The Sussen Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 34-1617964

Foundation Overview

Based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, The Sussen Foundation has awarded 176 grants totaling $542,401 to organizations in Ohio, Florida and 6 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $25 to $22,000, with a median award of $1,900.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$542,401
Total Assets
$734,429
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,900

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
16
Median Grant
$2,200
% Median Grant Growth
+48% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: March 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 25%

4 of 16 recipients (25%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Ohio

81% of all grants are concentrated in Ohio, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Ohio, funding concentrates in Cleveland (52%), Kirtland (17%), Middlefield (5%).

Funding Trajectory
-35%

Declining funding trend with 35% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
Education + General Purposes

Dual focus on education (50%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Sussen 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
Blue Coats Inc $2,400 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Divine Word Catholic Church $3,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Hopewell Therapeutic Farm $500 Middlefield, OH, US Charitable 2024
Sub Zero Mission $2,000 Painesville, OH, US Charitable 2024
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $22,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Village Of Waite Hill $300 Waite Hill, OH, US Charitable 2024
Playhouse Square $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Blue Coats Inc $2,400 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Divine Word Catholic Church $3,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Hopewell Therapeutic Farm $500 Middlefield, OH, US Charitable 2024
Sub Zero Mission $2,000 Painesville, OH, US Charitable 2024
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $22,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Village Of Waite Hill $300 Waite Hill, OH, US Charitable 2024
Playhouse Square $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2024
Blue Coats Inc $1,491 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2023
Divine Word Catholic Church $3,141 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2023
Hopewell Therapeutic Farm $1,000 Middlefield, OH, US Charitable 2023
Catholic Charities $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2023
Palm Beach Bishop Reliev $1,000 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US Charitable 2023
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2023
Village Of Waite Hill $300 Waite Hill, OH, US Charitable 2023
Blue Coats Inc $1,491 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2023
Divine Word Catholic Church $3,141 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2023
Hopewell Therapeutic Farm $1,000 Middlefield, OH, US Charitable 2023
Catholic Charities $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2023
Palm Beach Bishop Reliev $1,000 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US Charitable 2023
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2023
Village Of Waite Hill $300 Waite Hill, OH, US Charitable 2023
Blue Coats Inc $3,050 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Catheral Of St Ignatius Loyola $3,000 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US Charitable 2022
Divine Word Catholic Church $2,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation $12,000 St Paul, MN, US Charitable 2022
Hopewell Therapeutic Farm $1,000 Middlefield, OH, US Charitable 2022
Playhouse Square Foundation $6,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Holden Forest & Gardens $1,500 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Catholic Charities $6,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Charitable 2022
Laurel School $6,896 Shaker Hts, OH, US Educational 2022
Shriners Children's Hospital $1,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2022
Boys Hope Girls Hope $2,000 Garfield Hts, OH, US Charitable 2022
The City Mission $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
United Way Of Lake County $500 Mentor, OH, US Charitable 2022
Midtown Cleveland $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Usa Midwest Jesuits $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Blue Coats Inc $3,050 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Catheral Of St Ignatius Loyola $3,000 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US Charitable 2022
Divine Word Catholic Church $2,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation $12,000 St Paul, MN, US Charitable 2022
Hopewell Therapeutic Farm $1,000 Middlefield, OH, US Charitable 2022
Playhouse Square Foundation $6,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Holden Forest & Gardens $1,500 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Catholic Charities $6,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Charitable 2022
Laurel School $6,896 Shaker Hts, OH, US Educational 2022
Shriners Children's Hospital $1,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2022
Boys Hope Girls Hope $2,000 Garfield Hts, OH, US Charitable 2022
The City Mission $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
United Way Of Lake County $500 Mentor, OH, US Charitable 2022
Midtown Cleveland $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Usa Midwest Jesuits $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Blue Coats Inc $3,050 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Catheral Of St Ignatius Loyola $3,000 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US Charitable 2022
Divine Word Catholic Church $2,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation $12,000 St Paul, MN, US Charitable 2022
Hopewell Therapeutic Farm $1,000 Middlefield, OH, US Charitable 2022
Playhouse Square Foundation $6,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Holden Forest & Gardens $1,500 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Catholic Charities $6,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Charitable 2022
Laurel School $6,896 Shaker Hts, OH, US Educational 2022
Shriners Children's Hospital $1,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2022
Boys Hope Girls Hope $2,000 Garfield Hts, OH, US Charitable 2022
The City Mission $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
United Way Of Lake County $500 Mentor, OH, US Charitable 2022
Midtown Cleveland $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2022
Usa Midwest Jesuits $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Blue Coats Inc $1,550 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2021
Divine Word Catholic Church $7,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2021
Playhouse Square Foundation $3,500 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2021
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,500 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2021
Holden Forest & Gardens $1,500 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2021
Catholic Charities $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2021
Wounded Warrior Project $1,000 Jacksonville, FL, US Charitable 2021
Laurel School $7,896 Shaker Hts, OH, US Educational 2021
Palm Beach Bishop Relief $1,500 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US Charitable 2021
John Carroll University $10,000 University Hts, OH, US Educational 2021
Boys Hope Girls Hope $5,000 Garfield Hts, OH, US Charitable 2021
Cleveland Institute Of Art $4,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2021
Midtown Cleveland $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2021
Mayo Clinic $32 Rochester, MN, US Charitable 2021
Two Foundation $500 Chagrin Falls, OH, US Charitable 2021
Blue Coats Inc $1,350 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2020
Church Of The Gesu $750 University Hts, OH, US Charitable 2020
Divine Word Catholic Church $5,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2020
Jesuit Fathers & Brothers $2,000 Baltimore, MD, US Charitable 2020
The City Mission $500 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2020
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2020
Western Reserve Land Conservancy $10,000 Moreland Hills, OH, US Charitable 2020
Playhouse Square Foundation $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2020
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2020
Holden Arboretum $1,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2020
Catholic Charities $13,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2020
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Charitable 2020
United Appeal Lake County $500 Painesville, OH, US Charitable 2020
Alcohol Anonymous $700 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Blue Coats Inc $1,150 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Boys Hope Girls Hope $15,000 Garfield Hts, OH, US Charitable 2018
Catholic Charities $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Cleveland Institute Of Art $4,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Divine Word Catholic Church $6,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Holden Arboretum $1,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Hopewell $1,350 Mesopotamia, OH, US Educational 2018
Kirtland Country Club Scholarship Fund $200 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Kirtland Public Library $500 Kirtland, OH, US Educational 2018
Laurel School $9,500 Shaker Hts, OH, US Educational 2018
Midtown Cleveland $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
National Geographic Society $78 Washington, DC, US Educational 2018
Palm Beach Bishop Relief $2,000 Palm Beach Garden, FL, US Charitable 2018
Playhouse Square Foundation $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Poor Cares Of Pepetual Adoration $500 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
St Marks School Fund $450 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Lake County United Way $250 Mentor, OH, US Charitable 2018
Jesuits Usa Midwest $2,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
The Littlest Heroes $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2018
Africa Missions $60 Nixa, MO, US Charitable 2018
Blue Coats Inc $350 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Boys Hope Girls Hope $10,000 Garfield Hts, OH, US Charitable 2017
Catholic Charities $7,200 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Cleveland Clinic $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Cleveland Institute Of Art $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Divine Word Catholic Church $5,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Forgotten Children's Ministery-honduras Trip $500 Chattanooga, TN, US Charitable 2017
Holden Arboretum $1,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Hopewell $5,620 Mesopotamia, OH, US Educational 2017
Kirtland Country Club Scholarship Fund $200 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Laurel School $5,000 Shaker Hts, OH, US Educational 2017
Midtown Cleveland $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2017
National Geographic Society $39 Washington, DC, US Educational 2017
Playhouse Square Foundation $2,750 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Kirtland Public Library $25 Kirtland, OH, US Educational 2017
Palm Beach Bishop Relief $500 Palm Beach Garden, FL, US Charitable 2017
Alcohol Anonymous $1,200 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2017
St Martin De Paulus $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US Educational 2017
Food For The Poor $360 Palm Beach Garden, FL, US Charitable 2017
Carmelite Sisters $150 Cleveland Heights, OH, US Charitable 2017
Poor Cares Of Pepetual Adoration $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2017
Blue Coats Inc $600 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Boys Hope Girls Hope $2,000 Garfield Hts, OH, US Charitable 2016
Catholic Charities $8,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Catholic Charities Of Diocese Of Palm Beach $300 West Palm Beach, FL, US Charitable 2016
Cleveland Museum Of Art $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Diocese Of Cleveland $600 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Divine Word Catholic Church $2,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Holden Arboretum $1,000 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Hopewell $450 Mesopotamia, OH, US Educational 2016
John Carroll University $5,000 University Heights, OH, US Educational 2016
Kirtland Country Club Scholarship Fund $200 Kirtland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Laurel School $6,000 Shaker Hts, OH, US Educational 2016
Midtown Cleveland $2,150 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016
National Geographic Society $39 Washington, DC, US Educational 2016
Playhouse Square Foundation $2,750 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Cleveland Clinic $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Forgotten Children's Ministery-honduras Trip $1,800 Chattanooga, TN, US Charitable 2016
Rose Mary Home $500 Euclid, OH, US Charitable 2016
Gesu Church $200 University Heights, OH, US Charitable 2016
Waite Hill Village Foundation $5,000 Willoughby, OH, US Charitable 2016
St Marks School Fund $1,250 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016
Cleveland Institute Of Art $3,500 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016
St Ignatius $2,250 Cleveland, OH, US Charitable 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 34-1617964
Website N/A
Address 186 THORNTON DR Palm Bch Gdns, FL 33418-8088

Key People (5)

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

Officer Daniel C Sussen Sr
Officer Lois N Sussen
Officer Margaret S Gift
Officer Daniel C Sussen Jr
Officer Peter K Sussen

Forms 990-PF

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