The James and Angela Hambrick Foundation concentrates substantial, targeted gifts in Greater Cleveland-area institutions with a strong emphasis on health care, community-serving capital projects, and education. They favor multi-year or repeat large grants that establish or name programs and facilities (e.g., a cardiac recovery center, a hospice communications center, museum capital). While primarily focused on health and human services, they also support K–12/college education initiatives and conservation and natural history causes.
The James and Angela Hambrick Foundation has made University Hospitals’ Hambrick Center for Cardiac Recovery one of its clearest recurring commitments, giving $750,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeated support reflects a pattern in the foundation’s work: large, targeted grants that help sustain named programs, centers, and capital campaigns rather than diffuse small awards. The foundation’s recent grantmaking also ties together health care, education, and conservation through multi-year support for community institutions in Cleveland and beyond. In Cleveland, the foundation has backed the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s capital campaign and annual fund, Hospice of Western Reserve’s communication center, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s annual fund and transformation campaign, and Friends of Breakthrough Schools’ Beyond Breakthrough Program. Outside Ohio, it has supported Delta Waterfowl’s annual fund in North Dakota and Aiken Horse Park Foundation in South Carolina. The grant list also includes scholarships, including a Texas A&M engineering scholarship fund and Cleveland Foundation scholarship support. Across those examples, the foundation favors named initiatives and sustained institutional funding.
Health care is a major thread in the foundation’s recent giving. It gave $250,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 to Hospice of Western Reserve for its Communication Center, alongside a $25,000 grant in 2024 to University Hospitals for the Zenty Fellowship. Education appears through both K-12 and higher education support. The foundation gave $250,000 to Friends of Breakthrough Schools for the Beyond Breakthrough Program in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and it supported scholarship funds at the Cleveland Foundation with $100,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Conservation and animal-related work are another part of the portfolio. Delta Waterfowl received $250,000 annual fund grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Winous Point Marsh Conservancy received $125,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025 for its marsh conservancy work.
Typical grants are centered at $10,000, with a p25 of $5,000 and a p75 of $25,000. The recent list also shows frequent six-figure gifts and repeated support for the same organizations across 2023 through 2025, which points to a recurring rather than one-time style of giving. The foundation is a private foundation with annual grants of $7,349,864 and assets of $40,046,475. It also funds individuals, including scholarship recipients.
$2.5M
$40M
$5.7M
$3.6M
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, high-value grants (many at $750K and one large $2.25M) with repeat funding to a small set of core grantees; emphasis on named centers, capital campaigns, and program endowment rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: University Hospitals, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Friends of Breakthrough Schools, Delta Waterfowl
Grants are national in scope, but most recent dollars and repeat awards land in Ohio, especially Cleveland. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 117 grants in the United States. Outside Ohio, recent grants reached Bismarck, North Dakota; Aiken, South Carolina; and College Station, Texas. The top state by grant count is South Carolina, even though the headquarters is in Beachwood, Ohio.
Recent grants go to hospitals, museums, schools, scholarship funds, conservation groups, and hospice organizations. Examples include University Hospitals, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Friends of Breakthrough Schools, Delta Waterfowl, Hospice of Western Reserve, and Cleveland Foundation scholarship funds.
The typical grant size is $10,000, with the middle 50% of grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. The recent grant list also includes larger awards, including $750,000 grants and multiple $250,000 grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including University Hospitals, Hospice of Western Reserve, Friends of Breakthrough Schools, Delta Waterfowl, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Foundation, and Aiken Horse Park Foundation.
The foundation gives nationally, but Ohio receives the largest share of recent grants by volume. Cleveland appears frequently among recipient cities, and the top state by grant count is South Carolina.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and the recent grant list includes scholarship support such as the Texas A&M engineering scholarship fund and Cleveland Foundation scholarship grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS | CLEVELAND, OH | $750,000 | 2025 | HAMBRICK CENTER FOR CARDIAC RECOVERY |
| HOSPICE OF WESTERN RESERVE | CLEVELAND, OH | $250,000 | 2025 | COMMUNICATION CENTER |
| DELTA WATERFOWL | BISMARCK, ND | $250,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | CLEVELAND, OH | $250,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS | CLEVELAND, OH | $250,000 | 2025 | BEYOND BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM |
| TEXAS A&M | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | '78 SCHOLARSHIP IN ENGINEERING |
| AIKEN HORSE PARK FOUNDATION | AIKEN, SC | $100,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | SAY YES TO CLEVELAND SCHOLARSHIP FUN |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | CLEVELAND, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| WINOUS POINT MARSH CONSERVANCY | PORT CLINTON, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | MARSH CONSERVANCY |
| INMOTION | BEACHWOOD, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 PALS IN MOTION EVENT |
| YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES | CLEVELAND, OH | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| VOCATIONAL SERVICES | CLEVELAND, OH | $20,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AIKEN HORSE PARK FOUNDATION | AIKEN, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP |
| AREA 8 YOUNG RIDERS | SPRINGFIELD, KY | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| UNITED WAY | AIKEN, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| UNITED WAY | KINGSPORT, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AIKEN | AIKEN, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| AIKEN STEEPLECHASE ASSOCIATION | AIKEN, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| LAKE ERIE COLLEGE | PAINESVILLE, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | EQUESTRIAN PROGRAM |
| UNITED WAY | CHARDON, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| COLD CREEK FOUNDATION | CASTALIA, OH | $6,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| LEARNING ABOUT BUSINESS | PAINSVILLE, OH | $6,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK | AIKEN, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AIKEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS | AIKEN, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AIKEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | AIKEN, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SPCA ALBRECHT CENTER | AIKEN, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANIMAL WELFARE |
| UGA FOUNDATION | ATHENS, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE OF VET MEDICINE |
| AIKEN LAND CONSERVANCY | AIKEN, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| GREAT OAK | AIKEN, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY | MORELAND HILLS, OH | $4,884 | 2025 | TREE WORK |
| RESCUE VILLAGE GEAUGA HUMANE | RUSSELL TOWNSHIP, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| USDF | LEXINGTON, KY | $2,500 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AIKEN PERFORMING ARTS | AIKEN, SC | $2,500 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AIKEN SYMPHONY GUILD | AIKEN, SC | $1,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AUGUSTA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION | GRAPELAND, TX | $500 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION | EDGEFIELD, SC | $250 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS | CLEVELAND, OH | $750,000 | 2024 | HAMBRICK CENTER FOR CARDIAC RECOVERY |
| HOSPICE OF WESTERN RESERVE | CLEVELAND, OH | $250,000 | 2024 | COMMUNICATION CENTER |
| DELTA WATERFOWL | BISMARCK, ND | $250,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS | CLEVELAND, OH | $250,000 | 2024 | BEYOND BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | CLEVELAND, OH | $250,000 | 2024 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| AIKEN HORSE PARK FOUNDATION | AIKEN, SC | $135,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| WINOUS POINT MARSH CONSERVANCY | PORT CLINTON, OH | $125,000 | 2024 | MARSH CONSERVANCY |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART | CLEVELAND, OH | $105,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | SAY YES SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | CLEVELAND, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS | CLEVELAND, OH | $25,000 | 2024 | ZENTY FELLOWSHIP |
| YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES | CLEVELAND, OH | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
$750,000HAMBRICK CENTER FOR CARDIAC RECOVERY
HOSPICE OF WESTERN RESERVE
$250,000COMMUNICATION CENTER
DELTA WATERFOWL
$250,000ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$250,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
TEXAS A&M
$250,000'78 SCHOLARSHIP IN ENGINEERING
AIKEN HORSE PARK FOUNDATION
$100,000ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$50,000ANNUAL FUND
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES
$20,000GENERAL FUND
VOCATIONAL SERVICES
$20,000ANNUAL FUND
AIKEN HORSE PARK FOUNDATION
$10,000SPONSORSHIP
AREA 8 YOUNG RIDERS
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
UNITED WAY
$10,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AIKEN
$10,000GENERAL FUND
AIKEN STEEPLECHASE ASSOCIATION
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
UNITED WAY
$10,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
COLD CREEK FOUNDATION
$6,000ANNUAL FUND
LEARNING ABOUT BUSINESS
$6,000ANNUAL FUND
AIKEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
AIKEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
SPCA ALBRECHT CENTER
$5,000ANIMAL WELFARE
UGA FOUNDATION
$5,000COLLEGE OF VET MEDICINE
AIKEN LAND CONSERVANCY
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
GREAT OAK
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
RESCUE VILLAGE GEAUGA HUMANE
$2,500GENERAL FUND
USDF
$2,500ANNUAL FUND
AIKEN PERFORMING ARTS
$2,500ANNUAL FUND
AIKEN SYMPHONY GUILD
$1,000ANNUAL FUND
AUGUSTA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
$500ANNUAL FUND
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION
$250ANNUAL FUND
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
$750,000HAMBRICK CENTER FOR CARDIAC RECOVERY
DELTA WATERFOWL
$250,000ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$250,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
AIKEN HORSE PARK FOUNDATION
$135,000ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART
$105,000ANNUAL FUND
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$50,000ANNUAL FUND
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
$25,000ZENTY FELLOWSHIP