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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $300,199 | $367,354 | $332,472 | $4,700,943 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 39% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CLEVELAND, OH | ENVIRONMENTAL | $5,000 | 2021 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Swetland Eppig | PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | 7.00 | $0 |
| Lydia Harrington | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $0 |
| David S Swetland | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Marianne Eppig | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $4,698,968 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $106,454 | $334,697 | $301,540 | $4,768,791 | $4,766,816 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $33,337 | $357,359 | $286,269 | $4,996,974 | $4,994,999 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $2,003,074 | $384,798 | $343,917 | $5,330,260 | $5,328,285 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $145,974 | $355,512 | $318,091 | $3,723,414 | $3,721,439 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $249,390 | $348,772 | $303,372 | $3,932,487 | $3,930,512 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $380,567 | $339,961 | $293,260 | $3,979,478 | $3,979,478 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $448,119 | $298,155 | $270,826 | $3,987,077 | $3,987,077 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $213,236 | $299,956 | $255,318 | $3,837,249 | $3,837,249 |
| ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKESCHICAGO, IL | ENVIRONMENTAL | $5,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ANGIE'S INSTITUTECLEVELAND, OH | ADOLESCENT CANCER CARE | $5,000 | 2020 |
| CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMCLEVELAND, OH | ENVIRONMENTAL | $5,000 | 2019 |
| AMERICAN RIVERS INCWASHINGTON, DC | ENVIRONMENTAL | $5,000 | 2024 |
| OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCILCOLUMBUS, OH | CONSERVATION | $5,000 | 2017 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF OHIOCOLUMBUS, OH | CONSERVATION | $5,000 | 2018 |
| NATURE CENTER OF SHAKER LAKESCLEVELAND, OH | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | $5,000 | 2024 |
| LAND STUDIOMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CLEVELAND, OH | ARTS | $5,000 | 2017 |
| LAKE VIEW CEMETARY ASSOCIATIONCLEVELAND, OH | HORTICULTURE/RESTORATION | $5,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENTCLEVELAND, OH | SOCIAL SERVICES | $5,000 | 2024 |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ARTCLEVELAND, OH | ARTS | $5,000 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INCCLEVELAND, OH | SOCIAL SERVICES | $5,000 | 2019 |
| LAND STUDIOMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CLEVELAND, OH | PLACEMAKING/ART | $5,000 | 2022 |
| URBAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLCLEVELAND, OH | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | $5,000 | 2020 |
| CLEVELAND FOUNDATIONCLEVELAND, OH | COVID RAPID RESONSE FUND | $5,000 | 2020 |
| FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLSCLEVELAND, OH | EDUCATION | $5,000 | 2023 |
| LAKE ERIE NATURE AND SCIENCE CENTERBAY VILLAGE, OH | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | $5,000 | 2023 |
| PRETERMCLEVELAND, OH | HEALTH | $5,000 | 2019 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTERMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | COVID RAPID RESONSE FUND | $5,000 | 2022 |
| URBAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLCLEVELAND, OH | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | $5,000 | 2024 |
| BIRTHING BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITIESCLEVELAND, OH | HEALTH | $5,000 | 2020 |
| HOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVECLEVELAND, OH | SOCIAL SERVICES | $5,000 | 2023 |
| SALVATION ARMYCLEVELAND, OH | SOCIAL SERVICES | $5,000 | 2017 |
| MUSEUM CONTEMPORARY ARTCLEVELAND, OH | ARTS | $5,000 | 2018 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| David T Eppig | SECRETARY/TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202510599349100521
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202442079349100404
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321019349101032
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202232649349100408
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202142049349100214
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202043169349100124
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201921199349100342
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201831289349100113
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201711299349100611
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