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The College Club of Cleveland Foundation

Accepts applications Cleveland Heights, Ohio · EIN 341569601

The College Club of Cleveland Foundation is a private foundation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $79,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $49,500. 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 $58,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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 yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$56,5004$995,028
2024$58,0004$1.1 million
2025$79,5004$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactPatricia Miller
PO Box 18733, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Phone or email(216) 231-1683, scholarships@thecollegeclub.org
What to submitApplication form available at thecollegeclub.org/scholarships.
DeadlinesApplications must be submitted between november 1st and march 1st.
RestrictionsAwards can be applied to tuition only and are limited to a maximum of four years or the achievement of a baccalaureate degree, whichever comes first.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The College Club of Cleveland Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio4$79,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
College Now
Cleveland, OH
Scholarship funds$49,500
Lorain Community College Foundation
Elyria, OH
Scholarship funds$15,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Scholarship funds$10,000
The Lakeland Foundation
Kirkland, OH
Scholarship funds$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The College Club of Cleveland Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications must be submitted between november 1st and march 1st.

How much does The College Club of Cleveland Foundation give?

$79,500 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs The College Club of Cleveland Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Patricia Miller (President/Scholarship Chair), Barbara Decker (Vice-President/Treasurer), Kate Funker (Secretary) and Karen Walsh (Scholarship Committee) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does The College Club of Cleveland Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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