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The Figgie Foundation

Accepts applications Cleveland, Ohio · EIN 341945280

The Figgie Foundation is a private foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $707,183 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $450,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $1.0 million the year before.

33% 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$330,9655$6.3 million
2024$1.0 million14$6.0 million
2025$707,18315$6.2 million

How to apply

ContactRichard Solon President
3026 Som Center Road, Willoughby Hills, OH 44094
Phone or email(216) 402-9340
What to submitIn writing, stating public charity and use of funds
RestrictionsNo restrictions apply

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Figgie Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio14$705,183
Connecticut1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fairmount Center for the Arts
Novelty, OH
To support the center$450,000
Coats for Kids
Independence, OH
To support the organization$85,000
The Hospice of the Western Reserve Foundation
Cleveland, OH
To support the organization$40,000
Andrews Osborne Academy
Willoughby, OH
To support the academy$32,200
Magnificat High School
Rocky River, OH
To support the organization$30,000
Gilmour Academy
Gates Mills, OH
To support the school$13,000
College Now Greater Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
To support the organization$10,000
Great Lakes Science Center
Cleveland, OH
Too support the center$10,000
Nothern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation
Akron, OH
To support the organization$10,000
All American Rucks
Painesville, OH
To support the organization$8,000
The Littlest Heroes
Cleveland, OH
To support the organization$5,000
A Kid at Art for the Heart Inc
Chardon, OH
To support the organization$5,000
The Kaulig Foundation
Hudson, OH
Sponsorship of the kaulig companies championship golf tournament$3,983
Big Shot Basketball
Gates Mills, OH
To support the organization$3,000
Abilis Inc
Stamford, CT
To support the organization$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Figgie Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Figgie Foundation give?

$707,183 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Figgie Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Fiona Chambers (Treasurer), Richard Subel (Secretary) and Richard Solon (President).

What does The Figgie Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, youth programs and education.

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