Deaconess Foundation
Private foundation · Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1372066 · reported 2023–2025
131grants reported
$22Kmedian award
$3,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$6.2Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 44 of its 131 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $166K 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
PO Box 5787
Cleveland, OH 44101-0787
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fund for Our Economic Future FOR MEMBERSHIP, 2022-2024; FOR THE WORKFORCE FUNDERS GROUP (FFEF AS FISCAL SPONSOR) | Cleveland, OH | $300,000 |
| Towards Employment CAREER PATHWAY SUPPORT TO OVERCOME SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE AND PROVIDE TOOLS TO FIND WORK, NAVIGATE LIFE' | Cleveland, OH | $275,500 |
| Towards Employment WORKFORCE PROGRAMS, DEB VESY SYSTEMS CHANGE CHAMPION AWARD | Cleveland, OH | $245,000 |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMING GRANT; MEETING STI | Cleveland, OH | $230,500 |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited | Cleveland, OH | $230,000 |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $222,000 |
| Fund for Our Economic Future WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $220,000 |
| Towards Employment | Cleveland, OH | $195,000 |
| Cleveland Center for Arts & Technology (dba Newbridge) 2023 PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOW SUPPORT; ADULT HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING; CONTINUOUS I | Cleveland, OH | $176,248 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland COLLEGE NOW CENTER ON EDUCATION TO CAREER ADVISING | Cleveland, OH | $130,000 |
| Legal Aid Society of Cleveland SUPPORT FOR THE ACER PROJECT YEAR 3 OF 4 | Cleveland, OH | $130,000 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $130,000 |
| Cleveland Center for Arts & Technology (dba Newbridge) | Cleveland, OH | $115,000 |
| The Centers for Families & Children | Cleveland, OH | $115,000 |
| Open Doors Academy HIGH SCHOOL PLUS PROGRAM | Cleveland, OH | $110,000 |
| Cleveland Center for Arts & Technology (dba Newbridge) HEALTHCARE TRAINING PROGRAMS AND HEALTHCARE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
| Legal Aid Society of Cleveland WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
| Cleveland Neighborhood Progress | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
| Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 |
| Open Doors Academy WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corp FOC/BRIDGES EXPANSION STRATEGY | New York, NY | $90,000 |
| Neighborhood Progress Inc STRENGTHENING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corp | New York, NY | $90,000 |
| Open Doors Academy | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Works WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 |
| Ohio Guidestone OPERATING SUPPORT FOR WORKFORCE 360 | Berea, OH | $80,000 |
| The Centers for Families & Children WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 |
| Ohioguidestone GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR WORKFORCE 360 | Berea, OH | $80,000 |
| Ohioguidestone | Berea, OH | $80,000 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 |
| Resource Cleveland WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 |
| The Salvation Army WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 |
| The Centers for Families & Children EL BARRIO WORKFORCE PROGRAM | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 |
| The Salvation Army PACE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COORDINATION FOR COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS RE-ENTRY CLIENTS | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corp WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $70,000 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP AT EDWINS | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Magnet MANUFACTURING SECTOR PARTNERSHIP | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities COMPREHENSIVE REENTRY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR CLEVELANDS JUSTICE-IMPACTED RETURNING CITIZENS | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Argonaut | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Collaborate Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Fund for Our Economic Future | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Resource Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| The Spanish American Committee LATINO CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM | Cleveland, OH | $45,750 |
| Saint Martin de Porres High School WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 |
| The Spanish American Committee WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 |
| The Spanish American Committee | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 |
| Saint Martin de Porres High School | Cleveland, OH | $42,500 |
| One Fair Wage ONE FAIR WAGE HIGH ROAD KITCHENS PROGRAM | Cambridge, MA | $40,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Works | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 |
| Beat the Streets Cleveland WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 |
| Argonaut AEROSPACE AND MARITIME CAREER PATHWAYS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 |
| Burten Bell Carr Development Inc TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSAL BASIC EMPLOYMENT PILOT | Cleveland, OH | $31,300 |
| The McGregor Foundation WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | East Cleveland, OH | $31,000 |
| Tri-C Foundation WORKFORCE PROGRAMS | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 |
| The Cleveland Foundation PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWS; CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR GREATER CLEVELAND FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE (GCFC) | Cleveland, OH | $26,000 |
| Cleveland Owns THE WORKER- AND COMMUNITY-OWNED COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT CLEVELAND OWNS | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 |
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