Private foundation · EIN 34-1809978

B Charles And Jay G Ames Foundation C/O Cornerstone Family Office

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Mayfield Heights, OH

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202641499349100604
Total assets (EOY)$16,423,068
Grants paid$715,686
Typical (median) grant$9,196
Grants listed36
Giving in home state (OH)94%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K11
$5K–$25K17
$25K–$100K5
$100K+3

Smallest $100 · Largest $140,000

Geographic focus

OH
94%
FL
4%
NC
2%
NY
0%

Common purposes

campaignscholarshipamesfamilyschoolprincipleclevelandvelosanohopecapitalfundraiserfashiontransformingworlddiscovery

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$938,372$16,282,53733
2024$720,779$16,095,06540
2025$715,686$16,423,06836

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Cleveland Museum Of Natural HistoryCLEVELAND, OH$130,000 TRANSFORMING THE WORLD OF DISCOVERY CAMPAIGN$10,000 ANNUAL FUND$140,000
Case Western Reserve UniversityCLEVELAND, OHENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH ACQUISITION/WEATHERHEAD SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AMES FAMILY PRINCIPLE SCHOLARSHIP$108,000
Cleveland Clinic FoundationCLEVELAND, OHCLEVELAND CLINIC CHILDREN'S SIGNATURE EVENT: $1,046.33AMES FAMILY PHILANTHROPIC FUND: $100,000VELOSANO: $1,000$102,046
Hope Ignites Northeastern Oh (Boys Hope Girls Hope)GARFIELD HTS, OH$42,900 DRIVE FORE HOPE$4,000 EVENING OF HOPE$2,826 VELOSANO$11,671 GENERAL$61,397
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding CenterCHAGRIN FALLS, OHFIELDSTONE FARM PROGRAMS$50,000
Partnership SchoolsCLEVELAND, OHGENERAL$25,000
University HospitalsCLEVELAND, OH$25,000 PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE FUND$25,000
Cleveland State University FoundationCLEVELAND, OHTHE AMES FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP$25,000
Rescue VillageNOVELTY, OHGENERAL$17,000
Hathaway Brown SchoolSHAKER HTS, OH$1,000 UNRESTRICTED FUND$1,250 FACULTY EXCELLENCE FUND$1,400 INFANT & TODDLER CENTER$2,000 PLAYGROUND FUND - LIGHTING TH$15,650
Hillcrest YmcaLYNDHURST, OH$15,000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROOF$15,000
Johns'S Island FoundationINDIAN RIVER SHORES, FLGENERAL$15,000
Children'S Hunger AllianceCOLUMBUS, OHGENERAL$10,000
Playhouse Square FoundationCLEVELAND, OHGENERAL$10,000
Riverside TheatreVERO BEACH, FLGENERAL$10,000
The Cleveland Museum Of ArtCLEVELAND, OHGENERAL$10,000
Two FoundationCHAGRIN FALLS, OHANNUAL APPEAL FUND$10,000
Creative Living For LifeMEDINA, OHURSULINE SISTERS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$10,000
Western Reserve Land ConservancyMORELAND HILLS, OH$2,215 GENERAL$3,000 CONSTRUCTION OF GRIMM'S GAZEBO$3,178 WHITE NORTH$8,393
White Memorial Presbyterian ChurchRALEIGH, NC$1,000 GENERAL$2,000 WEEKDAY SCHOOL$5,000 WDS FUNDRAISER$8,000
Wake Forest UniversityWINSTONSALEM, NCGENERAL$5,500
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDELAWARE, OHOHIO WESLEYAN FUND - PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP$5,000
Piano ClevelandSHAKER HTS, OH$2,500 A GRAND BRUNCH GALA FUND THE NEED$2,500 CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION$5,000
The Gathering PlaceBEACHWOOD, OHOPERATING SUPPORT - ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN$5,000
Cleveland Hearing And Speech CenterCLEVELAND, OHSIGNS OF GROWTH CAMPAIGN$5,000
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