· Private foundation
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k121 grants · $313k
- $10k–50k158 grants · $2.9M
- $50k–250k5 grants · $287k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FUND FOR TEACHERS | $81,565 |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSN LAKE COUNTY | $55,000 |
| RISE UP - NORTHEAST OHIO | $50,700 |
| SAY YES CLEVELAND SCHOLARSHIP INC | $50,000 |
| LITERACY COOPERATIVE OF GREATER CLEVELAND | $50,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $49,144 |
| EAST CENTRAL OHIO EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CTR | $40,000 |
| GRANVILLE EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS | $40,000 |
| MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION | $40,000 |
| PLAYHOUSE SQUARE FOUNDATION | $35,000 |
| VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION | $35,000 |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | $35,000 |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA INC | $35,000 |
| COLLEGE NOW GREATER CLEVELAND INC | $35,000 |
| EDUCATIONAL SVC CTR OF WESTERN RESERVE | $35,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $535k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 51% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +15% for those funded once.
211 repeat relationships: 145 still active in FY2024, 66 since wound down; 71 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $813k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CMCOLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART4× · 2020–2023 · $400k · revenue +28%
- CSCLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION5× · 2020–2024 · $371k · revenue +109%
- KSKENT STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION5× · 2020–2024 · $347k · revenue +5%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2022 · $65k
- CNCLERMONT NORTHEASTERN LOCAL SCHOOLSone grant, 2020 · $60k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $60k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The mission of the cleveland museum of art (cma) is to fulfill its dual roles as one of the world's most distinguished comprehensive art museums and as one of northeastern ohio's principal civic and cultural institutions. the museum,…
The mission of cleveland leadership center (the organization) is to build a continuum of civic leaders committed to our community's excellence by serving as a catalyst for civic engagement. the organization achieves its mission by…
Mission: to champion and elevate the arts and cultural expression of greater columbus.vision: power of art realized. people engaged. city energized.
To ensure that the arts are an integral part of the education of every ohioan.
The cleveland arts prize identifies, rewards, publicly honors and promotes those creative artists whose original work and accomplishments have set a standard of excellence to which other artists can aspire. additionally, the cleveland arts…
The cleveland transformation alliance (cta) is a trusted community partner working to ensure every student is engaged in a high-quality, equitable education. the cta gives families and students the information they need to commit to their…
Cincinnati museum center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science, regional history, and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.
Ohio invention league has a mission to inspire curiosity, confidence and creative problem solving in our youth and advance invention and entrepreneurial education. we envision a day when every child, regardless of gender, race, religion,…
Born from the collision of rhythm & blues, country, and gospel, rock & roll is a spirit that is inclusive and ever-changing. the rock & roll hall of fame celebrates the sound of youth culture and honors the artists whose music connects us…
The cleveland pops orchestra, led by conductor carl topilow, performs the highest quality symphonic pops music to entertain and enrich a wide and diverse audience and provides educational programs to develop an enduring appreciation of…
Students will achieve individually established academic goals so they are prepared for their next level of learning and will graduate prepared for the college of their choice and workforce. each student is highly educated, prepared for…
The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…
How this is measured
169 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 169 of the 404 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART ↗
- Who funds CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds KENT STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PHILANTHROPY OHIO ↗
- Who funds COLLEGE NOW GREATER CLEVELAND INC ↗
- Who funds The Musical Arts Association ↗
- Who funds LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds THE FUND FOR TEACHERS ↗
- Who funds THE COLUMBUS COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAI ↗
- Who funds Building Bridges to Careers Inc ↗
- Who funds Playhouse Square Foundation ↗
- Who funds THE LITERACY COOPERATIVE OF GREATER CLEVELAND ↗
- Who funds SAY YES CLEVELAND SCHOLARSHIP INC ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND ↗
- Who funds Otterbein University ↗
- Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE ↗
- Who funds CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds ARTS IMPACT INC ↗
- Who funds Baldwin Wallace University ↗
- Who funds SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MINDS MATTER OF CLEVELAND OHIO INC ↗
- Who funds ENVISION EXCELLENCE IN STEM EDUCATION INC ↗
- Who funds PAST FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED ↗
- Who funds HOPE IGNITES NORTHEASTERN OHIO INC ↗
- Who funds IDEASTREAM ↗
- Who funds GREAT LAKES THEATER FESTIVAL INC ↗
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 Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · The George Gund Foundation · The Cleveland Foundation · The Abington Foundation · The Reinberger Foundation · The Nord Family Foundation · Thomas H White Fdn Ta · Kulas Foundation · John P Murphy Foundation · The Stocker Foundation · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Martha Holden Jennings Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
- Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
How this is measured
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