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Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund

Accepts applications Cleveland, Ohio · EIN 346519863

Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund is a private foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 105 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $125,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $879,200 the year before.

26% 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$879,20093$25.9 million
2024$1.1 million105$28.5 million

How to apply

ContactGeorge R Ireland President
1375 E Ninth St Suite 900, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone or email(216) 696-4200
What to submitApplication can be made in letter form and include detail of organization, financial information, and request. Request should include an annual report or audited financial statements and information regarding the expected outcomes for the money received.
DeadlinesJanuary 31 april 30 july 31 october 1
RestrictionsNo grants are made to individuals. No limitations to geographical area; however, grants are generally made to qualifying organizations in the cleveland, Ohio area, and other locations where trustees reside.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 18 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio35$529,500
Massachusetts14$140,000
California12$56,000
Wyoming2$55,000
New York12$50,000
Florida2$50,000
Colorado7$47,500
District of Columbia2$45,000
Connecticut2$35,000
Virginia4$18,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 105 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University Circle Inc
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted operating support$125,000
Astoria Park Conservancy
Jackson, WY
Unrestricted operating support$50,000
American Foreign Policy Council
Washington, DC
Unrestricted operating expenses$40,000
Sisters of Charity Health Systems
Cleveland, OH
20k new van, 20k gen op exp$40,000
Kenyon College
Kenyon, OH
Kenyon fund$35,000
Bok Tower Gardens
Lake Wales, FL
Unrestricted operating support$25,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, MA
Support digital activities$25,000
Kenyon College
Kenyon, OH
Philander chase conservancy$25,000
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
New London, CT
Vertical treatment room$25,000
Magnolia Clubhouse
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted operating support$25,000
McClean Hospital
Belmont, MA
Unrestricted operating support$25,000
Planned Parenthood
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted operating support$25,000
Tall Timbers Research Station
Tallahassee, FL
Unrestricted operating support$25,000
May Dugan Center
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted operating expenses$20,000
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, MA
Unrestricted operating support$20,000
Art Garage Denver
Denver, CO
Unrestricted operating support$15,000
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
Kenyon review$15,000
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA
Unrestricted operating support$15,000
Starting Point
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted operating expenses$15,000
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Novelty, OH
Unrestricted operating support$15,000
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Ireland family undergraduate researc$10,000
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Law school annual fund$10,000
Charity Water
Franklin, TN
Unrestricted operating expenses$10,000
Cleveland Animal Protective League
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
CO2 Coalition
Arlington, VA
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted operating expenses$10,000
Denver Art Museum
Denver, CO
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Esplanade Association
Boston, MA
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Givewellorg
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Habitat for Humanity
Mt Vernon, OH
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Head Start of Knox County
Mount Vernon, OH
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Housing Nantucket
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Interchurch Social Serv of Knox Co
Mount Vernon, OH
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Kenyon College
Kenyon, OH
Brown family environ. Center$10,000
Lakeview Cemetery Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Land Studio
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Mercy Corps
Portland, OR
Unrestricted operating support$10,000
Metrohealth Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Safe project$10,000
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Cleveland, OH
Annual fund$10,000
Owl Creek Conservancy
Mount Vernon, OH
Unrestricted operating expenses$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January 31 april 30 july 31 october 1.

How much does Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 105 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Cornelia I Hallinan (Trustee), George R Ireland (President), Lucy Weller (Trustee) and Tess Ireland Hallinan (Secretary) among 10 officers and trustees.

What does Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and arts and culture.

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