Ohio · Private foundation
Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $76k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2026
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 13
- FY2021 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 0% of the organizations Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 12 | $76k | 33% |
| FY2025 | 8 | $46k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $80k | 10% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $84k | 9% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $77k | 38% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $67k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achievement Centers for Children | $100,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Cleveland Society for the Blind | $85,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Geauga County Humane Society Inc | $60,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Gathering Place | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Case Alumni Foundation | $29,000 | 4 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $26,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc | $24,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Cleveland Pops Orchestra | $12,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Saint Francis Animal Sanctuary Inc | $7,500 | 3 | 8% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achievement Centers for Children | $100,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Cleveland Society for the Blind | $85,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Geauga County Humane Society Inc | $60,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Gathering Place | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Case Alumni Foundation | $29,000 | 4 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $26,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc | $24,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Cleveland Pops Orchestra | $12,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Saint Francis Animal Sanctuary Inc | $7,500 | 3 | 8% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gates Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cleveland Maidan Association | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Piano International Assoc of Northern Oh | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Vocational Guidance Services | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($39k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sam and Esther Friedman 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
Compare Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation with peer funders
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About Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation
- How much does Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation give?
- Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $76,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 13 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2025.
- What does Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (54%), Philanthropy (17%), Animals (15%).
- Who are Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2026: Achievement Centers for Children ($100k), Cleveland Society for the Blind ($85k), Geauga County Humane Society Inc ($60k).
- Does Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Sam and Esther Friedman 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 Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Swagelok Foundation, The Cleveland Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation based?
- Sam and Esther Friedman Family Foundation is based in OH.
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