The JAH Foundation concentrates its giving locally in Cuyahoga Falls, funding a single neighborhood-focused nonprofit across multiple grants. Its support indicates a clear preference for community-level programming and sustaining a local organization rather than broad or national causes. Grants appear aimed at operational or program support for neighborhood improvement and resident services.
Jah Foundation C/o Kathleen a Edwards repeatedly backs the same local institutions in Summit County, with three years of $15,000 general-support grants to Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors standing out in its recent record. That pattern points to a funder that favors steady, place-based support rather than one-off project grants. The foundation’s giving also reaches nearby Akron and other Ohio communities through education aid, food access, housing support, and services for vulnerable populations. Across the latest grants, the foundation appears to prioritize direct community assistance. It has funded emergency tuition help at St Vincent- St Mary High School and Walsh Jesuit High School, as well as operations for Open M, which lists medical clinic, food, and employment services. Support for Peter Maurin Center, Salvation Army, and Grace House shows attention to shelter, food, and end-of-life housing needs. The record also includes grants for Hattie Larlham Foundation, Regina Health Center, and Ibh Addiction Recovery, indicating a mix of disability services, elder care, and recovery support. The foundation’s pattern suggests close relationships with a limited set of local nonprofits and a preference for general or operating support alongside targeted aid.
Neighborhood and resident services are central to Jah Foundation C/o Kathleen a Edwards. The clearest example is the $15,000 general-support grant to Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors, repeated in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That same local orientation appears in the $5,000 grant to St Joseph Parish for improving accessibility in church and the $5,000 grant for sponsoring a 3-parish PSR program. Education support is another visible theme. The foundation gave $10,000 to St Vincent- St Mary High School for emergency tuition assistance in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and $5,000 and $5,000 to Walsh Jesuit High School for the same purpose in 2023 and 2024. Health and human services also show up in the recent record. Open M received $7,500 and $7,500 for operations covering a medical clinic, food, and employment services, while Ibh Addiction Recovery received $5,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for operating costs not covered by insurance or Medicaid.
$113K
$1.5M
$187K
$168K
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Highly concentrated: all funding goes to one local grantee (three repeat grants), indicating sustained, small-scale support for a single community organization rather than diversified giving.
Notable grantees: Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors
Typical grants are small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $4,000, and a p75 of $5,000. The recent record also includes repeated awards at higher fixed levels such as $15,000, $10,000, $7,500, and $6,000, showing a structured but modest grantmaking pattern. This is a recurring-gift funder rather than a one-time grantmaker. Multiple organizations appear across several years, including awards repeated in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to the same recipients. The foundation makes grants directly and funds individuals, with giving described as local. No application process is stated in the provided data.
Jah Foundation C/o Kathleen a Edwards gives entirely within Ohio, and all listed recent grants go to U.S. recipients. The strongest concentration is in Cuyahoga Falls, with repeated support to Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors, Walsh Jesuit High School, and St Joseph Parish. Akron is another frequent recipient city, including Open M, St Vincent- St Mary High School, Salvation Army, Ibh Addiction Recovery, and Akron Canton Foodbank. Other Ohio recipients include Hudson, Mantua, Richfield, and a broad local footprint across the Akron-Cuyahoga Falls area.
The recent grants show support for neighborhood services, education aid, food and shelter, disability services, elder care, and addiction recovery. Examples include general support for community nonprofits, emergency tuition assistance, operations for a medical clinic and food services, and housing or care for vulnerable adults and families.
Its typical grants are small to mid-sized: p25 is $2,000, median is $4,000, and p75 is $5,000. The recent record also includes repeated grants at $6,000, $7,500, $10,000, and $15,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors, St Vincent- St Mary High School, Open M, Hattie Larlham Foundation, Peter Maurin Center, Salvation Army, Walsh Jesuit High School, Regina Health Center, and Ibh Addiction Recovery.
Its giving is local and entirely in Ohio in the recent grant list. Cuyahoga Falls and Akron receive the most grants, with additional Ohio recipients in Hudson, Mantua, and Richfield.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and the grant record also shows direct support to organizations serving people facing homelessness, disability, food insecurity, re-entry needs, tuition emergencies, and elder care.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUYAHOGA FALLS GOOD NEIGHBORS | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST VINCENT- ST MARY HIGH SCHOOL | AKRON, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| OPEN M | AKRON, OH | $7,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS- MEDICAL CLININC, FOOD, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES |
| HATTIE LARLHAM FOUNDATION | MANTUA, OH | $7,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS- SERVICES FOR PROFOUNDLY DISABLED ADULTS AND CHILDREN |
| TRULY REACHING YOU MINISTRIES | AKRON, OH | $7,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY INCERATED INDIVIDUAL |
| SALVATION ARMY | AKRON, OH | $6,000 | 2025 | FOOD CLOTHING SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| PETER MAURIN CENTER | HUDSON, OH | $6,000 | 2025 | SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND MARGINALIZED |
| AKRON CANTON FOODBANK | AKRON, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR REGIONAL FOOD BANK |
| ST JOSEPH PARISH | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | SPONSORING 3-PARISH PSR PROGRAM (RELIGIOUS EDUCATION) |
| WALSH JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| IBH ADDICTION RECOVERY | AKRON, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS, COSTS NOT COVERED BY INSURNCE OR MEDICAID (FOOD, HOUSING, STAFF SUPERVISION) |
| GRACE HOUSE | AKRON, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | HOUSING/END OF LIFE CARE FOR INDIGENT, ALONE |
| REGINA HEALTH CENTER | RICHFIELD, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FOR ELDERLY RELIGIOUS AND LAY PERSONS |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HUNGER CENTER | AKRON, OH | $4,000 | 2025 | MOBILE FOOD PANTRY |
| STEWART'S CARING PLACE | AKRON, OH | $3,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILILES AFFECTED BY CANCER |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF SUMMIT COUNTY | AKRON, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | SERVES HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN/FOOD AND SHELTER |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO | AKRON, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR KIDS AND TEEN PROGRAMS-HIGH QUALITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN AKRON |
| BROKEN CHAINS MINISTRY | AKRON, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR LYDIA'S HOME FOR AT RISK HOMELESS WHO ARE OVERCOMING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DUG ABUSE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING |
| BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER | AKRON, OH | $2,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR OPERATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER |
| AKRON CO-OPERATIVE FARMS | AKRON, OH | $2,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PUBLIC FARM PLOTS FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES TO GROW FOOOD FOR THEMSELVES, OR FOR SELLING AT MARKETS |
| RAPE CRISIS CENTER | AKRON, OH | $2,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS -DELIERING CRISIS INTERVENTIONS TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE |
| SHELTER CARE INC | TALLMADGE, OH | $2,000 | 2025 | SERVICES FOR YOUTH ANF FAMILIES IN CRISIS |
| ST BERNARDS HUNGER CENTER | AKRON, OH | $1,500 | 2025 | HOT MEAL PROGRAM |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOCIAL SERVICES OF SUMMIT COUNTY | AKRON, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | FUNDING ELDER DAY CARE PROGRAM |
| GOODWILLWEYE SEEING EYE RADIO FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED | AKRON, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUNDS FOR WEYE RADIO FOR VISION IMPAIRED |
| KELLY'S GRIEF CENTER | MUNROE FALLS, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR KELLY'S GRIEF CENTER, PROVIDING GRIEF COUNSELING AND EDUCATION TO THOSE IN NEED. |
| BAGS OF LOVE | STOW, OH | $500 | 2025 | SPONSOR GIFTS AND MEALS FOR FAMILIES FOR HOLIDAY SEASON |
| CUYAHOGA FALLS GOOD NEIGHBORS | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST VINCENT- ST MARY HIGH SCHOOL | AKRON, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| OPEN M | AKRON, OH | $7,500 | 2024 | OPERATIONS- MEDICAL CLININC, FOOD, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES |
| HATTIE LARLHAM FOUNDATION | MANTUA, OH | $6,500 | 2024 | FUNDING ARTS PROGRAM, ACTIVITIES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE DISABLED. |
| SALVATION ARMY | AKRON, OH | $6,000 | 2024 | FOOD CLOTHING SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| PETER MAURIN CENTER | HUDSON, OH | $6,000 | 2024 | SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND MARGINALIZED |
| GRACE HOUSE | AKRON, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | HOUSING/END OF LIFE CARE FOR INDIGENT, ALONE |
| ST JOSEPH PARISH | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY IN CHURCH |
| IBH ADDICTION RECOVERY | AKRON, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS, COSTS NOT COVERED BY INSURNCE OR MEDICAID (FOOD, HOUSING, STAFF SUPERVISION) |
| AKRON CANTON FOODBANK | AKRON, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS FOR REGIONAL FOOD BANK |
| REGINA HEALTH CENTER | RICHFIELD, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | PROVIDES HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FOR ELDERLY RELIGIOUS AND LAY PERSONS |
| WALSH JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| TRULY REACHING YOU MINISTRIES | AKRON, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY INCERATED INDIVIDUAL |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HUNGER CENTER | AKRON, OH | $4,000 | 2024 | MOBILE FOOD PANTRY |
| STEWART'S CARING PLACE | AKRON, OH | $3,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILILES AFFECTED BY CANCER |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO | AKRON, OH | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR KIDS AND TEEN PROGRAMS-HIGH QUALITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN AKRON |
| BROKEN CHAINS MINISTRY | AKRON, OH | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR LYDIA'S HOME FOR AT RISK HOMELESS WHO ARE OVERCOMING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DUG ABUSE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF SUMMIT COUNTY | AKRON, OH | $2,500 | 2024 | SERVES HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN/FOOD AND SHELTER |
| RAPE CRISIS CENTER | AKRON, OH | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS -DELIERING CRISIS INTERVENTIONS TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE |
| BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER | AKRON, OH | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR OPERATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER |
| SHELTER CARE INC | TALLMADGE, OH | $2,000 | 2024 | SERVICES FOR YOUTH ANF FAMILIES IN CRISIS |
| ST BERNARDS HUNGER CENTER | AKRON, OH | $1,500 | 2024 | HOT MEAL PROGRAM |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOCIAL SERVICES OF SUMMIT COUNTY | AKRON, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | FUNDING ELDER DAY CARE PROGRAM |
CUYAHOGA FALLS GOOD NEIGHBORS
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST VINCENT- ST MARY HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000EMERGENCY TUITION ASSISTANCE
OPEN M
$7,500OPERATIONS- MEDICAL CLININC, FOOD, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
OPERATIONS- SERVICES FOR PROFOUNDLY DISABLED ADULTS AND CHILDREN
TRULY REACHING YOU MINISTRIES
$7,000SUPPORT RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY INCERATED INDIVIDUAL
SALVATION ARMY
$6,000FOOD CLOTHING SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED
PETER MAURIN CENTER
$6,000SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND MARGINALIZED
AKRON CANTON FOODBANK
$5,000OPERATIONS FOR REGIONAL FOOD BANK
ST JOSEPH PARISH
$5,000SPONSORING 3-PARISH PSR PROGRAM (RELIGIOUS EDUCATION)
WALSH JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000EMERGENCY TUITION ASSISTANCE
OPERATIONS, COSTS NOT COVERED BY INSURNCE OR MEDICAID (FOOD, HOUSING, STAFF SUPERVISION)
GRACE HOUSE
$5,000HOUSING/END OF LIFE CARE FOR INDIGENT, ALONE
REGINA HEALTH CENTER
$5,000PROVIDES HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FOR ELDERLY RELIGIOUS AND LAY PERSONS
GOOD SAMARITAN HUNGER CENTER
$4,000MOBILE FOOD PANTRY
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILILES AFFECTED BY CANCER
FAMILY PROMISE OF SUMMIT COUNTY
$2,500SERVES HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN/FOOD AND SHELTER
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO
$2,500SUPPORT FOR KIDS AND TEEN PROGRAMS-HIGH QUALITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN AKRON
BROKEN CHAINS MINISTRY
$2,500SUPPORT FOR LYDIA'S HOME FOR AT RISK HOMELESS WHO ARE OVERCOMING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DUG ABUSE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING
AKRON CO-OPERATIVE FARMS
$2,000SUPPORT PUBLIC FARM PLOTS FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES TO GROW FOOOD FOR THEMSELVES, OR FOR SELLING AT MARKETS
RAPE CRISIS CENTER
$2,000SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS -DELIERING CRISIS INTERVENTIONS TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SHELTER CARE INC
$2,000SERVICES FOR YOUTH ANF FAMILIES IN CRISIS
ST BERNARDS HUNGER CENTER
$1,500HOT MEAL PROGRAM
CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOCIAL SERVICES OF SUMMIT COUNTY
$1,000FUNDING ELDER DAY CARE PROGRAM
GOODWILLWEYE SEEING EYE RADIO FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
$1,000OPERATING FUNDS FOR WEYE RADIO FOR VISION IMPAIRED
KELLY'S GRIEF CENTER
$1,000FUNDING FOR KELLY'S GRIEF CENTER, PROVIDING GRIEF COUNSELING AND EDUCATION TO THOSE IN NEED.
BAGS OF LOVE
$500SPONSOR GIFTS AND MEALS FOR FAMILIES FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
CUYAHOGA FALLS GOOD NEIGHBORS
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST VINCENT- ST MARY HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000EMERGENCY TUITION ASSISTANCE
OPEN M
$7,500OPERATIONS- MEDICAL CLININC, FOOD, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
FUNDING ARTS PROGRAM, ACTIVITIES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE DISABLED.
SALVATION ARMY
$6,000FOOD CLOTHING SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED
PETER MAURIN CENTER
$6,000SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND MARGINALIZED
ST JOSEPH PARISH
$5,000FUNDS FOR IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY IN CHURCH
OPERATIONS, COSTS NOT COVERED BY INSURNCE OR MEDICAID (FOOD, HOUSING, STAFF SUPERVISION)
AKRON CANTON FOODBANK
$5,000OPERATIONS FOR REGIONAL FOOD BANK
PROVIDES HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FOR ELDERLY RELIGIOUS AND LAY PERSONS
WALSH JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000EMERGENCY TUITION ASSISTANCE
TRULY REACHING YOU MINISTRIES
$5,000SUPPORT RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY INCERATED INDIVIDUAL
GOOD SAMARITAN HUNGER CENTER
$4,000MOBILE FOOD PANTRY
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILILES AFFECTED BY CANCER
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO
$2,500SUPPORT FOR KIDS AND TEEN PROGRAMS-HIGH QUALITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN AKRON
BROKEN CHAINS MINISTRY
$2,500SUPPORT FOR LYDIA'S HOME FOR AT RISK HOMELESS WHO ARE OVERCOMING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DUG ABUSE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING
FAMILY PROMISE OF SUMMIT COUNTY
$2,500SERVES HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN/FOOD AND SHELTER
RAPE CRISIS CENTER
$2,000SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS -DELIERING CRISIS INTERVENTIONS TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SHELTER CARE INC
$2,000SERVICES FOR YOUTH ANF FAMILIES IN CRISIS
ST BERNARDS HUNGER CENTER
$1,500HOT MEAL PROGRAM
CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOCIAL SERVICES OF SUMMIT COUNTY
$1,000FUNDING ELDER DAY CARE PROGRAM