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Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich

Preselected recipients only Rocky River, Ohio · EIN 346525555

Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich is a private foundation in Rocky River, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $276,000 in 37 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $238,000 the year before.

11% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$201,00039$4.6 million
2024$238,00037$5.4 million
2025$276,00037$6.1 million

How to apply

Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich 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 Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio28$150,000
Arizona6$62,000
Iowa1$50,000
North Carolina1$10,000
Tennessee1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 37 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
To support exempt purpose$50,000
Cleveland Food Bank
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$25,000
Az Chapter of ALS Association
Phoenix, AZ
To support exempt purpose$20,000
United Way of Lake County
Mentor, OH
To support exempt purpose$18,000
Tossin' Away ALS
Mesa, AZ
To support exempt purpose$15,000
United Way of Morgan County
Zanesville, OH
To support exempt purpose$15,000
City Mission
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$12,000
Westshore Meals on Wheels
Rocky River, OH
To support exempt purpose$12,000
Generation Church Food Pantry
Goldsboro, NC
To support exempt purpose$10,000
Salvation Army
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$10,000
St Mary's Food Bank of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
To support exempt purpose$10,000
First Tee of Cleveland
Newburgh Heights, OH
To support exempt purpose$7,000
First Tee of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
To support exempt purpose$7,000
Choices Pregnancy Centers
Glendale, AZ
To support exempt purpose$5,000
Gathering Place
Beechwood, OH
To support exempt purpose$5,000
Island Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary
Marblehead, OH
To support exempt purpose$5,000
Save Our Children of Elyria
Elyria, OH
To support exempt purpose$5,000
Score Cleveland Chapter
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$5,000
Teen Challenge Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
To support exempt purpose$5,000
Westlake Meals on Wheels
Westlake, OH
To support exempt purpose$5,000
Hospice of the Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$4,000
Make A Wish Foundation
Independence, OH
To support exempt purpose$4,000
St Judes Children Hospital
Memphis, TN
To support exempt purpose$4,000
Alzheimers Association
Beachwood, OH
To support exempt purpose$2,000
Deepwood Foundation
Mentor, OH
To support exempt purpose$2,000
Forbes House
Painesville, OH
To support exempt purpose$2,000
Ideastream
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$2,000
Beech Brook
Pepper Pike, OH
To support exempt purpose$1,000
Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$1,000
Cleveland Playhouse
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$1,000
Cleveland Zoological Society
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$1,000
Geauga Humane Society
Russell Township, OH
To support exempt purpose$1,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$1,000
Lake Humane Society
Mentor, OH
To support exempt purpose$1,000
Lake Metroparks
Kirtland, OH
To support the farmpark program$1,000
Special Olympics Ohio
Westerville, OH
To support exempt purpose$1,000
Western Reserve Historical Society
Cleveland, OH
To support exempt purpose$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich give?

$276,000 in tax year 2025, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich?

Its 2025 filing lists Ann Rich (Interim Secretary) and Thomas N Rich (President & Treasurer).

What does Gould Inc Foundation Co Thomas N Rich fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, food and hunger and faith communities.

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