The Mixon Foundation focuses its philanthropy on major civic institutions in the Greater Cleveland area, concentrating sizable gifts to higher-education and cultural organizations as well as a leading medical center. Their funding appears targeted toward sustaining institutional capacity — including music education, university programs, and medical research/healthcare — rather than many small community groups. The foundation’s grants are local and institutional, signaling a preference for established organizations with regional impact.
A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon Foundation’s largest recent gifts went to Cleveland Institute of Music, including a $202,000 grant in 2024 and a $100,000 grant in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that concentrates on a small set of established Greater Cleveland institutions rather than a broad roster of community groups. Alongside music education, the foundation has also backed major university and hospital systems in Cleveland, with $100,000 grants to Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2024, followed by another $100,000 gift to Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2025. The giving pattern suggests support for institutional capacity, research, scholarship, and professional training, especially where civic and educational infrastructure is already in place. Smaller grants appear in the same local network, including support for arts, parks, museums, and related civic organizations in Cleveland and nearby communities. Across the recent record, the foundation’s grantmaking is local and heavily centered on Ohio recipients, with a clear emphasis on organizations that serve the region’s cultural, educational, and medical needs.
In classical music education and professional training, the foundation gave $202,000 to Cleveland Institute of Music in 2024 and another $100,000 in 2025. For higher education, it supported Case Western Reserve University with a $100,000 grant in 2024 and Cleveland State University with $50,000 the same year, both in Cleveland. Medical research and healthcare support is another consistent thread: Cleveland Clinic Foundation received $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2025. The foundation also made smaller charitable gifts tied to local civic life, including $5,000 to Friends of Breakthrough Schools in 2025 and $2,000 to Cleveland Pops Orchestra in 2024. These grants show a mix of large institutional support and smaller awards to organizations connected to education, culture, and community services.
Typical grants are clustered around small-to-mid size awards, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $2,000, and a p75 of $20,000. The recent record also shows repeated support for the same institutions across multiple years, including Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland State University, The Two Foundation, Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Hunting Valley Foundation, University Circle Inc, Cleveland Pops Orchestra, and Wellesley College. That repetition suggests a recurring relationship style rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is a private charitable funder with a local scope and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$229K
Most grants fall between $1K and $20K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Concentrated, large-dollar grants to a small number of established regional institutions rather than many small or grassroots awards; geographically focused on Cleveland-area organizations.
Notable grantees: Cleveland Institute of Music, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland State University
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly concentrated in Ohio, with 90% of grants to recipients in the state. Cleveland is the main recipient city, including Cleveland Institute of Music, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland State University, University Circle Inc, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Other Ohio recipients include Chagrin Falls, Beachwood, Cleveland Heights, Akron, Mesopotamia, and Hunting Valley. Outside Ohio, the recent record includes one grant each to Marines' Memorial Association in San Francisco and Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Its recent grants favor established Cleveland-area institutions in music education, higher education, healthcare, and civic culture. Examples in the record include Cleveland Institute of Music, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland State University, and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Yes. The recent grant list shows repeat support for several recipients across multiple years, including Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, The Two Foundation, Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Hunting Valley Foundation, University Circle Inc, Cleveland Pops Orchestra, and Wellesley College.
The grant-size distribution is centered on modest awards: p25 is $1,000, median is $2,000, and p75 is $20,000. The record also includes a smaller number of much larger institutional gifts, such as $202,000 to Cleveland Institute of Music and $100,000 grants to major Cleveland institutions.
Most grants go to Ohio recipients, and 90% of grants in the recent record are to organizations in the foundation’s headquarters state. Cleveland is the main recipient city, with additional Ohio grants reaching Chagrin Falls, Beachwood, Cleveland Heights, Akron, Mesopotamia, and Hunting Valley.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE TWO FOUNDATION | CHAGRIN FALLS, OH | $7,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS | CLEVELAND, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CLEVELAND HTS, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WELLESLEY COLLEGE | WELLESLEY, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATION | CHAGRIN FALLS, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART | CLEVELAND, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO | CLEVELAND, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | CLEVELAND, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA | BEACHWOOD, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | CLEVELAND, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | AKRON, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| COLLIER COUNTY FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $202,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | CLEVELAND, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY | CLEVELAND, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| THE TWO FOUNDATION | CHAGRIN FALLS, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CLEVELAND HTS, OH | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATION | CHAGRIN FALLS, OH | $2,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA | BEACHWOOD, OH | $2,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| WELLESLEY COLLEGE | WELLESLEY, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HATHAWAY BROWN | SHAKER HTS, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | AKRON, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION | CLEVELAND, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MARINES' MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES | CLEVELAND, OH | $20,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| THE TWO FOUNDATION | CHAGRIN FALLS, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CLEVELAND HTS, OH | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| HOPEWELL | MESOPOTAMIA, OH | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY SCHOOL | HUNTING VALLEY, OH | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | AKRON, OH | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
$100,000CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$100,000CHARITABLE
THE TWO FOUNDATION
$7,000CHARITABLE
FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS
$5,000CHARITABLE
FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$2,500CHARITABLE
WELLESLEY COLLEGE
$1,000CHARITABLE
HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATION
CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC
$1,000CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART
$1,000CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO
$1,000CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$1,000CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA
$1,000CHARITABLE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
$1,000CHARITABLE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$1,000CHARITABLE
COLLIER COUNTY FOUNDATION
$500CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$202,000CHARITABLE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
$100,000CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
$100,000CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE TWO FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE
FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$2,500CHARITABLE
HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATION
$2,000CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA
$2,000CHARITABLE
WELLESLEY COLLEGE
$1,000CHARITABLE
HATHAWAY BROWN
$1,000CHARITABLE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$1,000CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC
$1,000CHARITABLE
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
$1,000CHARITABLE
MARINES' MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
$25,000CHARITABLE
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES
$20,000CHARITABLE
THE TWO FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE
FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$2,500CHARITABLE
HOPEWELL
$1,000CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
$1,000CHARITABLE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$1,000CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC
$1,000CHARITABLE