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The Weatherhead Foundation

Preselected recipients only Mayfield Heights, Ohio · EIN 132711998

The Weatherhead Foundation is a private foundation in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $7.2 million in 2 grants; the typical grant was $3.6 million and the largest $5.0 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $6.8 million 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$6.8 million5$4.5 million
2024$7.2 million2$5.3 million

How to apply

The Weatherhead Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Weatherhead Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Louisiana1$5.0 million
Ohio1$2.2 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
To support the weatherhead scholars century grant and cowen institute.$5.0 million
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
To support the educational opportunities of the case western reserve university school of management.$2.2 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Weatherhead Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Weatherhead Foundation give?

$7.2 million in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $3.6 million.

Who runs The Weatherhead Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Celia Weatherhead (President), David F Edwards (Vp/Secretary/Treasurer), Carol Gluck (Vice President) and Scott Cowen (Vice President) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does The Weatherhead Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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