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The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Pepper Pike, Ohio · EIN 341615922

The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Pepper Pike, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $225,505 in 63 grants; the typical grant was $400 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $232,180 the year before.

22% 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$232,18060$5.1 million
2024$225,50563$5.4 million

How to apply

ContactJoseph H Thomas
50 Glenbrooke Chase, Pepper Pike, OH 44124
Phone or email(216) 292-5971
What to submitAny form of application is acceptable

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio49$212,180
Massachusetts1$5,000
District of Columbia3$3,200
Maryland1$3,000
Virginia1$1,000
Florida4$775
New York2$150
Nebraska1$100
Pennsylvania1$100

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 63 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University Circle
Cleveland, OH
Community health$50,000
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Community health$44,905
Children's Guild
Chagrin Falls, OH
Community health$25,950
Denison University
Granville, OH
For educational purposes$25,000
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$10,000
United Way
Cleveland, OH
Community health$10,000
Church of the Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
Community health$5,000
Overland Summer Fund
Williamstown, MA
For educational purposes$5,000
Playhouse Square
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$5,000
Stpaul's Church
Cleveland Heights, OH
Community health$5,000
University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH
Community health$5,000
Hiram House
Chagrin Falls, OH
Community health$3,700
Children's Hospital
Silver Springs, MD
Community health$3,000
Yellowill Fund
Columbus, OH
For educational purposes$3,000
The Fund for American Students
Washington, DC
For education purposes$3,000
Nationwide Hospital
Columbus, OH
Community health$3,000
Pepper Pike Police & Fire
Pepper Pike, OH
Community health$2,300
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$2,000
Hathaway Brown
Shaker Heights, OH
Community health$1,500
Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH
Community health$1,250
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$1,000
Cwru Dental
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$1,000
Food Allergy
McLean, VA
Community health$1,000
Maltz Museum
Beachwood, OH
Community health$600
Breakthrough School
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$500
Chagrin Film Festival
Chagrin Falls, OH
Community health$500
Fish
Sanibel, FL
Community health$500
Greater Cle Food Bank
Cleveland, OH
Community health$500
Planned Parenthood
Columbus, OH
Community health$500
Two Foundation
Chagrin Falls, OH
Community health$500
Journey for Safety & Health
Cleveland, OH
Community health$500
Idea Stream
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$400
Cleveland Zoological Society
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$250
Great Lakes Science Center
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$250
Holden Arborteum
Kirtland Hills, OH
Community health$250
Vocational Guidance
Cleveland, OH
For educational purposes$250
Friends of Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH
Community health$250
Epilepsy of Ohio
Cleveland, OH
Community health$250
Taste of Pepper
Pepper Pike, OH
Community health$250
City Mission
Cleveland, OH
Community health$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation Inc give?

$225,505 in tax year 2024, across 63 grants, with a typical grant of $400.

Who runs The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph H and Ellen B Thomas (Trustees), Virginia H Wylder (Trustee) and Elizabeth H Leathery (Trustee).

What does The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and youth programs.

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