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Filing year 2024

B CHARLES AND JAY G AMES FOUNDATION

Mayfield Heights, Ohio·EIN 34-1809978·NTEE T22Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$702k
Total assets
$16.1M
Total expenses
$877k
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. B CHARLES AND JAY G AMES FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Trustee
Vice President and Secretary

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$721k

Itemized grants

40

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYCLEVELAND, OH$120,000 TRANSFORMING THE WORLD OF DISCOVERY CAMPAIGN$10,000 ANNUAL FUND$130k
FIELDSTONE FARM THERAPEUTIC RICING CENTERCHAGRIN FALLS, OH$500 CHEFS UNBRIDLED EVENT$50,000 RIDERSHIP PROGRAM$15,000 STUDENT SPONSORSHIP$66k
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPEGARFIELD HTS, OH$43,600 DRIVE FORE HOPE$12,896 GENERAL$56k
WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCYMORELAND HILLS, OH$50,000 WHITE NORTH STABLES KITCHEN RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF GRIMM'S GAZEBO$5,000 GENERAL$55k
OPEN DOORS ACADEMYCLEVELAND, OH$50,000 GENERAL$4,156 HOLIDAY HEART GIVING PROGRAM$54k
MINDS MATTERCLEVELAND, OHGENERAL$50k
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALSCLEVELAND, OH$25,000 PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE FUND$25k
PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLSCLEVELAND, OHGENERAL$25k
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO INCCLEVELAND, OHPATIO UPGRADES$25k
THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ARTCLEVELAND, OHGENERAL$20k
GILMOUR ACADEMY WEBER STADIUM RENOGATES MILLS, OHLANCER ATHLETICS$19k
RESCUE VILLAGENOVELTY, OHGENERAL$18k
JOHN'S ISLAND COMMUNICTY SERVICE LEAGUE INCVERO BEACH, FL$5,150 "ON THE BOARDWALK" GALA$10,000 GENERAL$15k
HILLCREST YMCALYNDHURST, OH$10,000 REPLACING LOBBY HVAC UNIT$5,000 UPGRADING FAMILY CHANGING ROOM$15k
KENT STATE UNIVERSITYKENT, OH$500 THE HANK BROWNELL FUND$10,000 FASHION DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING ANNUAL FASHION SHOW$11k
CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYCLEVELAND, OHGENERAL$10k
HOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVECLEVELAND, OHGENERAL$10k
JOHNS'S ISLAND FOUNDATIONINDIAN RIVER SHORES, FLGENERAL$10k
THE HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATIONHUNTING VALLEY, OHGENERAL$10k
TWO FOUNDATIONCHAGRIN FALLS, OHANNUAL APPEAL FUND$10k
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYCLEVELAND, OHMARIAN K. SHAUGHNESSY NURSE LEADERSHIP$10k
RIVERSIDE THEATREVERO BEACH, FLGENERAL$10k
PLAYHOUSE SQUARECLEVELAND, OHEDUCATION FUND$10k
HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOLSHAKER HTS, OH$3,000 UNRESTRICTED FUND$3,000 PLAYGROUND FUND - LIGHTING THE WAY$6k
PIANO CLEVELANDSHAKER HTS, OH$3,390 CRESCENDO SPONSORSHIP FOR THE BRAVO PIANO GALA$2,500 GENERAL$6k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

B CHARLES AND JAY G AMES FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$144k
$1.1M
2023
$702k
$877k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Ohio

B CHARLES AND JAY G AMES FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Ohio earns a median of $11,462.

25th percentile
$4k
Median
$11,462
75th percentile
$39k
90th percentile
$106k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,972 organizations across 1,972 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Ohio
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What are B CHARLES AND JAY G AMES FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, B CHARLES AND JAY G AMES FOUNDATION reported $702k in total revenue and $877k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.