLARD FOOD BANK - St Sebastian Parish Foundation
GERSTENMAIER SCHOLARSHIP & GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Bluecoats Inc
GOLF CLASSIC AND ENDOWMENT FUND - Copley United Methodist Church
COPLEY OUTREACH CENTER & GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Wounded Warrior Project
2017 AKRON AREA FUND DRIVE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 144 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 | 64 | $94,150 | $500 |
| 2022 | 58 | $84,100 | $725 |
| 2023 | 62 | $93,600 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 66 | $116,325 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 64 | $100,400 | $1,000 |
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
88% 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 $1,000. 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from H E Graves JR Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 1315 S Cleveland-Massillon Rd, Copley, OH, 44321. 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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