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The Bay Foundation

Accepts applications Bay Village, Ohio · EIN 341853153

The Bay Foundation is a private foundation in Bay Village, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $58,050 in 31 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $51,550 the year before.

48% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$46,15025$675,162
2023$51,55026$806,244
2024$58,05031$911,856

How to apply

ContactBrooks G Hull
23520 Lake Road, Bay Village, OH 44140
Phone or email(440) 835-9450, bhull@baycorp.com
What to submitLetter description of request with copy of 501(c)(3) exemption letter.
RestrictionsAwards primarily granted for educational purposes and secondarily for the promotion of the arts and religion.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Bay Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio17$33,250
Arizona7$19,700
Illinois2$1,750
New Mexico1$1,000
Virginia1$1,000
Minnesota1$600
Iowa1$500
Pennsylvania1$250

Grants paid in 2024

All 31 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Desert Mountain Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
Social$10,000
Holy Redeemer Church
Cleveland, OH
Religion$7,500
Arizona Musicfest
Scottsdale, AZ
Art$5,000
Art Therapy Studio
Cleveland, OH
Art$3,000
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, OH
Art$3,000
Cleveland Zoological Society
Cleveland, OH
Education$3,000
Playhouse Square Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Art$2,600
Bay Alumni Foundation
Bay Village, OH
Social$2,500
Burton-Middlefield Rotary Foundatio
Burton, OH
Social$2,500
Salvation Army
Cleveland, OH
Health & wellness$2,000
St Mary's Food Bank
Phoenix, AZ
Religion$2,000
The City Mission
Cleveland, OH
Social$2,000
Cave Creek Museum
Cave Creek, AZ
Social$1,500
First Presbyterian Church of Wheato
Wheaton, IL
Religion$1,500
The Bay Village Foundation
Bay Village, OH
Social$1,500
Eldorado Arts & Crafts Association
Santa Fe, NM
Art$1,000
Sigma Nu Educational Foundation
Lexington, VA
Health & wellness$1,000
The Phillip Devito Foundation
Mayfield Village, OH
Social$1,000
St Paul's Outreach
Mendota Heights, MN
Religion$600
Ashland University
Ashland, OH
Education$500
Bay Music Boosters
Bay Village, OH
Art$500
Hushabye Nursery
Phoenix, AZ
Social$500
Northeast Ohio SPCA
Parma, OH
Social$500
Peo Foundation
Des Moines, IA
Education$500
Scottsdale Museum of the Wast
Scottsdale, AZ
Social$500
The Orange Effect Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Social$500
Chardon Storm Fastpitch
Chardon, OH
Social$400
AIDS Foundation Chicago
Chicago, IL
Health & wellness$250
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Velos
Cleveland, OH
Health & wellness$250
Core
Pittsburgh, PA
Social$250
Desperados Fund
Carefree, AZ
Social$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Bay Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Bay Foundation give?

$58,050 in tax year 2024, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Bay Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Terry Gimmellie (Trustee), Norman G Hull (Trustee), Jeffrey F Hull (Trustee) and Brooks G Hull (Trustee).

What does The Bay Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, faith communities and education.

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