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Private foundation (trust)EIN 208082606Est. 2009-04

The Fortney Foundation

North Olmsted, OH 44070

Total Assets

$2.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$67K

FY 2024

Grants Made

17

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$213K

Total Expenses

$172K

Qualifying Distributions

$83K

Distributable Amount

$109K

Min. Investment Return

$111K

Undistributed Income

$25K

Payout rate 76%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.76%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $3K to maximum $15K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $130K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

138 grants

Cleveland Food Bank
$98K
4 grants
Cleveland Christian Home
$69K
3 grants
Kidney Foundation
$41K
6 grants
Playhouse Square
$30K
6 grants
College Now Greater Cleveland
$20K
3 grants
Les Turner ALS Foundation
$19K
3 grants
Evans Scholars Foundation
$16K
5 grants
Rainbow Babies & Childrens Corporation
$16K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

137 grants

<$10K
128
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Ohio
$472K
81% of total
Illinois
$36K
6% of total
District of Columbia
$19K
3% of total
California
$14K
2% of total
New York
$14K
2% of total
Maine
$8K
1% of total
Oklahoma
$7K
1% of total
Maryland
$6K
1% of total
Texas
$3K
0% of total
Kansas
$3K
0% of total

+3 more states

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