John F And Mary A Geisse Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 23-7049780

Foundation Overview

Based in Chagrin Falls, OH, John F And Mary A Geisse Foundation has awarded 208 grants totaling $6,094,552 to organizations in Michigan, California and 19 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $21 to $242,000, with a median award of $10,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$6,094,552
Total Assets
$7,601,153
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
48
Median Grant
$20,000
% Median Grant Growth
+100% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 4%

2 of 48 recipients (4%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Ohio

Grants are geographically diversified with 22% in Ohio and funding distributed across 21 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Ohio, funding concentrates in Cleveland (69%), Cincinnati (31%).

Funding Trajectory
-5%

Stable funding levels with 5% change over 3 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into John F And Mary A Geisse 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
Association For A More Just Society $50,660 Grand Rapids, MI, US General Purpose 2023
Building Hope In The City $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Congo Leadership Initiative $30,000 Orchard Park, NY, US General Purpose 2023
Case Western Reserve University $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Cooperative For Education $35,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Desert Research Institute $30,000 Reno, NV, US General Purpose 2023
Eos International $30,103 St Paul, MN, US General Purpose 2023
El Porvenir $30,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2023
Encouragement Inc $1,000 Rochester Hills, MI, US General Purpose 2023
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Healing Waters $50,000 Golden, CO, US General Purpose 2023
Horse Nation $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Huntington Beach Tree Society $3,000 Sunset Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Lifewater International $50,000 Bentonville, AR, US General Purpose 2023
Mercy Ships $3,000 Garden Valley, TX, US General Purpose 2023
Sima Impact Fund $10,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2023
Salvation Army $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Purpose 2023
Schwab Charitable Fund $30,000 Orlando, FL, US General Purpose 2023
Strategies For International Development $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2023
Stifel Charitable Fund $242,000 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Purpose 2023
Trc Of Huntington Beach $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Urban Community School $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Vanguard Charitable $10,000 Warwick, RI, US General Purpose 2023
Water Mission International $1,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Purpose 2023
Association For A More Just Society $50,660 Grand Rapids, MI, US General Purpose 2023
Building Hope In The City $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Congo Leadership Initiative $30,000 Orchard Park, NY, US General Purpose 2023
Case Western Reserve University $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Cooperative For Education $35,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Desert Research Institute $30,000 Reno, NV, US General Purpose 2023
Eos International $30,103 St Paul, MN, US General Purpose 2023
El Porvenir $30,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2023
Encouragement Inc $1,000 Rochester Hills, MI, US General Purpose 2023
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Healing Waters $50,000 Golden, CO, US General Purpose 2023
Horse Nation $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Huntington Beach Tree Society $3,000 Sunset Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Lifewater International $50,000 Bentonville, AR, US General Purpose 2023
Mercy Ships $3,000 Garden Valley, TX, US General Purpose 2023
Sima Impact Fund $10,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2023
Salvation Army $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Purpose 2023
Schwab Charitable Fund $30,000 Orlando, FL, US General Purpose 2023
Strategies For International Development $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2023
Stifel Charitable Fund $242,000 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Purpose 2023
Trc Of Huntington Beach $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Urban Community School $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2023
Vanguard Charitable $10,000 Warwick, RI, US General Purpose 2023
Water Mission International $1,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Purpose 2023
Assn For A More Just Society $200,000 Grand Rapids, MI, US General Purpose 2022
Boys And Girls Club Sonoma-marin $8,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Building Hope In The City $21,995 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Congo Leadership Initiative $30,000 Orchard Park, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Case Western Reserve University $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Cooperative For Education $45,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Educate $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Eos International $30,000 Saint Paul, MN, US General Purpose 2022
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2022
El Provenir $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Eagle Creek Park Foundation $2,000 Indianapolis, IN, US General Purpose 2022
Healing Waters $60,000 Golden, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Horse Nation $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Huntington Beach Tree Society $3,000 Sunset Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Ide $100,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Mercy Ships $1,000 Garden Valley, TX, US General Purpose 2022
Salvation Army $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Purpose 2022
Schwab Charitable Fund $40,000 Orlando, FL, US General Purpose 2022
Strategies For Intl Development $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2022
Stifel Charitable Fund $183,022 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Purpose 2022
Trc Of Huntington Beach $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Urban Squash Cleveland $250 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Vanguard Charitable $10,000 Warwick, RI, US General Purpose 2022
Water Mission International $1,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Purpose 2022
Water For People $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Cama Alliance Ukraine Relief $1,000 Colorado Springs, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Echo $1,000 North Fort Myers, FL, US General Purpose 2022
Odyssey School $874 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Prospera $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Sima Impact Fund $10,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Village Enterprise $1,000 San Carlos, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Assn For A More Just Society $200,000 Grand Rapids, MI, US General Purpose 2022
Boys And Girls Club Sonoma-marin $8,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Building Hope In The City $21,995 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Congo Leadership Initiative $30,000 Orchard Park, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Case Western Reserve University $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Cooperative For Education $45,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Educate $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Eos International $30,000 Saint Paul, MN, US General Purpose 2022
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2022
El Provenir $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Eagle Creek Park Foundation $2,000 Indianapolis, IN, US General Purpose 2022
Healing Waters $60,000 Golden, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Horse Nation $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Huntington Beach Tree Society $3,000 Sunset Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Ide $100,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Mercy Ships $1,000 Garden Valley, TX, US General Purpose 2022
Salvation Army $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Purpose 2022
Schwab Charitable Fund $40,000 Orlando, FL, US General Purpose 2022
Strategies For Intl Development $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2022
Stifel Charitable Fund $183,022 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Purpose 2022
Trc Of Huntington Beach $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Urban Squash Cleveland $250 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Vanguard Charitable $10,000 Warwick, RI, US General Purpose 2022
Water Mission International $1,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Purpose 2022
Water For People $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Cama Alliance Ukraine Relief $1,000 Colorado Springs, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Echo $1,000 North Fort Myers, FL, US General Purpose 2022
Odyssey School $874 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Prospera $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Sima Impact Fund $10,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Village Enterprise $1,000 San Carlos, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Assn For A More Just Society $200,000 Grand Rapids, MI, US General Purpose 2022
Boys And Girls Club Sonoma-marin $8,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Building Hope In The City $21,995 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Congo Leadership Initiative $30,000 Orchard Park, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Case Western Reserve University $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Cooperative For Education $45,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Educate $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Eos International $30,000 Saint Paul, MN, US General Purpose 2022
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2022
El Provenir $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Eagle Creek Park Foundation $2,000 Indianapolis, IN, US General Purpose 2022
Healing Waters $60,000 Golden, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Horse Nation $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Huntington Beach Tree Society $3,000 Sunset Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Ide $100,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Mercy Ships $1,000 Garden Valley, TX, US General Purpose 2022
Salvation Army $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Purpose 2022
Schwab Charitable Fund $40,000 Orlando, FL, US General Purpose 2022
Strategies For Intl Development $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2022
Stifel Charitable Fund $183,022 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Purpose 2022
Trc Of Huntington Beach $3,500 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Urban Squash Cleveland $250 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Vanguard Charitable $10,000 Warwick, RI, US General Purpose 2022
Water Mission International $1,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Purpose 2022
Water For People $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Cama Alliance Ukraine Relief $1,000 Colorado Springs, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Echo $1,000 North Fort Myers, FL, US General Purpose 2022
Odyssey School $874 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2022
Prospera $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2022
Sima Impact Fund $10,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Village Enterprise $1,000 San Carlos, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Assn For A More Just Society $180,000 Grand Rapids, MI, US General Purpose 2021
Breast Cancer Prevention Ptnrs $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Building Hope In The City $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2021
Congo Leadership Initiative $30,000 Orchard Park, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Case Western Reserve University $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2021
Cooperative For Education $45,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2021
Educate $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2021
Eos International $23,000 Saint Paul, MN, US General Purpose 2021
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $20,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2021
El Provenir $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2021
Haven Of Grace $10,000 Saint Louis, MO, US General Purpose 2021
Healing Waters $50,000 Golden, CO, US General Purpose 2021
Horse Nation $5,000 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Key Ministry $200 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2021
Ide $75,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2021
Lifewater International $75,000 San Luis Obispo, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Salvation Army $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Purpose 2021
Schwab Charitable Fund $83,000 Orlando, FL, US General Purpose 2021
Strategies For Intl Development $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2021
Stifel Charitable Fund $169,882 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Purpose 2021
Trc Of Huntington Beach $5,000 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Urban Community School $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2021
Vanguard Charitable $10,000 Warwick, RI, US General Purpose 2021
Water Mission International $1,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Purpose 2021
Youth Opportunities Unlimited $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2021
Association For A More Just Society $153,300 Grand Rapids, MI, US General Purpose 2020
Amigos De Honduras $1,000 Seattle, WA, US General Purpose 2020
Bridge The Gap $2,400 Sausalito, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Building Hope In The City $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2020
Congo Leadership Initiative $25,000 Orchard Park, NY, US General Purpose 2020
Cooperative For Education $45,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2020
Cwru $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2020
Breakthrough Schools $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2020
El Porvenir $1,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2020
Fidelity Chartiable Gift Fund $19,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Purpose 2020
Building Tomorrow $30,000 Indianapolis, IN, US General Purpose 2020
Healing Waters $50,000 Golden, CO, US General Purpose 2020
Horse Nation Inc (a Private Foundation) $6,000 Huntington Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Jewish Community Federation $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Jewish Family And Children's Services $7,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Key Ministry $100 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2020
Lifewater International $75,000 San Luis Obispo, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Christian Union $500 Princeton, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Outrun The Sun $500 Indianapolis, IN, US General Purpose 2020
Desert Research Institute $40,000 Reno, NV, US General Purpose 2020
Eagle Creek Foundation $8,000 Indianapolis, IN, US General Purpose 2020
Schwab Charitable $18,000 Orlando, FL, US General Purpose 2020
Strategies For International Development $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2020
Greater Cleveland Food Bank $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2020
Urban Community School $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2020
Vanguard Charitable $10,000 Warwick, RI, US General Purpose 2020
Huntington Beach Tree Society $4,000 Sunset Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Ide $75,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2020
Gospel In Life $100 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2020
Fighting Back Partnership $2,400 Vallejo, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Lifehouse $1,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Dartmouth College $100 Hanover, NH, US General Purpose 2020
Ligonier Ministries $100 Orlando, FL, US General Purpose 2020
10000 Degrees $6,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Rayo Del Sol $1,000 Kennesaw, GA, US General Purpose 2020
Salvation Army $2,000 Chicago, IL, US General Purpose 2020
Scranton Rd Bible Church $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2020
Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospital $9,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Village Enterprise $30,000 San Carlos, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Water For People $50,000 Denver, CO, US General Purpose 2020
Youth Opportunities Unlimited $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2020
Cont'n From Pass-thru Entity Social Inv Mgr & Advisor $21 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2020

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Contact Information

Official contact details for John F And Mary A Geisse Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 23-7049780
Website http://www.geissefoundation.org
Address 48 RIDGECREST DR Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-4218

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee John F And Mary A Geisse Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Exec Dir/ttee Timothy F Geisse
Trustee Lawrence J Geisse Md

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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