AK Steel Foundation
Private foundation · Cleveland, OH · EIN 31-1284344 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation
537grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$15.5Mtotal paid
21states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 25 of its 537 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $403K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
200 Public SQ Ste 3300
Cleveland, OH 44114-2315
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $800,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife | Washington, DC | $800,000 |
| Friends of Breakthrough Schools | Cleveland, OH | $500,000 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $490,000 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $472,000 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland Inc | Cleveland, OH | $470,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $459,857 |
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $446,302 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $400,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $369,388 |
| Golden Bear Foundation | Eveleth, MN | $175,000 |
| United Way of Northwest Indiana | Valparaiso, IN | $175,000 |
| Cleveland Metroparks | Cleveland, OH | $150,000 |
| Uss Cleveland Legacy Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $150,000 |
| Duneland YMCA Inc | Chesterton, IN | $125,000 |
| Duneland YMCA Inc | Chesterton, IN | $125,000 |
| Duneland YMCA Inc | Chesterton, IN | $125,000 |
| Food Bank of Northwest Indiana | Merrillville, IN | $104,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $100,500 |
| Asm Materials Education Foundation | Materials Park, OH | $100,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Fdn Philanthrop | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
| Asm Materials Education Foundation | Materials Park, OH | $100,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
| Food Bank of Northwest Indiana | Merrillville, IN | $100,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
| Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center Inc | Chesterton, IN | $100,000 |
| Asm Materials Education | Materials Park, OH | $100,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Fdn Philanthrop | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
| Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity | Maumee, OH | $90,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Merrillville, IN | $85,000 |
| Indiana Dunes Environmental | Chesterton, IN | $80,000 |
| Atrium Medical Ctr Foundation | Middletown, OH | $75,000 |
| YMCA of Marquette County | Marquette, MI | $75,000 |
| Atrium Medical Ctr Foundation | Middletown, OH | $75,000 |
| Maumee Valley Habitat for | Maumee, OH | $75,000 |
| United Way of Northwest Indiana | Valparaiso, IN | $75,000 |
| YMCA of Marquette County | Marquette, MI | $75,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Northeast OH | Lorain, OH | $70,000 |
| Great Lakes Historical Society | Toledo, OH | $62,500 |
| Great Lakes Historical Society | Toledo, OH | $62,500 |
| Great Lakes Historical Society | Toledo, OH | $62,500 |
| The Salvation Army Middletown | Middletown, OH | $55,000 |
| Food Bank of Northwest Indiana | Merrillville, IN | $52,500 |
| Beat the Streets Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Dearborn Education Foundation | Dearborn, MI | $50,000 |
| Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center Inc | Chesterton, IN | $50,000 |
| United Way of Northwest Indiana | Valparaiso, IN | $50,000 |
| University Hospitals | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $50,000 |
| Challenger Learning Center of Nwi | Hammond, IN | $50,000 |
| Dearborn Education Foundation | Dearborn, MI | $50,000 |
| Hospitality House of the Upper Peninsula | Marquette, MI | $50,000 |
| Rock Ridge Youth Hockey Assoc Miners Memorial Bldg | Virginia, MN | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army Middletown | Middletown, OH | $50,000 |
| Student Conservation Association | Arlington, VA | $50,000 |
| The Association of African American Cultural Gardens | Shaker Heights, OH | $50,000 |
| The Metrohealth Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| University Hospitals | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of North Central Ohio | Mansfield, OH | $50,000 |
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