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Who funds Cleveland Museum of Art?

Cleveland, Ohio · EIN 340714336

90 private foundations reported grants to Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio totaling $12.3 million across 99 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund, with $3.3 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Cleveland Museum of Art

All 90 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund
Pennsylvania · 2024
Conservation, education and3$3.3 million
The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Chair's challenge3$3.2 million
Timken Foundation of Canton
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Where science meets art: outfitting the cma's conservation analytical lab for the future1$1.3 million
Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation
Ohio · 2025
Capital campaign,general fund & womens council1$1.1 million
WWMR Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
Operating expenses1$1.0 million
The Sam J Frankino Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Operating1$500,000
Sauerland Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
Donation1$250,000
The Louise H & David S Ingalls Fdn
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
Arts1$200,000
Guerdon Stearns Holden Trust FBO Cleveland
Massachusetts · 2024
General operating1$188,755
James and Susan Ratner Family Foundation
Ohio · 2025
Lobby renovation project fund2$125,000
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
"martin puryear: nexus" exhibition1$100,000
Lilly Endowment Inc
Indiana · 2025 · accepts applications
Religion & cultural inst initiative1$83,664
S Livingston Mather Charitable Trust
Ohio · 2025
$70,000 renovation of green space$10,000 annual fund1$80,000
Helen C Cole Charitable Trust
Ohio · 2024
General1$63,377
The Payne Fund
Ohio · 2024
African byzantine exhibit4$60,000
Robert Lehman Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
General educational and charitable purposes1$60,000
The Kaplan Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
Unrestricted contribution1$50,000
Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
General Operating Support1$50,000
The Bill and Kathy O'Neill Foundation
Ohio · 2024
Campaign2$50,000
Me & FJ Callahan Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
General operations1$50,000
Edward C Shoman II Char Tr
Pennsylvania · 2025
General support1$38,296
The Hermes Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
Charitable1$29,000
Joseph & Nancy Keithley Foundation
Ohio · 2024
Charitable purpose1$25,000
The Jochum-Moll Foundation
Ohio · 2024
General, unrestricted1$25,000
The Veale Foundation
Ohio · 2024
General fund1$25,000
The Robert M Kaye Foundation Inc
New Jersey · 2025
Promote public access, diverse art collections, and education programs.1$25,000
Fairfax Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
General1$20,000
Edwin D Northrup II Fund
Pennsylvania · 2025 · accepts applications
General support1$20,000
The Lozick Family Foundation
Ohio · 2024
General support1$20,000
Perkins Charitable Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
Philanthropic purposes.1$16,060
Giant Eagle Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024 · accepts applications
Charitable1$15,000
George Codrington Fdnhirtlena
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
General1$15,000
Emma R Fox Char Trust Mut FDS
Pennsylvania · 2025
Annual fund and operations1$15,000
Shifrin Family Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
Art community programs1$12,000
John P Murphy Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Programmatic support1$10,500
Karl B Goldfield FB Cma
Pennsylvania · 2024
General support1$10,373
The Gries Family Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Operating support1$10,000
B Charles and Jay G Ames Foundation
Ohio · 2025
General1$10,000
Robert R & Gay C Cull Family Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Arts1$10,000
Wright Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating1$10,000
The Sears Swetland Family Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
Historic park preservation1$10,000
The Hankins Foundation
Ohio · 2025
General Support of the Organization1$10,000
Lakeside Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024
General fund1$10,000
For Jesus Loved Me First Foundation
Ohio · 2025
General1$10,000
The South Waite Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating1$8,000
Gramercy Park Foundation Inc
New York · 2025
Education1$5,000
WR Timken Jr Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
2024-2025 Unrestricted Grant - Leadership Circle1$5,000
Samuel J & Connie M Frankino Charitable Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
General1$5,000
The Ahuja Foundation
Florida · 2024
General support1$5,000
George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund
Pennsylvania · 2025
General charitable purposes1$5,000
G Russell and Constance P Lincoln Foundation Tr UA 052799
Ohio · 2024
Annual campaign1$5,000
Elizabeth Boyer Irrev Trust
Ohio · 2025
Unrestricted1$4,499
The Bay Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Art1$3,000
The Allayne and Douglas Wick Foundation (formerly Maradele Foundation)
Ohio · 2025
General Operations1$3,000
Neil L Thompson Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Continued general operating support1$2,500
Victor M & Harriet J Goldberg Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
General operations1$2,500
Gardiner Family Foundation
Ohio · 2025
To fund and support exempt purposes1$2,500
The Kline Family Foundation
Ohio · 2025
General operating funds for exempt function1$2,500
The Pagon Family Foundation
Ohio · 2025
General support1$2,500
Uvas Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024
General purpose1$2,500
Sullivan Family Fund
Florida · 2024
General1$2,260
Ethel and Allyn Kendis Family Charitable Trust
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
General unrestricted fund1$2,000
Triple T Foundation
Ohio · 2024
General purposes1$1,500
The MCH Foundation Inc
Texas · 2024 · accepts applications
CMA Spring ArtConcertExhibition1$1,500
The Richard S and Alita Rogers Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
To support the museum, which features more than 63,000 works spanning 6,000 years of achievement in the arts.1$1,420
The Peterman & Deminico Family Foundation Inc
Ohio · 2025
Public charity1$1,000
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2024
Visual arts - general operating1$1,000
Robert S Morrison Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
General purpose1$1,000
The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation Inc
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
For educational purposes1$1,000
The Sussen Foundation
Florida · 2024
Charitable1$1,000
A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon Foundation
Ohio · 2024
Charitable1$1,000
Phyllis H & Wm H Evans Charitable Foundation
Ohio · 2025
General support1$1,000
The SK Wellman Foundation
Ohio · 2025 · accepts applications
Support the cma education and community programs1$1,000
Mary A & Thomas F Grasselli Endowment Foundation
Delaware · 2025
General & Unrestricted1$1,000
The Hageman Family Foundation
Ohio · 2024
General1$500
McKenna Family Fund
Ohio · 2025
Educational1$500
Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc
Ohio · 2024
General operating & program support1$500
Cleveland Landmarks Press Foundation Inc
Ohio · 2024
Unrestricted1$500
Fred A Lennon Charitable Trust
Ohio · 2024
General support1$450
Michael & Marcia Neundorfer Foundation I
Ohio · 2025
Unrestricted contribution1$250
The Anna Greenfield Charitable Fnd
Ohio · 2024
Arts support1$250
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$208
Marla & Joseph Shafran Foundation
Ohio · 2025
General operating support1$150
Siegfried Family Foundation
Ohio · 2025
Arts & Culture1$150
Robert J Cummins Family Foundation Inc
New York · 2025
Education1$150
Pinnacle Gardens Foundation
Washington · 2024
Financial support1$125
Kohrman Family Fdn
Ohio · 2023 · accepts applications
General operating expenses1$100
Faye Kaplan Charitable Foundation
Ohio · 2025
General1$100
Mandat Family Charitable Foundation
Ohio · 2025
General donation1$100
Edward Jones Foundation
Missouri · 2024
Arts, culture and humanities1$65

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Cleveland Museum of Art?

The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund, The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation, Timken Foundation of Canton, Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation and WWMR Foundation, and 85 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Cleveland Museum of Art get from foundations?

$12.3 million in 99 reported grants from 90 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation, Timken Foundation of Canton, WWMR Foundation, The Sam J Frankino Foundation and Sauerland Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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