Jah Foundation
Accepts applications
Jah Foundation is a private foundation in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $112,500 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$112,500
- Number of grants27
- Typical grant$4,000
- Largest grant$15,000
- Assets$2.3 million
- New grantees7%
Giving in 2024 was up from $112,000 the year before.
7% of its 2024 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $112,000 | 26 | $2.2 million |
| 2024 | $112,500 | 27 | $2.3 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Kathleen A Edwards 2926 State Road 373, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (330) 686-2107 |
| What to submit | Ohio common grant form letter of inquiry should be submitted. Application includes name of organization, address, website, person to contact and phone number, tax exempt status, legal name, tax id number, date of IRS letter, organization's mission and annual operating budget, project/program title and budget, amount requested, timeframe for amount requested, and description of how funds will be used. |
| Restrictions | Except under unusual circumstances grants are awarded exclusively for charitable and education purposes to organizations qualified under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3), and as public charities under internal revenue code section 509(a)(1),(2) or (3). |
What Jah Foundation funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 27 | $116,500 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors | General support | $15,000 |
| St Vincent- St Mary High School | Emergency tuition assistance | $10,000 |
| Hattie Larlham Foundation | Operations- services for profoundly disabled adults and children | $7,500 |
| Open M | Operations- medical clininc, food, employment services | $7,500 |
| Truly Reaching You Ministries | Support re-entry program for formerly incerated individual | $7,000 |
| Peter Maurin Center | Services for homeless and marginalized | $6,000 |
| Salvation Army | Food clothing shelter for those in need | $6,000 |
| Akron Canton Foodbank | Operations for regional food bank | $5,000 |
| Grace House | Housing/end of life care for indigent, alone | $5,000 |
| Ibh Addiction Recovery | Operations, costs not covered by insurnce or medicaid (food, housing, staff supervision) | $5,000 |
| Regina Health Center | Provides health and social care for elderly religious and lay persons | $5,000 |
| St Joseph Parish | Sponsoring 3-parish psr program (religious education) | $5,000 |
| Walsh Jesuit High School | Emergency tuition assistance | $5,000 |
| Good Samaritan Hunger Center | Mobile food pantry | $4,000 |
| Stewart's Caring Place | Support services for individuals and famililes affected by cancer | $3,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Ohio | Support for kids and teen programs-high quality youth development programs in akron | $2,500 |
| Broken Chains Ministry | Support for lydia's home for at risk homeless who are overcoming domestic violence, dug abuse, human trafficking | $2,500 |
| Family Promise of Summit County | Serves homeless families with children/food and shelter | $2,500 |
| Akron Co-Operative Farms | Support public farm plots for immigrant families to grow foood for themselves, or for selling at markets | $2,000 |
| Battered Women's Shelter | Support for operation of domestic violence shelter | $2,000 |
| Rape Crisis Center | Support for operations -deliering crisis interventions to victims of sexual violence | $2,000 |
| Shelter Care Inc | Services for youth anf families in crisis | $2,000 |
| St Bernards Hunger Center | Hot meal program | $1,500 |
| Catholic Charities Social Services of Summit County | Funding elder day care program | $1,000 |
| Goodwillweye Seeing Eye Radio for the Visually Impaired | Operating funds for weye radio for vision impaired | $1,000 |
| Kelly's Grief Center | Funding for kelly's grief center, providing grief counseling and education to those in need. | $1,000 |
| Bags of Love | Sponsor gifts and meals for families for holiday season | $500 |
Officers and trustees
- Kathleen A Edwards
- James P Haag
- Joseph M Haag
- Thomas J Haag
- John P Haag
- Edward A Haag
Questions people ask
Does Jah Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.
How much does Jah Foundation give?
$112,500 in tax year 2024, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.
Who runs Jah Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Kathleen A Edwards (President/Treasurer), James P Haag (Vice-President), Joseph M Haag (Director) and Thomas J Haag (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.
What does Jah Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, housing and homelessness and human services.