HIGLEY FUND OF THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $3.2M · expenses $2.7M · assets $44.3M

EIN
34-1784955
Address
6601 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44103-3905
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 1994 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (supporting organization) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Supporting organization, 509(a)(3)
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ginger F Mlakar SECRETARY2020-2024 $304,319$1,243,960 2
Anthony Gattuso TREASURER2022-2024 $226,500$555,436 7
Rosanne Potter Until 51321 (former) TREASURER2021 $328,477$328,477 1
Rosanne Potter (former) TREASURER2020 $323,708$323,708 6
Anthony Gattuso Eff 51321 (former) TREASURER2021 $150,197$150,197 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sharon Higley Watts PRESIDENT2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Doug Wang FIRST VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Patricia Nobili VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jeff Linton VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Broadbent VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Broadbent Eff 51120 (former) VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $531K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GINGER F MLAKAR SECRETARY0 $0$247,853$56,466 $304,3192
ANTHONY GATTUSO TREASURER0 $0$179,587$46,913 $226,5007
SHARON HIGLEY WATTS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG WANG FIRST VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA NOBILI VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LINTON VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN BROADBENT VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $438K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GINGER F MLAKAR SECRETARY0 $0$217,242$51,600 $268,8422
ANTHONY GATTUSO TREASURER0 $0$126,866$42,109 $168,9757
SHARON HIGLEY WATTS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG WANG FIRST VICE PRESIDENT & TRU0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA NOBILI VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LINTON VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN BROADBENT VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $402K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GINGER F MLAKAR SECRETARY0 $0$195,844$45,763 $241,6072
ANTHONY GATTUSO TREASURER0 $0$119,620$40,341 $159,9617
SHARON HIGLEY WATTS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG WANG FIRST VICE PRESIDENT & TRU0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA NOBILI VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LINTON VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN BROADBENT VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 3 paid, $696K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSANNE POTTER UNTIL 51321 TREASURER0 $0$286,609$41,868 $328,4771
GINGER F MLAKAR SECRETARY0 $0$173,916$43,493 $217,4092
ANTHONY GATTUSO EFF 51321 TREASURER0 $0$110,693$39,504 $150,1971
SHARON HIGLEY WATTS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG WANG FIRST VICE PRESIDENT & TRU0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA NOBILI VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LINTON VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN BROADBENT VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $535K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSANNE POTTER TREASURER0 $0$283,234$40,474 $323,7086
GINGER F MLAKAR SECRETARY0 $0$167,863$43,920 $211,7832
SHARON HIGLEY WATTS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG WANG FIRST VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA NOBILI VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LINTON VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN BROADBENT EFF 51120 VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 89 grants to organizations · $2.1M

Listed grants add up to $2,143,705; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $2,218,705. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 96 grants to organizations · $2.1M

Listed grants add up to $2,078,300; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $2,149,800. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 75 grants to organizations · $1.8M

Listed grants add up to $1,790,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,862,500. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2021 · 64 grants to organizations · $1.9M

Listed grants add up to $1,904,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,999,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2020 · 61 grants to organizations · $2.0M

Listed grants add up to $2,023,069; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $2,098,569. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,173,733$2,734,128 $44,257,403$44,257,403 $0$0 $005
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,261,924$2,624,283 $40,483,181$40,481,126 $0$0 $005
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,575,722$2,321,685 $37,217,207$37,217,207 $0$0 $005
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,866,437$2,402,401 $45,795,016$45,795,016 $0$0 $005
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$999,042$2,479,148 $42,268,433$42,268,433 $0$0 $005

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Nearby + Similar BETA

Organizations like this one: what they do and who they are linked to

Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
KEN CLEVELAND FOUNDATIONOHT20 $1,868,102$873,815 TRUSTEE$97,083 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
CLEVELAND HILLEL FOUNDATION INCOHT20 $1,314,862$1,252,060 Executive Director$163,558 Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state
Cleveland-Cliffs FoundationOHNot reported $1,006,261$1,563,228 PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state
The John Cleveland Foundation IncKYNot reported $854,943$851,502 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THATCHER FAMILY FUND OF THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATIONOHT30 $526,377$768,270 TREASURER$226,500 Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state, similar mission
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATIONOHT31 $302,815,178$222,320,279 PRESIDENT & CEO$649,798 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x, same state
THE CLEVELAND EYE BANK FOUNDATIONOHNot reported $97,553$5,188,952 Executive Director$181,344 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x, same state
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONOHE21 $9,680,031,802$9,434,081,551 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO$9,709,152 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x, same state
THE CLEVELAND POLICE FOUNDATIONOHW12 $186,410$201,011 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x, same state
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONOHE03 $17,206,708,633$16,127,775,410 DIRECTOR, PRES, CHAIR, CEO - CCF$9,709,152 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x, same state
COLLEGE CLUB OF CLEVELAND FOUNDATIONOHNot reported $92,288$95,087 PRESIDENT/SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x, same state
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATIONLANot reported -$9,615$57,980 PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
Cleveland High School FoundationORNot reported $93,284$125,443 President$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
THE VON CLEVELAND FOUNDATIONCAF60 $3,480$5,190 President$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
THE CLEVELAND STREET FOUNDATIONOHNot reported $0$105,279 PRESDIENT$0 Similar name, same state
THE CLEVELAND FAMILY FOUNDATIONNYNot reported $0$2,181 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 16 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$55,633,40331 62016–2024 THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION; CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; CLEVELAND HILLEL FOUNDATION INC and 2 more
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND DAF sponsor$32,058,43946 42010–2024 CLEVELAND HILLEL FOUNDATION INC; THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND POLICE FOUNDATION
JACK JOSEPH AND MORTON MANDEL FOUNDATION Private foundation$28,825,00010 12020–2024 CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$27,425,14218 32015–2024 THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
TIMKEN FOUNDATION OF CANTON Private foundation$22,181,39911 12010–2023 CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$21,789,73237 52010–2024 THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND EYE BANK FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND POLICE FOUNDATION; COLLEGE CLUB OF CLEVELAND FOUNDATION and 1 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$14,043,46635 52014–2024 THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION; CLEVELAND HILLEL FOUNDATION INC and 1 more
LEONA M & HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$11,584,55220 12020–2024 THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$10,413,07337 22010–2024 THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
RICHARD J FASENMYER FOUNDATION Private foundation$9,400,0004 12011–2015 CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$7,010,0002 12021–2023 THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
THE LOZICK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$6,535,0006 22020–2024 CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND POLICE FOUNDATION
HASLAM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$5,500,0007 22015–2022 THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
THE CATHERINE L & EDWARD A LOZICK Private foundation$5,447,2554 22020–2023 CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND POLICE FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$4,984,97918 32016–2024 THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION; CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION

The full list · all similar organizations

Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $2,734,128 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,218,705 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $2,218,705$2,218,705-- 81.1%
Fees: investment management $307,069-$307,069- 11.2%
Other (as described)SEE SCHEDULE O $207,737-$207,737- 7.6%
All other expenses $617-$617- 0.0%
Total$2,734,128100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,624,283 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,149,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $2,149,800$2,149,800-- 81.9%
Fees: investment management $262,665-$262,665- 10.0%
Other (as described)SEE SCHEDULE O $205,718-$205,718- 7.8%
All other expenses $6,100-$6,100- 0.2%
Total$2,624,283100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $2,321,685 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,862,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,862,500$1,862,500-- 80.2%
Fees: investment management $263,116-$263,116- 11.3%
Other (as described)SEE SCHEDULE O $195,648-$195,648- 8.4%
All other expenses $421-$421- 0.0%
Total$2,321,685100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $2,402,401 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,999,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,999,000$1,999,000-- 83.2%
Fees: investment management $216,089-$216,089- 9.0%
Other (as described)SEE SCHEDULE O $187,112-$187,112- 7.8%
All other expenses $200-$200- 0.0%
Total$2,402,401100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $2,479,148 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,098,569 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $2,098,569$2,098,569-- 84.6%
Fees: investment management $196,488-$196,488- 7.9%
Other (as described)SEE SCHEDULE O $183,891-$183,891- 7.4%
All other expenses $200-$200- 0.0%
Total$2,479,148100%

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