Annabelle Foundation
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About Annabelle Foundation
The Annabelle Foundation concentrates its funding into a small number of large investments, primarily supporting medical institutions (notably specialty care and research) and a select set of higher-education institutions. Grants are sizable and often repeated to the same organizations, indicating a preference for deep, sustained commitments to a few trusted partners rather than broad, small-dollar giving.
Focus Areas
Specialty ophthalmology care and research (Cole Eye Institute / Cleveland Clinic)Pediatric specialty hospitals and care (Shriners Hospitals for Children)Support for university-affiliated research and public health programs (UMRCPH/Foundation-level funding)Direct institutional support for small liberal arts or regional colleges (Alice Lloyd College)
Who They Fund
first-generation college studentscollege/university studentspatients with neurological and ophthalmologic conditionschildren with chronic or serious medical conditions
About Annabelle Foundation
Annabelle Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated multi-million-dollar commitments to medical research and specialty care, especially at Cleveland Clinic. The largest grants in the record include $3,000,000 for a Cleveland Clinic brain study, another $3,000,000 to UMRCPH Foundation for Dancy House renovations, and $2,000,000 for the Cole Eye Institute and AMD research. Those awards show a pattern of backing institutions that combine patient care, research, and facility support. The foundation also makes sizable general-purpose grants to a small set of education and health organizations. Alice Lloyd College received $1,000,000 in 2024 and another $1,000,000 in 2025, while Shriners Hospitals for Children received $1,000,000 in both 2024 and 2025. That repetition suggests sustained support rather than one-time project funding. Smaller but still material grants extend the same pattern into scholarship funds, campus projects, and direct service organizations. In the recent list, Annabelle Foundation backed rural education, legal aid, disaster relief, and child-serving programs, but the overall profile remains concentrated: a few institutions receive large awards across multiple years, often with broad general-purpose language or targeted support for research and facility work.
What Annabelle Foundation Funds
Medical research and specialty care are central to Annabelle Foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $2,000,000 to Cleveland Clinic for the Cole Eye Institute, and in 2024 it gave the same recipient $2,000,000 for the Cole Eye Institute for AMD research and brain study. Higher education also appears as a repeated theme. The foundation awarded $1,000,000 to Alice Lloyd College in 2024 and another $1,000,000 in 2025 for general purpose support, and it gave $500,000 to Culver-Stockton College in 2025 for general purpose use after a prior $500,000 grant for the rural business and agriculture technology program. Direct service and safety-net work show up in its support for the Salvation Army. Recent grants include $250,000 for the William Booth Legal Aid Clinic, $200,000 for Echo Grove Camp, and $750,000 for the same camp in 2024. The foundation also funded veteran and disaster relief through Samaritan’s Purse in 2025.
How Annabelle Foundation Gives
Annabelle Foundation’s recent grants show a wide spread in size, with a median grant of $2,000, a 25th percentile of $2,000, and a 75th percentile of $100,000. That gap reflects a mix of small neighborhood grants and much larger institutional awards. The record also shows repeat giving to the same organizations across years, including Cleveland Clinic, Alice Lloyd College, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Salvation Army, and Culver-Stockton College. The foundation funds individuals and uses unrestricted neighborhood grants in New York City-area programs, including annual micro-grants that accept unsolicited applications. Program-related investments are not part of its activity.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14M
Total Assets
$64.2M
Total Revenue
$5.9M
Total Expenses
$14.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $100K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National21 states funded
About 16% of grants go to recipients in OH.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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