Ohio · Private foundation
Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $29k
- Granted FY2022
- 9
- Grants FY2022
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
83% of Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Fund For Charitable Giving, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $29k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $7,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 56% of the organizations Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 38% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 9 | $29k | 56% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $111k | 89% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $1k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $2k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone of Hope Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Hands of Faith Church | $27,770 | 2 | n/a |
| Coach Sam's Inner Circle Foundation | $17,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $10,945 | 2 | 0% |
| Awakening Angels | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ginn Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Hope Meadows Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Independence Kiwanis Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gofundmeorg | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone of Hope Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Hands of Faith Church | $27,770 | 2 | n/a |
| Coach Sam's Inner Circle Foundation | $17,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $10,945 | 2 | 0% |
| Awakening Angels | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ginn Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Hope Meadows Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Independence Kiwanis Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gofundmeorg | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Ginn Academy Corporation | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Cleveland Baptist Association | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Slavic Full Gospel Church Inc | $955 | 1 | n/a |
| Cleveland Right to Life Education Inc | $650 | 1 | 0% |
| Sarcoma Foundation of America | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Independence Youth Football Inc | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($78k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation 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.
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How this is measured
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About Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation
- How much does Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation give?
- Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $29,236 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2022.
- What does Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (46%), Human Services (24%), Religion (12%).
- Who are Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Cornerstone of Hope Inc ($75k), Hands of Faith Church ($28k), Coach Sam's Inner Circle Foundation ($17k).
- Does Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Cleveland Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation based?
- Go Foundation Fka Mel R Kurtz Family Foundation is based in OH.
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