John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
ActiveArts, Culture & Humanities
About John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
To support promising students in Cleveland by directing funds to vocational, technical and STEM programs and to fund institutions that develop curricula and programs that prepare students for the workforce.
Focus Areas
ScholarshipsVocational educationTechnical educationSTEM educationCurriculum developmentRemedial educationWorkforce training
Who They Fund
nonprofit museumscultural institutionsmuseum staff and managementmuseum-going public
Funding Style
general operating support
About John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust’s recent record is anchored by major operating support for The Cleveland Museum of Art, including an $11,200,000 grant in 2024 and another $7,462,446 grant in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that concentrates on sustaining Cleveland institutions rather than scattering smaller awards across many places. The trust’s stated priorities also show a parallel education mission: it supports scholarships and institutional programs tied to vocational, technical, and STEM pathways, especially for students and residents in Cuyahoga County. Its funding is structured around partner grantees that administer scholarships, along with institutions that build curricula and programs for workforce preparation. The trust’s scope is local, and its grants are directed entirely to recipients in Ohio. In the museum space, support is tied to operations, institutional stability, and the ongoing work of a major cultural organization in Cleveland. In the education space, the trust backs grantees that channel aid to students pursuing scientific, vocational, or technical study.
What John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust Funds
In education, the trust funds scholarships through partner institutions rather than direct awards to individuals. Its scholarship work is directed to Cuyahoga County residents pursuing scientific, vocational, or technical education, and it also supports organizations that develop curricula and programs for workforce preparation. The stated focus areas include vocational education, technical education, STEM education, curriculum development, remedial education, and workforce training. That mix suggests an emphasis on preparing students for employment through both financial aid and program design. On the cultural side, the trust supports museum operations. The recent grant record shows consistent backing for The Cleveland Museum of Art for that purpose, aligning with the foundation’s museum-related taxonomy of institutional sustainability, collection care, exhibition programming, and public access to cultural heritage.
How John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust Gives
Grant sizes are large and tightly clustered, with a 25th percentile of $8,070,426, a median of $8,678,407, and a 75th percentile of $9,939,204. The recent record also shows repeated support over multiple years for the same museum institution, indicating ongoing relationship-based funding rather than isolated one-off awards. The trust operates as a private foundation with no indication of individual grants or program-related investments in the provided data. Scholarship support is delivered through grantee institutions that administer awards, rather than by direct grants to students. The geography is highly concentrated, with all listed grants going to Ohio recipients.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.9M
Total Assets
$145M
Total Revenue
$8.4M
Total Expenses
$9.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8.1M and $9.9M, with a median of $8.7M.
25th Percentile
$8.1M
Median
$8.7M
75th Percentile
$9.9M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RUSSELL J KLIMCZUK
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