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Norehad Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Bay Village, Ohio · EIN 363153284

Norehad Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Bay Village, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $34,450 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $6,000. 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 $28,750 the year before.

19% 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$29,95011$661,728
2024$28,75021$695,534
2025$34,45017$665,870

How to apply

Norehad 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 Norehad Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Ohio. It also paid $2,500 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio3$9,000
Illinois2$5,000
Virginia2$5,000
California4$4,500
Massachusetts2$4,000
Michigan1$1,950
Nevada1$1,500
Oregon1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Martin De Porres High School
Cleveland, OH
Operating Funds$6,000
Church of the Holy Comfortor
Vienna, VA
Operating Funds$4,000
Tekeyan Cultural Association Inc
Watertown, MA
Operating Funds$3,000
Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House
Barrington, IL
Operating Funds$2,500
St James Armenian Church
Evanston, IL
Operating Funds$2,500
Prague UniversityOperating Funds$2,500
Youth Challenge
Westlake, OH
Operating Funds$2,000
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Operating Funds$1,950
First Tee of Northern Nevada
Reno, NV
Operating Funds$1,500
Placer County Search and Rescue
Auburn, CA
Operating funds$1,500
Shane McConkey Foundation
Olympic Valley, CA
Operating Funds$1,000
William and Mary Athletic Departmen
Williamsburg, VA
Operaating Funds$1,000
Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue
Tahoe City, CA
Operating Funds$1,000
High Five Foundation
Newport, OR
Operating Funds$1,000
The Armenian Mirror Spectator
Watertown, MA
Operating Funds$1,000
Good Samaritan Hunger Center
Akron, OH
Operating Funds$1,000
Individual
CA
Operating funds$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Norehad Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Norehad Charitable Foundation give?

$34,450 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Norehad Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael Norehad (Trustee) and Marilyn Norehad (Trustee).

What does Norehad Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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