The Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 20-8004682

Foundation Overview

Based in Shaker Heights, OH, The Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation has awarded 205 grants totaling $4,676,322 to organizations in Ohio, New Jersey and 7 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $180 to $300,000, with a median award of $6,500.

Latest Tax Year
2025
Total Giving (all years)
$4,676,322
Total Assets
$881,971
Median Grant (all grants)
$6,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
20
Median Grant
$3,750
% Median Grant Decline
-55% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: May 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 10%

2 of 20 recipients (10%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Ohio

61% of grants are awarded in Ohio, with additional funding distributed across 8 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Ohio, funding concentrates in Cleveland (42%), Pepper Pike (23%), Beachwood (18%).

Funding Trajectory
0%

Stable funding levels with 0% change over 9 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (83%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Apollo's Fire The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra $2,500 Cleveland Heights, OH, US Annual Fund 2025
Brooklyn Community Housing & Services $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Annual Fund 2025
Encounter Programs Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2025
Global Cleveland $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2025
Gross Schechter Day School $3,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2025
Ideastream Public Media $500 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2025
J Street Education Fund $2,370 Washington, DC, US Annual Fund 2025
J Street Education Fund $30,000 Washington, DC, US Annual Fund 2025
J Street Education Fund $2,630 Washington, DC, US Annual Fund 2025
Jewish Agency For Israel - Jafi $5,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2025
Jewish Federations Of North America $5,000 New York, NY, US Kvutzat Reut 2025
Jewish Federations Of North America $3,750 New York, NY, US Jewish People Policy Plan Institute 2025
New Israel Fund $10,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Nexus Initiative 2025
Park Synagogue $25,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2025
Park Synagogue $5,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2025
Park Synagogue $1,620 Pepper Pike, OH, US Honoring Park's Clergy 2025 2025
Playhouse Square Foundation $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2025
Presencing Institute $10,000 Boston, MA, US Prism Project 2025
Presencing Institute $20,000 Boston, MA, US Prism Project 2025
Ramapo For Children Inc $1,000 Rhinebeck, NY, US Annual Fund 2025
Brooklyn Community Housing & Services $6,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Annual Fund 2023
Brooklyn Community Housing & Services $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Operating Support 2023
Cleveland Foundation $18,750 Cleveland, OH, US E. 66th Street Cultural Corridor 2023
Cleveland Jewish Sacred Society $180 Beachwood, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun $2,500 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2023
Encounter Programs Inc $55,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2023
Friends Of Bezalel Academy Of Arts & Design Inc $25,000 New York, NY, US Betty & Max Ratner Gallery 2023
Friends Of Horseshoe Lake $50,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Friendship Circle Of Cleveland $2,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Global Cleveland $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Gross Schechter Day School $3,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Hanna Perkins School $7,500 Shaker Heights, OH, US Harvest Homecoming Scholarship Fund 2023
Humble Design Inc $1,000 Pontiac, MI, US Annual Fund 2023
Ideastream Public Media $360 Cleveland, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
In Motion $5,000 Beachwood, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Israel Policy Forum Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2023
J Street Education Fund $15,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating Support 2023
Jewish Agency For Israel - Jafi $5,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2023
Jewish Federation Of Cleveland $50,000 Cleveland, OH, US Cleveland Stands With Israel 2023
Jewish Federation Of Cleveland $76,500 Cleveland, OH, US Campaign For Jewish Needs 2023
Jewish Federations Of North America $4,000 New York, NY, US Kvutzat Reut Program 2023
Jewish Federations Of North America $3,750 New York, NY, US Jewish People Policy Plan Institute 2023
Maltz Museum Of Jewish Heritage $5,000 Beachwood, OH, US Heritage Award Sponsorship 2023
Mandel Jds $25,000 Beachwood, OH, US Academic Excellence Campaign 2023
Mandel Jds $50,000 Beachwood, OH, US Building Fund 2023
Metro Health Foundation $4,250 Cleveland, OH, US Cleveland Heritage Medal 2023 2023
Milestones Autism Resources $5,000 Warrensville Hts, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Musical Arts Association $55,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Musical Arts Association $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
New Israel Fund $50,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Emergency Safety Net 2023
Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund $25,000 Columbus, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Park Synagogue $250,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US Capital Compaign 2023
Park Synagogue $150,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US Capital Campaign 2023
Park Synagogue $23,500 Pepper Pike, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Park Synagogue $8,333 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Playhouse Square Foundation $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Presencing Institute $111,618 Boston, MA, US Cleveland Reframing Israel Project 2023
Sci-arc $8,333 Los Angeles, CA, US 2022 Spotlight Fund 2023
Sci-arc $1,667 Los Angeles, CA, US Forging The Future Fund 2023
Shaker Schools Foundation $2,500 Shaker Heights, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School $18,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School $5,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US 60th Anniversary Fund 2023
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $10,000 Washington, DC, US Beyond Our Walls Fund 2023
United Way Of Greater Cleveland $15,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Brooklyn Community Housing & Services $6,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Annual Fund 2023
Brooklyn Community Housing & Services $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Operating Support 2023
Cleveland Foundation $18,750 Cleveland, OH, US E. 66th Street Cultural Corridor 2023
Cleveland Jewish Sacred Society $180 Beachwood, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun $2,500 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2023
Encounter Programs Inc $55,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2023
Friends Of Bezalel Academy Of Arts & Design Inc $25,000 New York, NY, US Betty & Max Ratner Gallery 2023
Friends Of Horseshoe Lake $50,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Friendship Circle Of Cleveland $2,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Global Cleveland $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Gross Schechter Day School $3,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Hanna Perkins School $7,500 Shaker Heights, OH, US Harvest Homecoming Scholarship Fund 2023
Humble Design Inc $1,000 Pontiac, MI, US Annual Fund 2023
Ideastream Public Media $360 Cleveland, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
In Motion $5,000 Beachwood, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Israel Policy Forum Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2023
J Street Education Fund $15,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating Support 2023
Jewish Agency For Israel - Jafi $5,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2023
Jewish Federation Of Cleveland $50,000 Cleveland, OH, US Cleveland Stands With Israel 2023
Jewish Federation Of Cleveland $76,500 Cleveland, OH, US Campaign For Jewish Needs 2023
Jewish Federations Of North America $4,000 New York, NY, US Kvutzat Reut Program 2023
Jewish Federations Of North America $3,750 New York, NY, US Jewish People Policy Plan Institute 2023
Maltz Museum Of Jewish Heritage $5,000 Beachwood, OH, US Heritage Award Sponsorship 2023
Mandel Jds $25,000 Beachwood, OH, US Academic Excellence Campaign 2023
Mandel Jds $50,000 Beachwood, OH, US Building Fund 2023
Metro Health Foundation $4,250 Cleveland, OH, US Cleveland Heritage Medal 2023 2023
Milestones Autism Resources $5,000 Warrensville Hts, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Musical Arts Association $55,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Musical Arts Association $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
New Israel Fund $50,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Emergency Safety Net 2023
Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund $25,000 Columbus, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Park Synagogue $250,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US Capital Compaign 2023
Park Synagogue $150,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US Capital Campaign 2023
Park Synagogue $23,500 Pepper Pike, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Park Synagogue $8,333 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Playhouse Square Foundation $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
Presencing Institute $111,618 Boston, MA, US Cleveland Reframing Israel Project 2023
Sci-arc $8,333 Los Angeles, CA, US 2022 Spotlight Fund 2023
Sci-arc $1,667 Los Angeles, CA, US Forging The Future Fund 2023
Shaker Schools Foundation $2,500 Shaker Heights, OH, US General Operating Support 2023
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School $18,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School $5,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US 60th Anniversary Fund 2023
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $10,000 Washington, DC, US Beyond Our Walls Fund 2023
United Way Of Greater Cleveland $15,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2023
Cleveland Marshall College Of Law $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Max Ratner Endowed Scholarship 2022
Good People Fund Inc $3,000 Millburn, NJ, US Ruca's Farm 2022
Milestones Autism Resources $1,600 Warrensville Hts, OH, US 20th Anniversary Celebration 2022
New Israel Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US B'tselem 2022
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School $18,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2022
The Voter Participation Center $500 Washinton, DC, US Annual Fund 2022
Cleveland Marshall College Of Law $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Max Ratner Endowed Scholarship 2022
Good People Fund Inc $3,000 Millburn, NJ, US Ruca's Farm 2022
Milestones Autism Resources $1,600 Warrensville Hts, OH, US 20th Anniversary Celebration 2022
New Israel Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US B'tselem 2022
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School $18,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2022
The Voter Participation Center $500 Washinton, DC, US Annual Fund 2022
Cleveland Marshall College Of Law $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Max Ratner Endowed Scholarship 2022
Good People Fund Inc $3,000 Millburn, NJ, US Ruca's Farm 2022
Milestones Autism Resources $1,600 Warrensville Hts, OH, US 20th Anniversary Celebration 2022
New Israel Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US B'tselem 2022
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School $18,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2022
The Voter Participation Center $500 Washinton, DC, US Annual Fund 2022
Bend The Arc A Jewish Partnership For Justice $1,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2021
Bikur Cholim Of Greater Cleveland $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Dinner 2021 Tribute Committee Campaign 2021
Case Western Reserve University $8,000 Cleveland, OH, US Siegal Lifelong Learning 2021
Center For Arts-inspired Learning $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US Inspired Learning's Annual Fund 2021
Cleveland Foundation $12,500 Cleveland, OH, US For Cuyahoga County Immigration Fund 2021
Cleveland International Film Festival Inc $3,333 Cleveland, OH, US 2021 Sponsorship Of The Jewish & Israeli Visions Sidebar 2021
Cleveland Marshall Educational Foundation $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Max Ratner Endowed Scholorship 2021
Cleveland State University Foundation Inc $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Joe Roman Scholorship Fund 2021
Cure Violence $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Annual Fund 2021
Encounter Programs Inc $45,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2021
Friendship Circle Of Cleveland $3,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2021
Gross Schechter Day School $3,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2021
Hammer Museum $16,668 Los Angeles, CA, US Annual Fund In Honor Of Kevin Ratner 2021
Hanna Perkins School $2,500 Shaker Heights, OH, US 2021 Harvest Homecoming 2021
Hunger Network Of Greater Cleveland $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US Plymouth Fund 2021
In Motion $5,000 Beachwood, OH, US Annual Fund 2021
J Street Education Fund $10,000 Washington, DC, US J Street Education's Annual Fund 2021
Jewish Agency For Israel - Jafi $20,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2021
Jewish Agency For Israel - Jafi $18,019 New York, NY, US For Yediot Ahronot Project Fund 2021
Jewish Family Service Association $6,100 Beachwood, OH, US Families At Risk/shaker Home Program 2021
Jewish Federation Of Cleveland $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US Cleveland's Stephen Hoffman Fund 2021
Jewish Federation Of Cleveland $8,000 Cleveland, OH, US Jfc Kopelwitz Tribute Fund 2021
Jewish Federation Of Cleveland $25,000 Beachwood, OH, US Jfc Campaign For Jewish Needs 2021
Jewish Federation Of Cleveland $141,000 Beachwood, OH, US For Jewish Needs 2021
Jewish Federation0s Of North America Ujc $8,750 New York, NY, US Jpppi/ Kvutzat 2021
Mandel Jds $50,000 Beachwood, OH, US Annual Campaign 2021
Mandel Jds $50,000 Beachwood, OH, US Building Today For Tomorrow's Success Campaign 2021
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhatten $7,200 New York, NY, US Film Fund 2021
Menorah Park Foundation $500 Beachwood, OH, US 2021 Home Run Fund 2021
Milestones Organization $10,000 Warrensville Hts, OH, US Annual Fund 2021
Musical Arts Association $55,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2021
Northwestern University $40,000 Evanston, IL, US Mark & Nancy Ratner Endowed Professorship Fund At Weinberg College 2021
Open Books Ltd $10,000 Chicago, IL, US Annual Fund 2021
Park Synagogue $6,500 Pepper Pike, OH, US Sophia & Rabbi Philip Horowitz Fund 2021
Park Synagogue $300,000 Pepper Pike, OH, US Capital Campaign Fund 2021
Shaker Schools Foundation $2,500 Shaker Heights, OH, US Annual Fund 2021
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School $18,750 Pepper Pike, OH, US Annual Fund 2021
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School $2,500 Pepper Pike, OH, US Gala Fundraising 2021
United Way Services $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2021
Values-in-action Foundation $1,000 Mayfield, OH, US Annual Fund 2021
Yashrut North America $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Annual Fund 2021
Case Western Reserve University $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Kck Compassionate & Humanistic Care Endowment Fund 2020
The Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Max Ratner Endowed Scholarship Fund 2020
Encounter Programs Inc $36,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2020
Jewish Federation Of Cleveland $140,250 Cleveland, OH, US Campaign For Jewish Needs 2020
Jewish Agency For Israel - North American Council $30,000 New York, NY, US Annual Fund 2020
Jewish Family Service Association Of Cleveland Ohio $6,100 Cleveland, OH, US Families At Risk & Hebrew Shelter Home Program 2020
Kol Israel Foundation Inc $10,000 Beachwood, OH, US 60th Anniversary Sponsorship Fund 2020
Milestones Autism Resources $6,250 Warrensville Heights, OH, US Annual Fund 2020
Musical Arts Association $55,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2020
Northwestern University $40,000 Evanston, IL, US Mark & Nancy Ratner Endowed Professorship Fund 2020
Oheb Zebek Cedar Sinai Synagogue $1,000 Beachwood, OH, US Unity & Community Award Ceremony 2020
Open Books Ltd $10,000 Chicago, IL, US Annual Fund 2020
Playhouse Square Foundation $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2020
The Jewish Federations Of North America Inc $13,750 New York, OH, US K Vutzat Reut & Jewish People Policy Planning Programs 2020
United Way Of Greater Cleveland Fund $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2020
Yashrut North America $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Annual Fund 2020
Center For Arts- Inspired Learning $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US Annual Fund 2020
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Event 2018
Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School $125,000 Beachwood, OH, US Endowment Fund 2018
Northwestern University $40,000 Evanston, IL, US Mark And Nancy Ratner Endowed Professorship Fund 2018
P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc $10,000 New York, NY, US Commanders For Israel's Security Program 2018
The Cleveland-marshall Law Alumni Association $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Max Ratner Endowed Scholarship Fund 2018
The Musical Arts Association $52,500 Cleveland, OH, US Trustee Annual Fund 2018
Yashrut North America $5,000 Santa Fe Springs, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2018
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Event 2017
Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School $125,000 Beachwood, OH, US Endowment Fund 2017
Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School $100,000 Beachwood, OH, US Annual Fund-academic Excellence Campaign 2017
Northwestern University $40,000 Evanston, IL, US Mark And Nancy Ratner Endowed Professorship Fund 2017
Slavic Village Development $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General & Unrestricted 2017
The Musical Arts Association $51,000 Cleveland, OH, US Trustee Annual Fund 2017
The Musical Arts Association $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US Sound For The Centennial Endowment Fund 2017
Values-in-action Foundation $1,250 Lyndhurst, OH, US Charitable Event 2017
American Jewish University $15,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2016
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $5,000 Cincinnati, OH, US The Frank C. Wuest Memorial Fund 2016
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Event 2016
Jewish World Watch $5,000 Encino, CA, US Global Soul Campaign 2016
Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School $100,000 Beachwood, OH, US Annual Fund 2016
Wilshire Boulevard Temple $12,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Brawerman Elementary School Annual Fund 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 20-8004682
Website N/A
Address 3401 TUTTLE RD STE 350 Shaker Hts, OH 44122-6395

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director, Vice President Charles A Ratner
President, Sec, Director Ilana Horowitz Ratner

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated May 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.