The ABR Family Foundation No 1 concentrates its giving on Jewish communal life in the Cleveland area, supporting synagogues, the local Jewish federation and Israel-related activities, while also funding select local cultural institutions and targeted medical philanthropy. Grants are typically large, campaign- or capital-focused gifts that bolster institutional stability and high-profile projects rather than many small operating grants.
Abr Family Foundation No 1 makes some of its clearest statements through large campaign gifts to Jewish communal institutions in Greater Cleveland. Two consecutive $500,000 grants to Park Synagogue, one for a capital campaign in 2023 and another for the Ensuring Our Future Together campaign in 2024, point to a preference for major, institution-building support. The same pattern appears in its backing of Jewish Federation of Cleveland, which received $500,000 for the 2022 Campaign for Jewish Needs and $440,000 for the 2024 Campaign for Jewish Needs. That concentration is paired with select gifts beyond synagogue and federation work. The foundation also supported the Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s Ratner Family Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Fund with $250,000, linking its grantmaking to targeted medical philanthropy. In the arts, it gave $219,500 to the Musical Arts Association for the Cleveland Orchestra and a tour to Israel, showing a willingness to fund both local cultural life and an Israel-related project. Its grants commonly support named campaigns, annual funds, and restricted projects rather than broad unrestricted support.
Jewish communal institutions are a central theme. In 2024, Abr Family Foundation No 1 gave $440,000 to Jewish Federation of Cleveland for the Campaign for Jewish Needs, following a $500,000 grant the prior year for the 2022 Campaign for Jewish Needs. It also made smaller grants to Kol Israel Foundation Inc for its annual fund and to Chabad of Downtown Cleveland for its annual fund. The foundation also funds education and scholarships. Hebrew Academy of Cleveland received $25,000 for a scholarship fund campaign, and Case Western Reserve University received $20,000 for the Barbara R. Snyder Scholarship Fund. Another education-related grant went to Fuchs Mizrachi School for APL:ASC 2023. Health and community needs appear in several targeted gifts. Cleveland Clinic Foundation received $250,000 for the Ratner Family Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Fund, while Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc received $10,000 for its annual fund and Semach Sedek Rias Synagogue received $10,000 for the Cleveland Kosher Food Pantry.
Typical grant size is modest relative to a few very large campaign gifts: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $19,500. Even so, the recent record includes multiple six-figure commitments, indicating a two-tier pattern of many smaller restricted gifts alongside a handful of major institutional awards. The foundation also shows continuity over time: Jewish Federation of Cleveland and Park Synagogue each received large grants in both 2023 and 2024. Abr Family Foundation No 1 is a private family foundation, funds individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $20K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants with repeat funding to a small number of local flagship institutions; emphasis on capital campaigns and designated project funds rather than broad, unrestricted operating support.
Notable grantees: Park Synagogue, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Musical Arts Association (Cleveland Orchestra)
The foundation’s giving is overwhelmingly Ohio-based: 71% of grants go to recipients in its HQ state, and Ohio is also its top state by grant count. Cleveland is the main recipient city, with grants also landing in Pepper Pike, Beachwood, Cleveland Heights, and South Euclid. Outside Ohio, recent grants reached North Bethesda, Maryland; Denver, Colorado; East Lansing, Michigan; and New York, New York. All recorded grants in the provided data went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on Jewish communal institutions in Greater Cleveland, especially synagogues and the Jewish federation. The foundation also backs arts organizations, scholarship funds, food assistance, and a targeted medical fund for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Yes. Jewish Federation of Cleveland received major gifts in both 2023 and 2024, and Park Synagogue also received large grants in both years. That pattern suggests recurring support for selected institutions rather than one-time funding only.
The grant-size distribution is p25 $1,000, median $5,000, and p75 $19,500. The recent grant list also includes several much larger campaign gifts, including multiple awards of $500,000.
Ohio receives 71% of the grants, and Ohio is the top state by grant count. Cleveland is the most common recipient city, with additional Ohio grants to Pepper Pike, Beachwood, Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, and Columbus.
Recent grants include synagogue capital campaigns, Jewish federation campaign support, scholarship funds, disaster relief for Ukraine and Turkey/Syria, arts and museum projects, a kosher food pantry, and a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy fund at Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $303,165 | 2026 | 2025 CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS |
| ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $83,334 | 2026 | EXPANSION PROJECT AND MUSEUM 2.0 REDESIGN CAMPAIGN |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $481,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS AND THE UKRAINE/ETHIOPIA EMERGENCY RESCUE FUND |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $240,493 | 2025 | THE RATNER FAMILY HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY FUND |
| MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $119,500 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME MUSEUM INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $83,333 | 2025 | EXPANSION PROJECT AND MUSEUM 2.0 CAMPAIGN |
| VALUES-IN-ACTION FOUNDATION | MAYFIELD, OH | $4,600 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| PARK SYNAGOGUE | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $500,000 | 2024 | ENSURING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER CAMPAIGN |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $440,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $250,000 | 2024 | THE RATNER FAMILY HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY FUND |
| MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $219,500 | 2024 | CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA ($119,500) AND TOUR TO ISRAEL ($100,000) |
| ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME MUSEUM INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $83,333 | 2024 | EXPANSION PROJECT AND THE MUSEUM 2.0 REDESIGN CAMPAIGN |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $55,000 | 2024 | 2023 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | SAY YES TO CLEVELAND SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN |
| HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH | $25,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND CAMPAIGN |
| KOL ISRAEL FOUNDATION INC | BEACHWOOD, OH | $25,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | CLEVELAND, OH | $25,000 | 2024 | PRIMATE FOREST |
| FIRST LADY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, OH | $24,250 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF CLEVELAND | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $20,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | CLEVELAND, OH | $20,000 | 2024 | BARBARA R. SNYDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| BIKUR CHOLIM OF GREATER CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $18,000 | 2024 | MM2023 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | EAST LANSING, MI | $15,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION | BEACHWOOD, OH | $15,000 | 2024 | THE COST BURDEN EVENT |
| FUCHS MIZRACHI SCHOOL | BEACHWOOD, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | APL:ASC 2023 |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CHABAD OF DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH LEARNING CONNECTION | SOUTH EUCLID, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SEMACH SEDEK RIAS SYNAGOGUE | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | CLEVELAND KOSHER FOOD PANTRY |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | TURKEY/SYRIA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND |
| GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NEGEV FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $7,500 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CLEVELAND COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS | CLEVELAND, OH | $5,800 | 2024 | 2023 CENTENNIAL GLOBAL IMPACT AWARDS |
| CUYAHOGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | PARMA, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SAM ELIMU CHARITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| VALUES-IN-ACTION FOUNDATION | MAYFIELD, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON | NORTH BETHESDA, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | TURKEY/SYRIA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND |
| CLEVELAND CHESED CENTER | CLEVELAND HTS, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISHCOLORADO | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | TURKEY/SYRIA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND |
| MENORAH PARK FOUNDATION | BEACHWOOD, OH | $4,764 | 2024 | SHINING STAR CLE 2023 |
| ISRAEL PARASPORTS CENTER | NORTHFIELD, IL | $4,500 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NORTHERN OHIO INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION | RICHFIELD, OH | $3,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| GROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $2,500 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| PLAYHOUSE SQUARE FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $2,200 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| YAVNE TEACHERS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN | WICKLIFFE, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CLEVELAND YENTAS | GATES MILLS, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA | BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
$303,1652025 CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC
$83,334EXPANSION PROJECT AND MUSEUM 2.0 REDESIGN CAMPAIGN
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
$481,000CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS AND THE UKRAINE/ETHIOPIA EMERGENCY RESCUE FUND
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
$240,493THE RATNER FAMILY HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY FUND
MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION
$119,500ANNUAL FUND
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME MUSEUM INC
$83,333EXPANSION PROJECT AND MUSEUM 2.0 CAMPAIGN
VALUES-IN-ACTION FOUNDATION
$4,600ANNUAL FUND
PARK SYNAGOGUE
$500,000ENSURING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER CAMPAIGN
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
$440,000CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
$250,000THE RATNER FAMILY HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY FUND
MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION
$219,500CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA ($119,500) AND TOUR TO ISRAEL ($100,000)
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME MUSEUM INC
$83,333EXPANSION PROJECT AND THE MUSEUM 2.0 REDESIGN CAMPAIGN
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND
$55,0002023 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
$50,000SAY YES TO CLEVELAND SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN
HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND
$25,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND CAMPAIGN
KOL ISRAEL FOUNDATION INC
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$25,000PRIMATE FOREST
FIRST LADY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$24,250ANNUAL FUND
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF CLEVELAND
$20,000ANNUAL FUND
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
$20,000BARBARA R. SNYDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BIKUR CHOLIM OF GREATER CLEVELAND
$18,000MM2023
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$15,000ANNUAL FUND
HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION
$15,000THE COST BURDEN EVENT
FUCHS MIZRACHI SCHOOL
$10,000APL:ASC 2023
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
CHABAD OF DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH LEARNING CONNECTION
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
SEMACH SEDEK RIAS SYNAGOGUE
$10,000CLEVELAND KOSHER FOOD PANTRY
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
$10,000TURKEY/SYRIA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
NEGEV FOUNDATION
$7,500ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS
$5,8002023 CENTENNIAL GLOBAL IMPACT AWARDS
CUYAHOGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
SAM ELIMU CHARITY
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
VALUES-IN-ACTION FOUNDATION
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON
$5,000TURKEY/SYRIA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
CLEVELAND CHESED CENTER
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
JEWISHCOLORADO
$5,000TURKEY/SYRIA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
MENORAH PARK FOUNDATION
$4,764SHINING STAR CLE 2023
ISRAEL PARASPORTS CENTER
$4,500ANNUAL FUND
NORTHERN OHIO INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
$3,000ANNUAL FUND
GROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL
$2,500ANNUAL FUND
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE FOUNDATION
$2,200ANNUAL FUND
YAVNE TEACHERS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
$1,000ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND YENTAS
$1,000ANNUAL FUND
WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS
$1,000ANNUAL FUND
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY
$1,000ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA
$1,000ANNUAL FUND