The Pat and Alan Spitzer Family Foundation concentrates its giving on performing arts, with a strong local focus on supporting community theater in the Oberlin/Wellington area. Grants are sizable and directed to a small set of recipients, including intermediary/channel gifts that support national or international arts causes. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining a specific regional theater organization while also enabling broader music/arts philanthropy through donor-advised vehicles.
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants with repeat support to the same local theater and use of intermediaries for one-off gifts; geographically focused with occasional channeling to national/international arts causes.
The Pat and Alan Spitzer Family Foundation’s largest recent gift in the record is an $80,000 general donation to Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Theater in 2025, which fits a clear pattern of support for performing arts in the Oberlin-Wellington area. The foundation has also backed Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Theatre Project, indicating a sustained relationship with that community theater ecosystem rather than isolated event-based giving. Beyond that core interest, the foundation makes donor-directed arts gifts through intermediaries: in 2023 it gave $60,000 to CAF America for the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, extending its arts support beyond Northeast Ohio. The grant record suggests a small, targeted funder with a local emphasis and occasional broader philanthropic channels. Its giving is not spread across many sectors or geographies; instead, it concentrates on a short list of organizations and causes, including classical music and other arts-related giving routed through donor-advised vehicles. In addition to arts philanthropy, the foundation’s recent record includes community-oriented support for local institutions and general charitable donations. The foundation’s pattern shows repeated support for a specific theater organization alongside selective gifts to cultural and community nonprofits.
Performing arts is the foundation’s clearest focus. In 2025, it gave $80,000 to Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Theater for a general donation, and in 2023 it made a $40,740 general donation to Oberlin-wellington Rescue Theatre Project. Those awards point to ongoing support for community theater preservation and operations in the Oberlin/Wellington area. The record also includes arts philanthropy routed through a donor-advised intermediary. In 2023, the foundation granted $60,000 to CAF America for the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, showing a channel for support beyond its local theater work. Outside the arts, the foundation has supported youth-related and family-serving organizations. A 2024 grant of $10,000 to Christian Heritage Assemb was labeled for a youth program, and a 2023 gift of $5,000 to Ohio Wags Inc was directed to service dogs for kids. These grants show that the foundation’s interests extend beyond arts into children’s support and special-purpose charitable funds.
$166K
$2.9M
$845K
$194K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Oberlin‑Wellington Rescue Theatre / Rescue Theater Project, CAF America (for Andrea Bocelli Foundation)
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $6,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The record also includes larger outliers, but most gifts cluster in that range. The foundation appears to use occasional one-off donations rather than a formal recurring grant program, although some recipients appear more than once across the recent record. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern is consistent with discretionary family-foundation giving, including general donations and donor-directed gifts.
The foundation gives locally: 84% of grants go to recipients in Ohio, and its grant count is highest in Pennsylvania after Ohio. Recent gifts land mainly in northeast Ohio cities such as Elyria, Lorain, Cleveland, Avon, Euclid, Berea, and Grafton. Outside Ohio, the record includes grants to Alexandria, Virginia; Kansas City, Missouri; Culver, Indiana; and York, Pennsylvania. All recorded grants in the dataset were to U.S. recipients.
Its clearest pattern is support for performing arts, especially community theater in the Oberlin-Wellington area. The recent record also includes gifts to youth programs, service-dog support for children, and general donations to local nonprofits and community institutions.
The 25th percentile grant is $5,000, the median is $6,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. That means most awards are in a relatively tight band, with occasional larger grants above that range.
Yes. 84% of its grants go to recipients in Ohio. The largest share of giving is local, with recent grants concentrated in cities such as Elyria, Lorain, Cleveland, Avon, Euclid, Berea, and Grafton.
Yes. In 2023, the foundation gave $60,000 to CAF America for the Andrea Bocelli Foundation. The record also includes named-fund style support such as the Barbara Jantz Fund and the Mackenzie and Caleb Fleming Donations.
Yes. Some organizations appear more than once in the recent record, including Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Theater, Salvation Army, Big Brothersbig Sisters Org, Friendship Apl, Second Harvest Food Bank, Lorain Historical Society, and Iahp.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE THEATER | ELYRIA, OH | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| IAHP | WYNDMOOR, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| SALVATION ARMY | LORAIN, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| SALVATION ARMY | LORAIN, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| PEOPLES CHURCH NETWORK - AVON | GRAFTON, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONAION |
| PLAYHOUSE SQUARE | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| IAHP | WYNDMOOR, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| FRIENDSHIP APL | ELYRIA, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS ORG | LORAIN, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| HELP FOUNDATION | EUCLID, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | LORAIN, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| LORAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ELYRA, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| HISTORIC GRAFTON SCHOOL | ELYRIA, OH | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| PATCHEN AND MURPHY CARLILE | COLUMBUS, OH | $80 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE THEATER | ELYRIA, OH | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| LORAIN COUNTY COMM COLL FDTN | ELYRIA, OH | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| SALVATION ARMY | LORAIN, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS ORG | LORAIN, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| CHRISTIAN HERITAGE ASSEMB | AVON, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | YOUTH PROGRAM |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | ELYRIA, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| FRIENDSHIP APL | ELYRIA, OH | $7,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| LORAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ELYRA, OH | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CULVER, IN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| YOUR CHOICE FOUNDATION | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| BIRTHCARE OF MEDINA COUNTY | MEDINA, OH | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| HAVEN OF REST MINISTRIES | AKRON, OH | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| ANCIENT PATH DISCIPLE MAKING | AMHERST, OH | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| CAF AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $60,000 | 2023 | ANDREA BOCCELI FOUNDATION |
| OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE THEATRE PROJECT | ELYRIA, OH | $40,740 | 2023 | GENERAL DONATION |
| OHIO TUITION TRUST AUTHORITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | MACKENZIE AND CALEB FLEMING DONATIONS |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | LORAIN, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL DONATION |
| OHIO WAGS INC | BEREA, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | SERVICE DOGS FOR KIDS |
| CHRISTIAN HERITAGE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD | AVON, OH | $2,500 | 2023 | SPREAD THE LIGHT FUND |
| GRAFTON-MIDVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY | GRAFTON, OH | $2,500 | 2023 | BARBARA JANTZ FUND |
| HASLINGER FAMILY PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER | AKRON, OH | $2,500 | 2023 | DONATION TO FOUNDATION |
| FRIENDSHIP APL | ELYRIA, OH | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL DONATION |
OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE THEATER
$80,000GENERAL DONATION
IAHP
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
SALVATION ARMY
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
SALVATION ARMY
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
PEOPLES CHURCH NETWORK - AVON
$10,000GENERAL DONAION
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
IAHP
GENERAL DONATION
BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS ORG
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
HISTORIC GRAFTON SCHOOL
$500GENERAL DONATION
PATCHEN AND MURPHY CARLILE
$80GENERAL DONATION
OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE THEATER
$20,000GENERAL DONATION
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
SALVATION ARMY
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS ORG
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
CHRISTIAN HERITAGE ASSEMB
$10,000YOUTH PROGRAM
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
YOUR CHOICE FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
BIRTHCARE OF MEDINA COUNTY
$2,500GENERAL DONATION
HAVEN OF REST MINISTRIES
$2,500GENERAL DONATION
ANCIENT PATH DISCIPLE MAKING
$1,000GENERAL DONATION
OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE THEATRE PROJECT
$40,740GENERAL DONATION
OHIO TUITION TRUST AUTHORITY
$10,000MACKENZIE AND CALEB FLEMING DONATIONS
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
OHIO WAGS INC
$5,000SERVICE DOGS FOR KIDS
CHRISTIAN HERITAGE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
$2,500SPREAD THE LIGHT FUND
GRAFTON-MIDVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY
$2,500BARBARA JANTZ FUND
HASLINGER FAMILY PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER
$2,500DONATION TO FOUNDATION
FRIENDSHIP APL
$1,000GENERAL DONATION