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The Kline 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.

$128k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
30
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
38%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 26
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$1.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 38% of the organizations The Kline Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureHealthPhilanthropyInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving28$115k25%
FY202426$99k38%
FY202318$72k28%
FY202216$103k31%
FY202115$88k40%
FY202013$70k38%
FY201915$46k40%
FY201815$61k47%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$366kArts & Culture$236kEducation$92kReligion$90kFood & Nutrition$64kYouth Development$49kPhilanthropy$47kHuman Services$45kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
MI
NY
MA
OH
NJ
CA
AZ
TN
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 52 grantees
All grantees of The Kline Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Interlochen Center for the Arts$212,00090%
Fuchs Mizrachi Schools$56,02090%
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc$55,25060%
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation$49,00090%
Cleveland Society for the Blind$23,62050%
Lawrence School$12,50040%
Friendship Circle of Cleveland Inc$12,00020%
Menorah Park Foundation$12,00030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$12,00020%
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage$11,00020%
Cleveland Chesed Center$10,70051%
International Rescue Committee INC$10,20030%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland$10,10030%
Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School$7,50070%
Bikur Cholim of Cleveland$7,50060%
Tikva Corp$5,74010%
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio$5,00010%
Cleveland Museum of Art$5,00020%
Hathaway Brown School$5,00030%
University School$5,00030%
American Friends of Leket Israel Inc$4,51040%
Israel on Campus Coalition Inc$4,00020%
The Musical Arts Association$4,00020%
Beth Tikvah of Naples Inc$4,0001n/a
Kulanu Inc$4,00040%
Matan BSayser of Cleveland Inc$3,75030%
Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology$3,00010%
Friends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc$2,70010%
Artis-Naples Inc$2,00010%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$2,00020%
African Food and Peace Foundation Inc$1,50010%
Brothers for Life$1,43010%
Friends of Breakthrough Schools$1,25010%
Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewryinc$1,09030%
Gross Schechter Day School$50010%
Equality Now Inc$50010%
Children's Health Defense$50010%
Friends of Disabled Veterans$5001n/a
The Naples Players Inc$5001n/a
Yeshiva Derech Hatorah$50010%
Green Road Synagogue$5001n/a
Gulfshore Playhouse Inc$50010%
American Friends of IDF Widows and Orphans Organization Inc$25010%
Center for Whale Research$20010%
Nyaka Inc$14520%
Western Reserve Land Conservancy$10010%
Black Girls Smile Inc$10010%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$5010%
Family Promise of Greater Cleveland$5010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$5010%
The Gathering Place$5010%
Cleveland Museum of Natural History$4510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($421k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Kline Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetInterlochen Center for the Arts: $212,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetFuchs Mizrachi Schools: $56,020 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Cleveland Food Bank Inc: $55,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCuyahoga Community College Foundation: $49,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCleveland Society for the Blind: $23,620 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLawrence School: $12,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriendship Circle of Cleveland Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMenorah Park Foundation: $12,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage: $11,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCleveland Chesed Center: $10,700 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $10,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland: $10,100 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJoseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School: $7,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBikur Cholim of Cleveland: $7,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetTikva Corp: $5,740 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCleveland Museum of Art: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHathaway Brown School: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity School: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Leket Israel Inc: $4,510 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael on Campus Coalition Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKulanu Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMatan BSayser of Cleveland Inc: $3,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCleveland Center for Arts and Technology: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $2,700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArtis-Naples Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAfrican Food and Peace Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBrothers for Life: $1,430 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Breakthrough Schools: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStruggle to Save Ethiopian Jewryinc: $1,090 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGross Schechter Day School: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEquality Now Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Health Defense: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYeshiva Derech Hatorah: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGulfshore Playhouse Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of IDF Widows and Orphans Organization Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Whale Research: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNyaka Inc: $145 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Reserve Land Conservancy: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlack Girls Smile Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Promise of Greater Cleveland: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Gathering Place: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCleveland Museum of Natural History: $45 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 48.

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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.

Irving I Stone FoundationOH28.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Irving I Stone Foundation · The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · J David & Rebecca Heller Family Foundation · Marla & Joseph Shafran Foundation · Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz Foundation · The Miller Family Foundation · The Teri and Dan German Family Foundation Inc · The Wuliger Foundation · Abr Family Foundation No 1 · The Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation · Giant Eagle Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to The Kline Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Kline Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Kline Family Foundation

How much does The Kline Family Foundation give?
The Kline Family Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $127,800 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 26 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Kline Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (35%), Arts & Culture (23%), Education (9%).
Who are The Kline Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Interlochen Center for the Arts ($212k), Fuchs Mizrachi Schools ($56k), Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc ($55k).
Does The Kline Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Kline 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 The Kline Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Irving I Stone Foundation, The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation, Jewish Federation of Cleveland.
Where is The Kline Family Foundation based?
The Kline Family Foundation is based in OH.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 74 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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