Third Federal Foundation
Cleveland, OH · EIN 20-8467212. Reported 521 grants totalling $21.1M to 175 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. Third Federal Foundation 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $535,000. 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 Settlement | Cleveland, OH | $1,997,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Central Catholic High School | Cleveland, OH | $1,452,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $815,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $746,030 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Say Yes to Education | Cleveland, OH | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Renaissance Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City Year Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $495,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited | Cleveland, OH | $470,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Slavic Village Development | Cleveland, OH | $454,062 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gilmour Academy | Gates Mills, OH | $450,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| First Tee of Cleveland | Newburgh Heights, OH | $415,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Western Reserve Land Conservancy | Moreland Hills, OH | $415,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stella Maris | Cleveland, OH | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| America Scores Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $390,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Home Solutions | St Petersburg, FL | $365,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Connections | Shaker Hts, OH | $362,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Neighborhood Progress | Cleveland, OH | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tampa Bay Neighborhood Housing Services Inc | Clearwater, FL | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $340,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Housing Foundation of America | Pembroke Prines, FL | $325,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chn Housing Partners | Cleveland, OH | $310,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Heidelberg University | Tiffin, OH | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hispanic Unity of Fla | Hollywood, FL | $295,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jennings Center for Older Adults | Garfield Heights, OH | $253,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fund for Our Economic Future | Cleveland, OH | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rhondas Kiss | Cleveland, OH | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Open Door Academy | Cleveland, OH | $235,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Another Chance of Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $230,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Housing and Education Alliance Inc | Tampa, FL | $230,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Enterprise Community Partners | Cleveland, OH | $215,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Haven Home | Cleveland, OH | $215,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Village Capital Corporation | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban League of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $190,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Smart Development Inc | Cleveland, OH | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Two Foundation | Chagrin Falls, OH | $161,200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Urban League of Broward County Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $160,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People | Cleveland, OH | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jones Road Development Corp | Cleveland, OH | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pregnant With Possibilities | Bedford, OH | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harmony House | Akron, OH | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community of Faith Assembly | Cleveland, OH | $114,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Partnership for Safer Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Cleveland, OH | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| El Centro De Servicios Sociales Inc | Lorain, OH | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Motogo | Cleveland, OH | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Cleveland Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Broadway School of Music & the Arts | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hfla of Northeast Ohio | Beachwood, OH | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Stanislaus | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Towards Employment Inc | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way - Lee County | Fort Myers, FL | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Global Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $91,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Arts Impact Middle School | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Center for Arts Inspired Learning | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elizabeth Baptist Church | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Nature Center at Shaker Lakes | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legalworks | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Refugee Response | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way Suncoast | Tampa, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hopewell | Middlefield, OH | $66,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arts Impact | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New Directions Inc | Pepper Pike, OH | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Open M Foundation | Akron, OH | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Walsh Jesuit High School Foundation | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Musuem Natural History | Cleveland, OH | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Midnight Fire Minitries Inc | Fairlawn, OH | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seeds of Literacy | Cleveland, OH | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Esperanza Inc | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eternal Housing Fund | Garfield Heights, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Huntington Disease Society of America | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kevin Williams Memorial Foundation | Shoreham, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Real Estate Education and Community Housing Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rid-All Green Partnership | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pc for People | Cleveland, OH | $48,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celebrate the Arts Performance Academy | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Debthelpercom | West Palm Beach, FL | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Cleveland Congregations | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way of Collier County | Naples, FL | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fountain of Grace Outreach Minitries | East Cleveland, OH | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services | Clearwater, FL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida | Fort Myers, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Holy Name Parish | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sokol Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Spanish American Committee | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gloria Pointer Teen Movement | Cleveland, OH | $35,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Collier County | Naples, FL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Consolidated Credit | Forth Lauderdale, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Faith and Action for Strength Together | St Petersburg, FL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hillsborough Organization for Progress & Equality | Tampa, FL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Martin Deporres | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Starting Point | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Urban Community School | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City Music Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation | Akron, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Girls on the Run Northeast Ohio | Brecksville, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Miracles Happen - University Hospitals | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Musical Arts Association of Kenston | Chagrin Falls, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Resource Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Velosano | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Rape Crisis Center | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Florida Community Loan Fund | Orlando, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Miracles Happen | Toccoa, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Motivated and Empowered Inc | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Musical Arts Association | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Leadership Institute | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Pets | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Solitas House Inc | Tampa, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Stanislaus School | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beat the Streets | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bessie's Angels | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Metro Catholic School | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Community Solutions | Cleveland, OH | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Leadership Center | Cleveland, OH | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Independence, OH | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Daily Dose of Reading | South Euclid, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village Collective | Garfield Heights, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Abe Brown Ministries | Tampa, FL | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Clinic Philanthropy | Cleveland, OH | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bluecoats Inc | Rocky River, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Housing Solutions | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater Cleveland Volunteers | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Homes Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwest Neighborhoods Cdc | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Polish American Cultural Center | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shaker Schools Foundation | Shaker Hts, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Solita's House | Tampa, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southeast Cleveland Resource Center | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Stanislaus Church | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Miles Development Corp | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University Hospital Health System | Shaker Hts, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Hospitals | Shaker Hts, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodhill Choice Community Builders (cmha) | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Arts Prize | Cleveland, OH | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Summer on the Cuyahoga | Cleveland, OH | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University Circle Inc | Cleveland, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Darl Center for the Arts Inc | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute for Nonprofit News | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palm Beach Civic Association | Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sokol Greater Cleveland Gymnastic & Educational Organization | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Malachi Walkrun | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Telos Leadership Foundation | Lorain, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chamberfest Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blessing House | Lorain, OH | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Albert Bushnell Hart Elementary | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Miles Park School | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Warner Girls' Leadership Academy | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Museum of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthy Fathering Collaborative of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| People Engaged in Active Community Efforts (peace) | Lake Worth, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sos International | Roanoke, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wills Place | Skokie, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Club of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $1,721 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Community Council - Worldwide Intercultural Network | Cleveland, OH | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Assessment & Treatment Svcs | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legacies Empowered | Bedford, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Boniface | Cold Spring, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Club Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $921 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society-Pan Ohio Hope Ride | Cleveland, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shaker Heights Fraternal Order of Police #23 | Shaker Hts, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
121 of 175 (69%) 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 82%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 329 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 | 96 | $4,458,342 | $17,500 |
| 2022 | 121 | $5,223,800 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 112 | $4,680,421 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 91 | $3,928,200 | $25,000 |
| 2025 | 101 | $2,771,421 | $15,000 |
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
85% 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 $20,000. 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 Third Federal Foundation'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: 7007 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44105. 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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