Fairfax Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 34-1553708
Foundation Overview
Based in Mentor, OH, Fairfax Foundation has awarded 151 grants totaling $5,289,749 to organizations in Ohio, Colorado and 10 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $750,000, with a median award of $7,500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
50 of 56 recipients (89%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
52% of grants are awarded in Ohio, with additional funding distributed across 13 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Ohio, funding concentrates in Cleveland (53%), Beachwood (14%), Shaker Heights (14%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 4399% growth in annual giving over 6 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Dual focus on general purposes (67%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Fairfax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hathaway Brown School | $750,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Trees Water & People | $215,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| Urban Community School | $750,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | $750,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| University School | $750,000 | Hunting Valley, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Howard Hanna Children's | $5,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | General | 2024 |
| Csu Foundation | $15,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Givewell | $30,000 | Lakeland, FL, US | General | 2024 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $20,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| Vive Wellness | $15,000 | Denver, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| Grasp | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| Neighbor To Neighbor | $15,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2024 |
| Lutheran Family Services | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| Redline Contemporary Art Center | $15,000 | Denver, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| Center For Documentary And Ethnographic Media | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| Saint Ignatius High School | $7,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Huntington's Disease Society Of America | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| Sustainable Living Association | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Our Family Services | $250,000 | Tuscon, AZ, US | General | 2024 |
| Pachamama Alliance | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2024 |
| Emerge | $200,000 | Tuscon, AZ, US | General | 2024 |
| God's Vast Resources | $50,000 | Tuscon, AZ, US | General | 2024 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | $50,000 | Miami, FL, US | General | 2024 |
| St Augustine Cathedral | $40,000 | Tuscon, AZ, US | General | 2024 |
| Church Of God International Office | $25,000 | Charleston, TN, US | General | 2024 |
| Gospel Rescue Mission Inc | $47,447 | Tuscon, AZ, US | General | 2024 |
| Better Kenmore Cdc | $1,500 | Akron, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Birthright Geauga | $2,000 | Newbury Township, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Catholic Psychotherapy Association | $2,000 | Greeley, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| Cato Institute | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2024 |
| Chagrin Valley Jaycees | $1,000 | Chagrin Falls, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Christian Appalachian Project | $1,000 | Paintsville, KY, US | General | 2024 |
| Cleveland Museum Of Art | $22,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Cleveland Museum Of Natural History | $2,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Cleveland Orchestra | $2,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Cleveland Zoological Society | $1,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Franciscan University Of Stubenville | $5,000 | Stubenville, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Foundation For Geauga Parks | $1,000 | Chesterland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Holden Forests & Gardens | $2,500 | Kirtland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| The Priestly Fraternity Of St Peter | $2,000 | South Abington Townshi, PA, US | General | 2024 |
| Lyceum | $5,000 | South Euclid, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes National Shrine | $2,000 | Euclid, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Shrine Of Our Lady Of Mariapoch | $2,000 | Burton, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Zelie's Home | $3,000 | Garfield Heights, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| The Kiva Center | $50,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| September School | $50,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General | 2024 |
| University Hospitals | $20,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service Association Of Cleveland | $20,000 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Lake View Cemetery Foundation | $40,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| American Friends Of The Art Gallery Of Ontario Inc | $40,000 | Foreign, TORONTO, CA | General | 2024 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| Shaw Festival | $20,000 | Foreign, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LA, CA | General | 2024 |
| Aclu Of Ohio | $40,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Of Greater Ohio | $40,000 | Akron, OH, US | General | 2024 |
| Arden Court Promedica Memory Care Fund | $13,000 | Livonia, MI, US | General | 2023 |
| Grief Support Network | $5,000 | Golden, CO, US | General | 2023 |
| Hathaway Brown School | $10,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Trees Water & People | $10,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2023 |
| Urban Community School | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $5,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General | 2023 |
| Providence House | $5,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| The Gathering Place | $2,500 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| Cleveland Food Bank | $2,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | $1,100 | Alexandria, VA, US | General | 2023 |
| Arden Court Promedica Memory Care Fund | $13,000 | Livonia, MI, US | General | 2023 |
| Grief Support Network | $5,000 | Golden, CO, US | General | 2023 |
| Hathaway Brown School | $10,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Trees Water & People | $10,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2023 |
| Urban Community School | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $5,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General | 2023 |
| Providence House | $5,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| The Gathering Place | $2,500 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| Cleveland Food Bank | $2,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | $1,100 | Alexandria, VA, US | General | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Association | $5,000 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Grief Support Network | $10,000 | Golden, CO, US | General | 2022 |
| Hathaway Brown School | $10,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Trees Water & People | $10,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2022 |
| Urban Community School | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Arden Court Promedica Memory Care Fund | $10,000 | Livonia, MI, US | General | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Association | $5,000 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Grief Support Network | $10,000 | Golden, CO, US | General | 2022 |
| Hathaway Brown School | $10,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Trees Water & People | $10,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2022 |
| Urban Community School | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Arden Court Promedica Memory Care Fund | $10,000 | Livonia, MI, US | General | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Association | $5,000 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Grief Support Network | $10,000 | Golden, CO, US | General | 2022 |
| Hathaway Brown School | $10,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Trees Water & People | $10,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2022 |
| Urban Community School | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2022 |
| Arden Court Promedica Memory Care Fund | $10,000 | Livonia, MI, US | General | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Association | $10,000 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Cleveland Food Bank | $5,000 | Bachwood, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Hathaway Brown School | $10,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Providence House | $2,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | $5,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $5,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General | 2021 |
| Trees Water & People | $5,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2021 |
| Urban Community School | $5,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | $2,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $5,000 | Jacksonville, FL, US | General | 2021 |
| Gathering Place | $2,500 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Grief Support Network | $7,500 | Golden, CO, US | General | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Association | $10,000 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Cleveland Food Bank | $5,000 | Bachwood, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Hathaway Brown School | $10,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Providence House | $2,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | $5,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $5,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General | 2021 |
| Trees Water & People | $5,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2021 |
| Urban Community School | $5,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | $2,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $5,000 | Jacksonville, FL, US | General | 2021 |
| Gathering Place | $2,500 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2021 |
| Grief Support Network | $7,500 | Golden, CO, US | General | 2021 |
| Cleveland Food Bank | $5,500 | Bachwood, OH, US | General | 2020 |
| Alzheimers Association | $5,000 | Beachwood, OH, US | General | 2020 |
| Hathaway Brown School | $5,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2020 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Trees Water & People | $5,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2020 |
| Urban Community School | $4,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2020 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | $1,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2020 |
| Providence House | $1,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2020 |
| Salvation Army | $1,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2020 |
| Clevaland Orchestra | $1,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2020 |
| Cleveland Museum Of Art | $1,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2020 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $2,500 | Jacksonville, FL, US | General | 2020 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $28,521 | Memphis, TN, US | General | 2020 |
| Trees Water And People | $42,581 | Fort Collins, CO, US | General | 2018 |
| Urban Community School | $30,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | Youth Development Center | 2018 |
| Hathaway Brown School | $10,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2018 |
| University School Annual Fund | $10,000 | Shaker Heights, OH, US | General | 2018 |
| Judson Foundation | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General | 2018 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 34-1553708 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | CO PROCARE MGM 100 NMAIN ST 412 Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-0000 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Fairfax Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Joe Latona |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Joseph Juster |
Forms 990-PF
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