Ohio · Private foundation
Zg Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $13k
- Granted FY2021
- 1
- Grants FY2021
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $13,494
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $13,494
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 23
- FY2018 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations Zg Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $13k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $57k | 36% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $40k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 23 | $48k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Musical Theater Project Inc | $54,494 | 4 | 4% |
| Chamberfest Cleveland | $35,870 | 3 | n/a |
| Facing History & Ourselves Inc | $20,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Ideastream | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Playhouse Square Foundation | $4,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Lawrence School | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Inmotion | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shaking With Laughter Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Case Western Reserve University | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Montefiore Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Musical Theater Project Inc | $54,494 | 4 | 4% |
| Chamberfest Cleveland | $35,870 | 3 | n/a |
| Facing History & Ourselves Inc | $20,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Ideastream | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Playhouse Square Foundation | $4,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Lawrence School | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Inmotion | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shaking With Laughter Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Case Western Reserve University | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Montefiore Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | $1,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Compassion & Choices | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $740 | 3 | 0% |
| National Council of Jewish Women - Cleveland | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| United States Law Enforcement Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| The Gathering Place | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Advantage Cleveland Tennis and Education Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The Haven Home LLC | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Birthing Beautiful Communities | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($20k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Zg 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.
Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · The Louise H & David S Ingalls Fdn · The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation · The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · The George Gund Foundation · Akron Community Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Zg Foundation
- How much does Zg Foundation give?
- Zg Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $13,494 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 23 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
- What does Zg Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2021, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (78%), Education (10%), Health (6%).
- Who are Zg Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2021: The Musical Theater Project Inc ($54k), Chamberfest Cleveland ($36k), Facing History & Ourselves Inc ($21k).
- Does Zg Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Zg 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 Zg Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Cleveland Foundation, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, The Louise H & David S Ingalls Fdn.
- Where is Zg Foundation based?
- Zg Foundation is based in OH.
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