Private foundation · Gates Mills, OH

Perkins Charitable Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K – $4K – $15K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
179
Repeat grantees
107
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactPATRICK MORRISSEY · 4405672217
MaterialsNO SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
RestrictionsNONE

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Katherine S Scovil
CO-TRUSTEE
Tod Oliva
CO-TRUSTEE
Mary B Perkins
CO-TRUSTEE
Sallie Sullivan
CO-TRUSTEE
George Oliva III
CO-TRUSTEE
Leigh H Perkins
TRUSTEE
Marilyn Best
SEC/TREASURER

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
15.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
717
Total grants awarded
$10.7M
Total amount
$15K
Average grant
$650K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$2.3M
132 grants
2023
$2.3M
130 grants
2022
$2.4M
125 grants
2021
$1.9M
169 grants
2020
$1.8M
161 grants

Top recipients

Tall Timbers Research Station
5 grants · FL
$927K
Tall Timbers Lhp Fund Conservation Education Center
1 grant · FL
$650K
5 grants · MO · ✓ Exact match
$632K
3 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$499K
5 grants · OH · ✓ Exact match
$420K
5 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$304K
Planned Parenthood of North Central Florida
5 grants · FL
$280K
6 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$266K
Tall Timbers Red Hills
4 grants · FL
$252K
Pathfinder International
5 grants · MA
$210K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Tall Timbers
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
FL · TY 2024
$233K
Case Western Reserve University
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$110K
Tall Timbers Foundation
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
FL · TY 2024
$100K
Archbold Foundation
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
GA · TY 2024
$81K
American Bird Conservancy
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
VA · TY 2024
$75K
Tall Timbers Research Station
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
FL · TY 2024
$73K
Property & Environment Research Center
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
MT · TY 2024
$70K
Tall Timbers Red Hills
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
FL · TY 2024
$65K
Hanna Perkins Center
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$64K
Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife Foundation
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
MO · TY 2024
$62K
Planned Parenthood of North Central Florida
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
FL · TY 2024
$60K
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
DC · TY 2024
$60K
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
WY · TY 2024
$57K
Audubon Great Lakes
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
IL · TY 2024
$55K
Audubon of Florida
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
FL · TY 2024
$50K
The Madeira School
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
VA · TY 2024
$50K
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$42K
University Hospitals of Cleveland
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$41K
Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$40K
Nature Conservancy Ohio
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$40K
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$40K
Pathfinder International
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
MA · TY 2024
$35K
Thomas County Humane Society
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
GA · TY 2024
$35K
United Way of Thomas County
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
GA · TY 2024
$32K
College Now Greater Cleveland
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$30K
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$25K
Cleveland State University
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$25K
Captains for Clean Water Inc
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
FL · TY 2024
$25K
Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$25K
Best Buddies Ohio
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$23K
Cleveland Metroparks
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$22K
Thomasville Center for the Arts
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
GA · TY 2024
$21K
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
DC · TY 2024
$20K
University School
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$20K
Hathaway Brown School
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$20K
Preterm
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$20K
Bluecoats Inc
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$20K
Nature Conservancy Montana
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
MT · TY 2024
$20K
Breakthrough Schools - Cleveland
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$20K
Brevard Music Center Inc
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
NC · TY 2024
$20K
Playhouse Square Foundation
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$17K
Charlotte Congregational Church
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
VT · TY 2024
$16K
Cleveland Museum of Art
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$15K
St Ignatius High School
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$15K
The Curtis Fund
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
VT · TY 2024
$15K
Bike Cleveland
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$15K
Urban Community School - Cleveland
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$14K
Trout Unlimited Montana
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
MT · TY 2024
$12K
American Red Cross
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
DC · TY 2024
$10K
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
OH · TY 2024
$10K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.