Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation

About Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation

The Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation’s largest recent grant went to the Cleveland Museum of Art, where it supported the general fund and the Women’s Council. That gift fits a clear pattern: the foundation backs established Northeast Ohio institutions with unrestricted or annual support, and it does so at meaningful scale. In the recent grants list, University Hospitals received more than $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for general fund support, while other sizable gifts went to cultural, educational, and health-related organizations across the Cleveland area. The foundation’s giving is especially visible in civic institutions that serve broad local constituencies. Museums, hospitals, independent schools, and charter-school support organizations all appear among the larger grants, often with simple purpose language such as “general fund,” “annual fund,” or “general operating support.” The presence of the Women’s Council at the Cleveland Museum of Art also shows that the foundation sometimes supports affinity-based fundraising structures within larger institutions. Across the recent grant record, the foundation appears to favor organizations with established operations and ongoing institutional needs rather than narrowly defined project grants. That mix includes major cultural anchors, regional health systems, and schools that serve students, alumni, and families in Northeast Ohio.

What Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation Funds

Cultural institutions are a major part of the foundation’s portfolio. In 2024, it gave $650,000 to the Cleveland Museum of Art for the general fund and Women’s Council, and it also supported the Cleveland Playhouse and Playhouse Square Foundation with general-fund grants. Health care is another clear theme. University Hospitals received $512,500 in 2023 and again in 2024 for general fund support, and Lake County Free Clinic received $140,000 in 2023 for its general fund. Education appears in both independent-school and student-support forms. The foundation gave $320,000 to University School for its annual fund and $210,000 to Hathaway Brown School for general fund support in 2024. It also funded Friends of Breakthrough Schools for an alumni success program in both 2023 and 2024, showing interest in student outcomes beyond K–12 operations.

How Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation Gives