The Mead Foundation Pfdn
Brooklyn, OH · EIN 34-1865129. Reported 209 grants totalling $1,635,933 to 66 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. The Mead Foundation Pfdn 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $600 and the largest $62,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save the Children | Westport, CT | $129,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Camp Kids Are Kids Chicago | Chicago, IL | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Good Grief | Morristown, NJ | $107,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $101,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oak Hills High School | Cincinnati, OH | $88,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hospice of Nw Ohio | Perrysburg, OH | $81,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Grace Foundation | Garden City, NY | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lasalle High School | Cincinnati, OH | $76,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Projects With Care | New York, NY | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $54,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Guide Dogs of America | Upper Marlboro, MD | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Catholic High School | Toledo, OH | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Spaces | Knoxville, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Toledo, OH | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Food Bank of New Jersey | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Jude's Children's Research | Memphis, TN | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronald Macdonald House of Northwest Ohio | Toledo, OH | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fisher House Foundation | Rockville, MD | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Magnified Giving | Cincinnati, OH | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Victory Center of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $15,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand | Wynnewood, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| America's Vet Dogs | Smithtown, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amigos for Christ | Buford, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| English Bulldog Rescue | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Freestore Food Bank of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lone Star Bulldog Club | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Restavek Freedom Foundation | Blue Ash, OH | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Mclean, VA | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots Fdn | Dulles, VA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| K9S for Warriors | Point Vedra, FL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | New York, NY | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Puppies Behind Bars | New York, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Ursula Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pasadena Humane | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Xavier High School | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sunshine Inc of Northwest Ohio the Sunshine Foundation | Maumee, OH | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sylvania Area Family Services | Sylvania, OH | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cherry Street Mission | Toledo, OH | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| March of Dimes-Ohio Chapter | Toledo, OH | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shriner's Burn Hospital for Children | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank | Toledo, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sharing Network | New Providence, NJ | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rutherford B Hayes Center | Fremont, OH | $7,333 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kaboom | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| P&g Safe Drinking Water Campaign | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| City Gospel Mission | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Newton, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eluna - Camp Erin | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Library Legacy Foundation | Toledo, OH | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Ignatius School | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Ursula Academy Basketball Program | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels | Toledo, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Vincent De Paul Food Pantry | Indianapolis, IN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Creature Comfort Pet Therapy | Morristown, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Ohio Food Bank | Toledo, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
49 of 66 (74%) 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.
- Lasalle High School
WILLIAM RAMSEY SCHOLARSHIP - St Jude's Children's Research
FREE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR - Ronald Macdonald House of Northwest Ohio
SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH - Hospice of Cincinnati
CARE OF THE TERMINALLY ILL - Shriner's Burn Hospital for Children
SUPPORT OF MEDICAL SERVICES - Meals on Wheels
FOOD DELIVERY FOR ELDERLY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 74 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 | 45 | $310,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $303,600 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $300,000 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $347,333 | $2,000 |
| 2025 | 37 | $375,000 | $8,000 |
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
35% 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 $3,000. 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 The Mead Foundation Pfdn'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: 4900 Tiedeman Road Oh-01-49-0381, Brooklyn, OH, 44144. 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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