The Kulas Elroy No 2 Foundation concentrates its giving on Ohio-based education and arts institutions and on organizations serving people who are blind or visually impaired. Grants are directed toward both higher-education institutions and nonprofit music schools, with several repeat awards to the same organizations, indicating long-term local partnerships. Funding appears to prioritize programmatic and general operating support for community-facing cultural and disability-service providers in the Cleveland/Brooklyn area.
Concentrated portfolio with relatively few, moderately large grants; multiple repeat grants to the same grantees suggest multi-year or ongoing partnerships rather than one-off donations. Funding skews toward institution-level operating and program support rather than many small, scattered grants.
Kulas Elroy No 2 Fd B Ta’s recent giving centers on two recurring lanes: support for organizations serving people who are blind or visually impaired, and flexible funding for Cleveland-area education and music institutions. The largest recent award in the dataset went to Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, with an unrestricted grant of $101,419 in 2023 and another unrestricted grant of $87,537 in 2024. That repeat pattern also appears in disability services, where the American Fdn for the Blind received $50,709 in 2023 and $43,769 in 2024, and the Cleveland Society for the Blind received the same two-year sequence at those respective amounts, with general operating support in both years. Arts and education grantees also recur: Cleveland Institute of Music and Cleveland Music School Settlement each received unrestricted support in both 2023 and 2024. Across the recent grants list, the foundation uses flexible, organization-wide funding rather than program-specific awards, and the same recipients appear across multiple years, showing continuity in its local relationships.
In higher education, the foundation gave unrestricted support to Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, including $101,419 in 2023 and $87,537 in 2024. In disability services, it supported the American Fdn for the Blind with unrestricted grants in both 2023 and 2024, while the Cleveland Society for the Blind received general operating support in the same two years. The arts side of its portfolio includes Cleveland Institute of Music and Cleveland Music School Settlement, each awarded unrestricted grants in both 2023 and 2024. That mix points to a preference for institutional support across education, disability advocacy, and music training rather than narrowly defined projects.
The typical grant size clusters in the low-to-mid $40,000 range: p25 is $33,806, median is $43,769, and p75 is $50,709. The recent record shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including multiple unrestricted or general operating grants. The foundation’s philosophy tags indicate unrestricted support, core operating funding, and organization-wide funding. It also does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $34K and $51K, with a median of $44K.
25th Percentile
$34K
Median
$44K
75th Percentile
$51K
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Notable grantees: Baldwin Wallace University, Cleveland Society for the Blind, American Foundation for the Blind, Cleveland Music School Settlement, Cleveland Institute of Music
Grantmaking is local and overwhelmingly Ohio-based: 80% of grants in the dataset went to recipients in OH. Recent Ohio recipients include Berea and Cleveland, with both higher-education and arts organizations appearing there. The remaining grants in the recent list went to Arlington, Virginia, through the American Fdn for the Blind. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with all 10 recent grants going to domestic recipients.
The recent grants point to three main areas: organizations serving people who are blind or visually impaired, Cleveland-area higher education, and music education institutions. The named recipients include Baldwin Wallace University, the American Fdn for the Blind, the Cleveland Society for the Blind, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Cleveland Music School Settlement.
Yes. The recent grants list includes unrestricted awards to Baldwin Wallace University, the American Fdn for the Blind, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Cleveland Music School Settlement, plus general operating support for the Cleveland Society for the Blind. That pattern suggests flexible organizational support rather than project-only funding.
Yes. Baldwin Wallace University appears in both 2023 and 2024, as do the American Fdn for the Blind, the Cleveland Society for the Blind, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Cleveland Music School Settlement. The repeated awards show ongoing relationships rather than one-time grants.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped. The 25th percentile is $33,806, the median is $43,769, and the 75th percentile is $50,709. Recent awards also include a larger unrestricted grant of $101,419 to Baldwin Wallace University.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY | BEREA, OH | $94,769 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND | CLEVELAND, OH | $47,384 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AMERICAN FDN FOR THE BLIND | HUNTINGTON, WV | $35,538 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $31,590 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT | CLEVELAND, OH | $31,590 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY | BEREA, OH | $84,576 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND | CLEVELAND, OH | $42,288 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AMERICAN FDN FOR THE BLIND | ARLINGTON, VA | $42,288 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $28,192 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT | CLEVELAND, OH | $28,192 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY | BEREA, OH | $87,537 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN FDN FOR THE BLIND | ARLINGTON, VA | $43,769 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND | CLEVELAND, OH | $43,769 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $29,179 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT | CLEVELAND, OH | $29,179 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY | BEREA, OH | $101,419 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN FDN FOR THE BLIND | ARLINGTON, VA | $50,709 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND | CLEVELAND, OH | $50,709 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $33,806 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT | CLEVELAND, OH | $33,806 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY
$94,769UNRESTRICTED
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$31,590UNRESTRICTED
BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY
UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN FDN FOR THE BLIND
$42,288UNRESTRICTED
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$28,192UNRESTRICTED
BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY
$87,537UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN FDN FOR THE BLIND
$43,769UNRESTRICTED
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$29,179UNRESTRICTED
BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY
$101,419UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN FDN FOR THE BLIND
$50,709UNRESTRICTED
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$33,806UNRESTRICTED