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Meyer Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Kirtland, Ohio · EIN 472553384

Meyer Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Kirtland, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $13,800 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,500. 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 down from $20,300 the year before.

39% 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$20,30022$212,988
2024$13,80013$301,476

How to apply

Meyer Charitable 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 Meyer Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio11$11,800
Michigan1$1,000
North Carolina1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
scholarships for needy students$1,500
SubZero Mission
Painesville Twp, OH
support for homeless$1,500
Ministry in Mission
Chesterland, OH
Haiti support$1,500
Operation Christmas Child
Boone, NC
Christmas gifts for needy$1,000
Deepwood Foundation
Mentor, OH
support for developmentally disabled$1,000
Extended Housing
Painesville, OH
support for homeless$1,000
Hannas Home
Mentor, OH
unwed mothers$1,000
Veterans and First Responders Foundation
Mentor on the Lake, OH
support of veterans and first responders$1,000
Cleveland Kindness Campaugn
Chagrin Falls, OH
support of needy$1,000
End 68 Hours of Hunger
Grand River, OH
feed hungry children$1,000
Malachi House
Cleveland, OH
support of homeless and needy$1,000
Chad Tough Fpundation
Saline, MI
pediatric cancer research$1,000
Keira Kilbane Foundation
Medina, OH
cancer patient family support$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Meyer Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Meyer Charitable Foundation give?

$13,800 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Meyer Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas Meyer (Director).

What does Meyer Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, housing and homelessness and faith communities.

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