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Caritas Foundation

Preselected recipients only Fairlawn, Ohio · EIN 341788238

Caritas Foundation is a private foundation in Fairlawn, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $49,024 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $16,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $34,474 the year before.

38% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$34,4746$49,576
2024$49,0248$25,052

How to apply

Caritas Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Caritas Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio7$44,000
Pennsylvania1$6,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kent State University
Kent, OH
Scholarships$16,000
Walsh University
North Canton, OH
Scholarships$8,000
John Carroll University
Cleveland, OH
Scholarships$6,000
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA
Scholarships$6,000
University of Akron
Akron, OH
Scholarships$6,000
College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
Scholarships$4,000
Notre Dame College
Cleveland, OH
Scholarships$2,000
Cuyahoga Community College
Highland Hills, OH
Scholarships$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Caritas Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Caritas Foundation give?

$49,024 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Caritas Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Dorothy L Rapp (Trustee), Barbara Deleone (Trustee) and Sharon L Nagy CPA (Trustee).

What does Caritas Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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