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Tzedek Social Justice Fund of Ohio

Accepts applications Cleveland, Ohio · EIN 850959011

Tzedek Social Justice Fund of Ohio is a private foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.2 million in 6 grants; the typical grant was $88 and the largest $2.2 million. 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 $2.0 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$2.0 million7$30.6 million
2024$2.2 million6$29.4 million

How to apply

ContactLavonda D Napka
1000 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone or email(216) 875-6500
What to submitNo formal application form is used. The following information should accompany any request: 1) description of project and justification for grant. 2) amount of grant requested and term for grant. 3) pertinent financial information. 4) IRS exemption status including copy of exemption letter.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina1$2.2 million
Ohio5$439

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tzedek Social Justice Fund
Asheville, NC
General support$2.2 million
Lakeside Partners I LLC
Cleveland, OH
General support$195
Foundation Investments of Ohio LTD
Cleveland, OH
General support$116
Fio Pe LLC
Cleveland, OH
General support$61
Chester Capital LLC
Cleveland, OH
General support$40
Simon Charitable Private LLC
Cleveland, OH
General support$27

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tzedek Social Justice Fund of Ohio accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Tzedek Social Justice Fund of Ohio give?

$2.2 million in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $88.

Who runs Tzedek Social Justice Fund of Ohio?

Its 2024 filing lists Lavonda D Napka (President & Secretary), Mark A Madeja (Assistant Secretary; Trustee), Stephen H Hoffman (Trustee) and Jehuda Reinharz (Trustee) among 7 officers and trustees.

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