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Leighton A Rosenthal Family Foundation

Accepts applications Cleveland, Ohio · EIN 136877098

Leighton A Rosenthal Family Foundation is a private foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $195,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $135,000 the year before.

30% of its 2025 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$157,5009$3.4 million
2024$135,0009$4.0 million
2025$195,00010$4.3 million

How to apply

ContactJane R Horvitz or Cynthia R Boardma
C/O 1100 Superior Avenue 1105, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone or email(216) 479-2200
What to submitA letter outlining the purpose of the donation being requested.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Leighton A Rosenthal Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio1$50,000
Florida4$45,000
California1$45,000
New York2$25,000
Massachusetts1$20,000
Tennessee1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hathaway Brown School
Shaker Heights, OH
Lighting the way campaign.$50,000
Kent Denver School
Englewood, CA
General use of the recipient.$45,000
Boston Children's Hospital Foundation
Boston, MA
General use of the recipient.$20,000
United Way Services - Palm Beach
Palm Beach, FL
General use of the recipient.$20,000
Norton Museum of Art
West Palm Beach, FL
General use of the recipient.$15,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
General use of the recipient.$15,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General use of the recipient.$10,000
The Frick Collection
New York, NY
General use of the recipient.$10,000
Glades Academy
West Palm Beach, FL
General use of the recipient.$5,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue
West Palm Beach, FL
General use of the recipient.$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leighton A Rosenthal Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Leighton A Rosenthal Family Foundation give?

$195,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Leighton A Rosenthal Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Cynthia R Boardman (Trustee) and Jane R Horvitz (Trustee).

What does Leighton A Rosenthal Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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