Ohio · Private foundation
American Greetings Foundation Inc
Its FY2018 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $767k
- Granted FY2018
- 16
- Grants FY2018
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $350,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 16 to 41
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 3
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 50% of the organizations American Greetings Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 16 | $767k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 41 | $1.5M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Musical Arts Association | $245,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Nextup Inc (F/K/A Network of Executive Women Inc) | $175,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sesame Workshop | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Enactus | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The New School | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | $86,667 | 2 | 0% |
| The Cleveland Institute of Art | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Esperanza Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Heart of Kentucky United Way Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 33 grantees
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget American Greetings Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · The George Gund Foundation · Giant Eagle Foundation · The Swagelok Foundation · George Codrington Fdnhirtlena · Third Federal Foundation · The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Group Return · The Nord Family Foundation · Akron Community Foundation
How this is measured
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About American Greetings Foundation Inc
- How much does American Greetings Foundation Inc give?
- American Greetings Foundation Inc reported 16 grants totaling $766,500 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 41 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does American Greetings Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Health (39%), Arts & Culture (24%), Community Improvement (13%).
- Who are American Greetings Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: The Musical Arts Association ($245k), Nextup Inc (F/K/A Network of Executive Women Inc) ($175k), Sesame Workshop ($150k).
- Does American Greetings Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does American Greetings Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Greetings Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Cleveland Foundation, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, The George Gund Foundation.
- Where is American Greetings Foundation Inc based?
- American Greetings Foundation Inc is based in OH.
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