Lerner Foundation
Private foundation · Richmond Heights, OH · EIN 34-1744726 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Lerner Foundation
71grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$360smallest grant
$4.5Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 71 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.8M 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
26380 Curtiss Wright Pkwy Ste 305
Richmond Hts, OH 44143-1442
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $600,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $500,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $500,000 |
| Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $354,500 |
| Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $350,000 |
| Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $344,225 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $300,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Children's | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 |
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 |
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic - Velosano | Beachwood, OH | $50,000 |
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic - Velosano | Beachwood, OH | $50,000 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Cleveland Kosher Food Pantry | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic - Velosano | Beachwood, OH | $50,000 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| The Park Snyagogue | Pepper Pike, OH | $50,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Children's | Cleveland, OH | $48,400 |
| Cleveland Clinic Children's | Cleveland, OH | $48,400 |
| Cedars-Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage | Beachwood, OH | $25,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 |
| American Red Cross | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $24,500 |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $24,500 |
| Foundation for Art & Preservation in Embassies | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Foundation for Art & Preservation in Embassies | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Foundation for Art & Preservation in Embassies | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Pain Management | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Bikur Cholim | Cleveland Heights, OH | $10,000 |
| Down Syndrome Achieves | Dublin, OH | $10,000 |
| Homes for Life Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 |
| The Temple-Tifereth Israel | Beachwood, OH | $10,000 |
| Cleveland Ballet | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 |
| Lifeline Pilots | Peoria, IL | $8,000 |
| Lifeline Pilots | Peoria, IL | $8,000 |
| Lifeline Pilots | Peoria, IL | $8,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Independence, OH | $7,500 |
| The Temple-Tifereth Israel | Beachwood, OH | $5,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| The Negev Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 |
| The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous | West Orange, NJ | $5,000 |
| Wags 4 Kids | Berea, OH | $5,000 |
| Creative Living for Life | Medina, OH | $5,000 |
| The Little Heroes | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 |
| Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage | Beachwood, OH | $4,000 |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Independence, OH | $2,500 |
| Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland | Beachwood, OH | $2,500 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Independence, OH | $2,500 |
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