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FREEMAN FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $717K · expenses $649K · assets $6.4M

EIN
34-6572280
Address
600 SUPERIOR AVE CO JCONSOLO 210, CLEVELAND, OH 44114-2614
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
April 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2018 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2018 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 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
Richard Freeman VICE-PRESIDENT2021-2025 $0$100,000 1
Ellen Kraatz PRESIDENT2021-2025 $100,000$100,000 1
Gail Freeman (former) MANAGER2019-2020 $0$7,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Aino Wheeler TRUSTEE2022-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Rita Bigham TRUSTEE2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Taff Kraatz TRUSTEE2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Aino Wheler (former) TRUSTEE2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $100K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN KRAATZ PRESIDENT10 $100,000-$0 $100,0001
RICHARD FREEMAN VICE-PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
AINO WHEELER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RITA BIGHAM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
TAFF KRAATZ TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $100K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD FREEMAN OFFICER5 $100,000-$0 $100,0001
ELLEN KRAATZ OFFICER10 $0-$0 $01
AINO WHEELER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RITA BIGHAM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
TAFF KRAATZ TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD FREEMAN OFFICER10 $0-$0 $01
ELLEN KRAATZ OFFICER0 $0-$0 $01
AINO WHEELER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RITA BIGHAM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
TAFF KRAATZ TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD FREEMAN OFFICER10 $0-$0 $01
ELLEN KRAATZ OFFICER0 $0-$0 $01
AINO WHEELER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RITA BIGHAM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
TAFF KRAATZ TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD B FREEMAN MD MANAGING TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
ELLEN FREEMAN KRAATZ TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
TAFF B KRAATZ TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
AINO WHELER TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
RITA N BIGHAM TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAIL FREEMAN MANAGER10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $7K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAIL FREEMAN MANAGER10 $7,000-$0 $7,0001

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.

2025 · 30 grants to organizations · $465K
2024 · 31 grants to organizations · $450K
2023 · 25 grants to organizations · $400K
2022 · 16 grants to organizations · $245K
2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $59K

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

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 2 contributors · $429K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ESTATE OF MARVIN FREEMAN Person CLEVELAND, OH $329,020- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2 GALE H FREEMAN TRUST Organization or other CLEVELAND, OH $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2023 · 2 contributors · $2.8M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 GALE H FREEMAN TRUST Organization or other CLEVELAND, OH $2,741,708$2,741,708 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
1 GALE H FREEMAN TRUST Organization or other CLEVELAND, OH $12,572- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $904K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ESTATE OF MARVIN FREEMAN Person CLEVELAND, OH $904,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$716,806$649,354 $6,373,574$6,373,574 $429,020- $100,000--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$613,594$622,476 $6,300,798$6,300,798 -- $100,000--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,104,342$552,908 $6,233,442$6,233,442 $2,754,280- $100,800--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,092,008$275,337 $3,682,008$3,682,008 $904,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,631$31,807 $2,865,337$2,865,337 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,253$5,968 $2,509,792$2,509,792 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$123,866$71,723 $2,406,507$2,406,507 -- $7,000--

Funders of this organization

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

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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 · More (100)

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DANIS FOUNDATION INCOHNot reported $936,997$302,532 PRESIDENT/TREASURER$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
FN FOUNDATION INCNYP20 $788,768$1,021,284 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
BLK FOUNDATION INCNYS12 $614,466$618,690 FOUNDATION MGR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
DGB FOUNDATION INCCAT22 $606,454$606,454 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
C & Y FOUNDATION INCNYT22 $575,609$1,007,072 TREASURER$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
GSI FOUNDATION INCCAA12 $488,377$212,194 PPRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
KML FOUNDATION INCFLT23 $422,328$648,247 PRESIDENT/CH$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
KOBE FOUNDATION INCFLD30 $496,704$433,941 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
SAVE FOUNDATION INCFLR30 $1,149,840$1,275,390 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$134,164 Similar name, revenue within 2x
H20S FOUNDATION INCFLO50 $427,357$415,690 TREASURER$11,595 Similar name, revenue within 2x
PAUL FOUNDATION INCCTNot reported $413,255$212,951 PRES/DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
KORE FOUNDATION INCTNQ33 $1,346,897$1,162,456 CEO$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
ZAHN FOUNDATION INCSCT22 $1,405,652$290,686 PRES/TRES$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
AILDD FOUNDATION INCTXG70 $670,107$559,628 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
NOAHS FOUNDATION INCCAL11 $876,218$891,051 Board Member$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
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LUKAJ FOUNDATION INCCTT20 $1,110,064$637,403 FOUNDATION M$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
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REDEEMED FOUNDATION INCGAP99 $414,067$455,062 Director$83,413 Similar name, revenue within 2x
MITZEN FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $681,306$567,604 PRESIDENT/TREASURER$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 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
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation$6,165,2208 32014–2022 LIBERTY FOUNDATION INC; JAWONIO FOUNDATION INC; SAVE FOUNDATION INC
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,335,90610 12011–2024 KORE FOUNDATION INC
THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,904,0006 12011–2016 KORE FOUNDATION INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,803,35519 22015–2024 KORE FOUNDATION INC; KHAYAMANDI FOUNDATION INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$2,741,05011 42017–2024 FN FOUNDATION INC; MYLO FOUNDATION INC; JAWONIO FOUNDATION INC; SEVAK FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,542,40553 172016–2024 NOAHS FOUNDATION INC; AILDD FOUNDATION INC; SEVAK FOUNDATION INC; WHITE SWAN FOUNDATION INC and 13 more
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$942,0488 12017–2024 BISEMI FOUNDATION INC
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$782,83520 42011–2024 KORE FOUNDATION INC; SAVE FOUNDATION INC; 14 PLUS FOUNDATION INC; REEF BALL FOUNDATION INC
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS Private foundation$493,94713 12020–2023 WHITE SWAN FOUNDATION INC
ZAHN FOUNDATION Private foundation$305,8313 12014–2015 ZAHN FOUNDATION INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$176,00015 72016–2024 KHAYAMANDI FOUNDATION INC; JAWONIO FOUNDATION INC; SEVAK FOUNDATION INC; BLK FOUNDATION INC and 3 more
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$147,6769 12014–2024 SAVE FOUNDATION INC
OUR FUND INC DAF sponsor$127,3666 12014–2024 SAVE FOUNDATION INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$111,0009 32020–2024 KORE FOUNDATION INC; JAWONIO FOUNDATION INC; KHAYAMANDI FOUNDATION INC
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$105,6032 12022–2024 NOAHS FOUNDATION INC

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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.

2025 · Form 990PF · $649,354 spent · pay $100,000 · grants $465,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $465,000 71.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $100,000 15.4%
Fees: other professional $71,053 10.9%
Taxes $12,627 1.9%
Other expenses $674 0.1%
Total$649,354100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $622,476 spent · pay $100,000 · grants $450,000 · events $4,321
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $450,000 72.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $100,000 16.1%
Fees: other professional $63,425 10.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $4,321 0.7%
Taxes $4,254 0.7%
Other expenses $476 0.1%
Total$622,476100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $552,908 spent · pay $100,800 · grants $400,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $400,000 72.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $100,800 18.2%
Fees: other professional $43,467 7.9%
Taxes $8,365 1.5%
Other expenses $276 0.0%
Total$552,908100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $275,337 spent · pay $0 · grants $245,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $245,000 89.0%
Fees: other professional $30,337 11.0%
Total$275,337100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $31,807 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $21,757 68.4%
Taxes $6,850 21.5%
Fees: accounting $3,200 10.1%
Total$31,807100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $5,968 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $5,752 96.4%
Other expenses $193 3.2%
Taxes $23 0.4%
Total$5,968100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $71,723 spent · pay $7,000 · grants $59,175 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $59,175 82.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $7,000 9.8%
Fees: other professional $5,278 7.4%
Other expenses $198 0.3%
Interest $58 0.1%
Taxes $14 0.0%
Total$71,723100%

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