Grants awarded
Who does Sauerland Foundation fund?
Sauerland Foundation has awarded $7.5 million across 211 grants to 102 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $22,000, with most between $10,000 and $40,000.
Total awarded
$7.5M
Typical grant
$22K
Grantees
102
Grants
211
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| F Friends of Breakthrough Schools | $612K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Cleveland Museum of Art
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$600K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| C Cleveland Foodbank | $505K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Intergenerational School | $466K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Greater Cleve Habitat for Humanity | $275K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Breakthrough | $260K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cleveland Museum of Art | $250K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University Hospitals Hhi | $150K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cleveland Clinic Foundation H&v | $150K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$147K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| T The Haven Home LLC | $130K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$126K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| C Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary | $118K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$110K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| A ACLU of Ohio Foundation | $110K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| P People Working Cooperatively | $100K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Trees for the Future INC
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$100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MD | |
| T The Homeless Charity | $90K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$90K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| L Legal Aid Society of Greater Cin | $90K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Edwins Foundation
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$85K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| O Open Doors Academy | $85K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| A American Humanist Association | $80K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Homeless Charity | $77K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| C Cleveland Museum of Natural History | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
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$74K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
One Tree Planted INC
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$70K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | VT | |
| G Grid Alternatives | $70K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Cardinal Land Conservancy INC
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$65K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$62K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Clermont Senior Services INC
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$62K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
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$62K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Cincinnati Works INC
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$60K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| C Common Cause Education Fund | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Constitution Society | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Baker Hunt Art Center | $60K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Greater Milford Area Historical | $60K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Fundamaya
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$60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Leelanau Conservancy
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$58K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Wikimedia Foundation INC
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$55K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| W Women Helping Women | $50K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Grace House INC | $45K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Freestore-Foodbank INC
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$45K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| M Medwish | $45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cuyahoga Habitat for Humanity | $45K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Loss of Spouse Santuary | $41K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Shelter House | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fund | $40K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wikimedia Foundation INC | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mountain Comprehensive Care Center | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N New Bremen Historical Assoc | $40K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cincinnati Works | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southern Poverty Law Center INC | $35K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| L Lighthouse Youth Service | $30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Clermont Co Senior Services | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Weta INC | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Action Alliance International INC
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S Sustainable Villages Honduras | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Freestore Foodbank | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Seeds of Literacy | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cardinal Land Conservancy | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | KY | |
| P Plant with Purpose | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Southern Poverty Law Center | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jewish Federation of Cleveland | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Shelterhouse | $26K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Shaker Schools Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OH | |
| W Western Reserve Land Conservancy | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Cise
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| L Leelanau Conservancy | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Future Institute | $22K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Clermont County Community Svcs | $22K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Learning Grove | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cleveland Animal Protective League | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A ACLU Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lydia's House | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Changing Gears | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| Z Zelie's Home | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OH | |
| D Ding Darling Wildlife Soc | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U US Swimming Foundation | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Natun Guatemala
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Mayan Families | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Nature Center of Shaker Lakes | $15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Peter Maurin Center | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Cleveland Animal Protective League
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Ding Darling Wildlife Society INC
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$15K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| C Cleveland Ronald McDonald House | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Long Beach Rescue Mission | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Miami Milford Ministries | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| V Valley View Nature Preserve | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Uss Cleveland Legacy Found | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Union of Concerned Scientists INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| F Firstfruits Farm Slo | $8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| S Sanibel Captive Audubon Society | $6K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Morehead & North Fork Railroad INC | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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