The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner
Shaker Heights, OH · EIN 23-7218805. Reported 200 grants totalling $2,597,989 to 136 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner funded make grants themselves, and it reported 8 grants totalling $520,000 to them. That is 22% of the $2,327,226 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | federated giving programme | Ohio | $315,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| The Cleveland Foundation | community foundation | Ohio | $175,000 | 4 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | federated giving programme | Ohio | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $250,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $315,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $250,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Musical Arts Association | Cleveland, OH | $200,650 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $175,000 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Park Synagogue | Pepper Pike, OH | $102,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hebrew Academy of Cleveland | Cleveland Heights, OH | $80,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $57,505 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Food Bank Inc | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Police Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ginn Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kol Israel Foundation Inc | Beachwood, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milestones Organization | Warrensville Hts, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ofeq Institute Inc | Wickliffe, OH | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage | Beachwood, OH | $46,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland State University Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $41,200 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Ginn Academy Corporation | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chamah | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Global Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The City Club of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Lillian & Betty Ratner School | Pepper Pike, OH | $32,698 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Crew Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $31,500 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Zoological Society | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association | Beachwood, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| In Motion | Beachwood, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohr Torah Stone Institutions | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Okinawa Institute of Science and Tech Fnd | Irvington, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bail Project | Venice, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Inc | Cleveland, OH | $21,875 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Committeee | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chabad of Downtown | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation | Parma, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University Circle Inc | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Rabbanical College Telzstone | Lakewood, NJ | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendship Circle of Cleveland | Pepper Pike, OH | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fuchs Mizrachi School | Beachwood, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Road Synagogue | Beachwood, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heights Schools Foundation | University Hts, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Learning Connection | S Euclid, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Carol Stream, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montefiore Foundation | Beachwood, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montefiore Home | Beachwood, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sam Elimu Charity | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Semach Sedek Rias Synagogue | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Vincent Charity Hospital Development Fund | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Values-in-Action Foundation | Mayfield, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Ballet | Cleveland, OH | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hands Together Inc | Springfield, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Detroit-Shoreway Community Development Org- Old | Cleveland, OH | $8,615 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Metro Health Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Hillel Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Service Association | Pepper Pike, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Ohio International Dyslexia Association | Richfield, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ohio Local Information Initiative | Cleveland, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piano Cleveland | Shaker Hts, OH | $5,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Botanical Garden | Cleveland, OH | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Am Friends of Israel Sports Center for Disabled | Northfield, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Chesed Center | Cleveland Hts, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Council on World Affairs | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Freedom Project | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland International Hall of Fame | Cleveland Hts, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Breakthrough Schools | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Horseshoe Lake | Shaker Height, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gross Schechter Day School | Pepper Pike, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kettering Health Network | Dayton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Menorah Park Foundation | Beachwood, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Health Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nf Norward | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Dvlp | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Playhouse Square Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $4,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Karamu House Inc | Cleveland, OH | $3,890 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Pops Orchestra | Beachwood, OH | $3,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Al-Muhibbah Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $2,884 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historic Congressional Cemetery | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Inn | Chagrin Falls, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund-USA | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minyan Oneg Shabbat | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Jazz Orchestra | Broadview Heights, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Marshall College of Law | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Yentas | Gates Mills, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hawken School | Gates Mills, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Ignatius High School | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's Academy | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Judes Children Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yavne Teachers College for Women | Wickliffe, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America-Lake Erie Council | Cleveland, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of the Parents Circle | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barbara & Abraham Miller Family Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Families & Children | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Play House | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Rape Crisis Center | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Americus, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John Carroll University | University Heights, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naaleh Cleveland | Beachwwod, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| None Too Fragile | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Church of Christ | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Community School | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Talmudical Academy of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Talmudical Academy of Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hearing Health Foundation | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Independent Montefiore Shelter | Beachwood, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Military Family Association | Alexandria, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence House Inc | Cleveland, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism | New York, NY | $372 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Jewish Sacred Society | Cleveland Heights, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Early Childhood Enrichment Center | Shaker Heights, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kent State University Foundation | Kent, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Malachi House | Cleveland, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Sculpture Center | Cleveland, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited | Cleveland, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mussar Institute | Boynton Beach, FL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Housing Network Inc | Cleveland, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Council Gardens | Cleveland Hts, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easter Seals of Northern Ohio Inc | Broadview Hts, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| March of Dimes | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Coast Community Homes | Cleveland, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Reserve Historical Society | Cleveland, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
41 of 136 (30%) 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 12%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
RATNER FAMILY HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY FUND - United Way of Greater Cleveland
2020 AND 2021 ANNUAL FUNDS - Musical Arts Association
2022 CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA GALA - Park Synagogue
CROWN SOCIETY ($50K) AND UKRAINE RESETTLEMENT PROJECT ($2K) - Kol Israel Foundation Inc
ROLL WITH KOL- FUNDRAISER - Cleveland Foundation
SAY YES TO CLEVELAND SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 138 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 | 77 | $1,264,563 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 76 | $934,721 | $2,300 |
| 2023 | 46 | $396,455 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
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.
Get funders for your state and cause by email
We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.
Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.
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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner'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: 3401 Tuttle Road 350, Shaker Heights, OH, 44122. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 23-7218805 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.