The Upson Dennis A. Tw foundation concentrates almost exclusively on supporting health care institutions in the Cleveland area, providing flexible, board-directed general operating funds to major hospitals and health centers. It also directs a sizeable, recurrent commitment to a local family-and-children service agency, indicating an interest in community wellbeing alongside medical care. Grants appear to be predictable income payments rather than project-specific awards, signaling a focus on sustaining core operations of established nonprofits.
Upson Dennis a Tw’s recent giving is defined by recurring, board-directed general operating support to a small circle of Cleveland-area health and human service institutions. The largest grants in the file go to Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University Hospital of Cleveland, Clev Clinic - S T Jones Health Center, and Center for Families and Children, each receiving six-figure awards across multiple years. That pattern shows a funder that favors established local providers and uses income payments to help them cover core expenses rather than project-specific work. The grant list also shows a sustained relationship with St. Alexis Hospital Association and St Vincent Charity, which appear repeatedly alongside the larger hospital systems. Those awards are not framed as program grants; the language on the returns repeatedly says the money is paid for general purposes as deemed appropriate by the board of trustees or board of directors. In practice, the foundation functions as a stable institutional supporter for healthcare infrastructure and a related family services agency in the Cleveland area.
Health care is the clearest focus. Upson Dennis a Tw gave $121,567 to Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2024 for general purposes, and the same amount to University Hospital of Cleveland in the same year. It also supports community-based clinical access. Clev Clinic - S T Jones Health Center received $121,567 in 2024, with the grant described as income paid for general purposes as deemed appropriate by the board of trustees. Family and children services is another recurring area. Center for Families and Children received $121,567 in 2024 for general purposes, and the organization appears again in 2023 and 2025, showing a repeated relationship rather than a one-time award. A second hospital stream runs through St. Alexis Hospital Association and St Vincent Charity, both funded for general purposes in multiple years.
The typical grant sits in a fairly tight band: p25 is $104,441, the median is $116,948, and p75 is $121,566. That cluster suggests a set of regular, roughly comparable awards rather than a wide spread of grant sizes. The same recipients recur across 2023, 2024, and 2025, pointing to ongoing support instead of one-off project grants. All of the grants shown are income paid for general purposes, with decisions left to the board. The foundation funds individuals: False and makes program-related investments: False, reinforcing a straightforward grantmaking structure.
$656K
$14M
$1.2M
$752K
Most grants fall between $104K and $122K, with a median of $117K.
25th Percentile
$104K
Median
$117K
75th Percentile
$122K
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Highly concentrated: a small set of repeat grantees receive large, similarly sized grants (four payments each), indicating steady, recurring income-style funding for institutional core operations rather than one-off project grants.
Notable grantees: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University Hospitals of Cleveland, St. Vincent Charity, Clev Clinic - S T Jones Health Center, Center for Families and Children
Giving is entirely local in the file: 24 of 24 grants go to recipients in the United States, and 100% of grants are in the foundation’s HQ state of Ohio. Most recipients are in Cleveland, including Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University Hospital of Cleveland, Clev Clinic - S T Jones Health Center, Center for Families and Children, and St. Alexis Hospital Association. St Vincent Charity appears in Brecksville, OH, but still within the same state footprint.
The grant list centers on health care and related community services. Recipients include Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University Hospital of Cleveland, Clev Clinic - S T Jones Health Center, St. Alexis Hospital Association, St Vincent Charity, and Center for Families and Children.
The recent grants are described as income paid for general purposes as deemed appropriate by the board of trustees or board of directors. That indicates board-directed general operating support rather than project-specific funding.
Recent grants cluster tightly around six figures. The p25 grant size is $104,441, the median is $116,948, and the p75 is $121,566.
The grants in the file are local, and all 24 recent grants go to recipients in Ohio. Cleveland is the main recipient city, with one recipient listed in Brecksville, OH.
Yes. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University Hospital of Cleveland, Clev Clinic - S T Jones Health Center, Center for Families and Children, St. Alexis Hospital Association, and St Vincent Charity all appear in multiple years across the recent grant list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN | CLEVELAND, OH | $109,330 | 2025 | INCOME PAID TO CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEEES |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $109,330 | 2025 | INCOME PAID TO THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $109,330 | 2025 | INCOME PAID TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
| ST VINCENT CHARITY | BRECKSVILLE, OH | $109,330 | 2025 | INCOME PAID TO ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| ST ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $109,330 | 2025 | INCOME PAID TO ST. ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER | CLEVELAND, OH | $109,330 | 2025 | INCOME PAID TO CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $121,567 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
| CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN | CLEVELAND, OH | $121,567 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEEES |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $121,567 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER | CLEVELAND, OH | $121,567 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| ST VINCENT CHARITY | BRECKSVILLE, OH | $121,566 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| ST ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $121,566 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO ST. ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN | CLEVELAND, OH | $104,441 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEEES |
| ST VINCENT CHARITY | BRECKSVILLE, OH | $104,441 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER | CLEVELAND, OH | $104,441 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $104,441 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $104,441 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| ST ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $104,441 | 2024 | INCOME PAID TO ST. ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $116,948 | 2023 | INCOME PAID TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
| ST VINCENT CHARITY | BRECKSVILLE, OH | $116,948 | 2023 | INCOME PAID TO ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| ST ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $116,948 | 2023 | INCOME PAID TO ST. ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $116,948 | 2023 | INCOME PAID TO THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER | CLEVELAND, OH | $116,948 | 2023 | INCOME PAID TO CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN | CLEVELAND, OH | $116,948 | 2023 | INCOME PAID TO CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEEES |
CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
$109,330INCOME PAID TO CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEEES
INCOME PAID TO THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND
$109,330INCOME PAID TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
INCOME PAID TO ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ST ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
INCOME PAID TO ST. ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
INCOME PAID TO CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND
$121,567INCOME PAID TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
$121,567INCOME PAID TO CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEEES
INCOME PAID TO THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
INCOME PAID TO CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
INCOME PAID TO ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ST ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
$121,566INCOME PAID TO ST. ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
$104,441INCOME PAID TO CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEEES
INCOME PAID TO ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
INCOME PAID TO CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND
$104,441INCOME PAID TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
INCOME PAID TO THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ST ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
$104,441INCOME PAID TO ST. ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND
$116,948INCOME PAID TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
INCOME PAID TO ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ST ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
$116,948INCOME PAID TO ST. ALEXIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
INCOME PAID TO THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
INCOME PAID TO CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
$116,948INCOME PAID TO CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEEES