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The South Waite Foundation

Accepts applications Brooklyn, Ohio · EIN 346526411

The South Waite Foundation is a private foundation in Brooklyn, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $154,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $65,000. 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 $153,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$153,00011$3.3 million
2024$154,00010$3.6 million

How to apply

ContactGreg Gatto
127 Public Sq OH-01-27-1236, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone or email(216) 689-8989
DeadlinesNo deadlines
RestrictionsThe trustees normally make grants to charities that they are familiar whom they maintain a close relationship with any selected charities.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The South Waite Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio9$134,000
Maine1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Moreland Hills, OH
General operating$65,000
Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, ME
General operating$20,000
Lawrence School
Sagamore Hills, OH
General operating$15,000
Lake View Cemetery Foundation
Cleveland, OH
General operating$12,000
The Lake Metro Parks
Concord, OH
General operating$10,000
Musical Arts Assoc
Cleveland, OH
General operating$10,000
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, OH
General operating$8,000
Childrens Museum of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
General operating$5,000
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, OH
General operating$5,000
Holden Forest and Gardens
Cleveland, OH
General operating$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The South Waite Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does The South Waite Foundation give?

$154,000 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The South Waite Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jessica H Rosner (Secretary), Marguerite Sherwin (President), Pamela S Zalba (Vice President) and FRANCIS McINTOSH SHERWIN II (Trustee).

What does The South Waite Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and arts and culture.

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