B Charles and Jay G Ames Foundation

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH EIN: 34-1809978

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$16.1M

-1.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$721K

-23.2% YoY

Grant Count

40

+21.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$18K

-36.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$451K$901K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$16,095,065$16,282,537$17,249,807
Revenue$702,469$144,257$511,167
Expenses$876,692$1,115,109$937,439
Qualifying Distributions$720,779$938,372$790,967
Net Investment Income$574,429$215,669$392,191
Distributable Amount$866,735$869,385$869,900

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$235K$469K$704K$938K15 grants202024 grants202135 grants202233 grants202340 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATU…$130KFIELDSTONE FARM THERAPEU…$66KBOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE$56KWESTERN RESERVE LAND CON…$55KOPEN DOORS ACADEMY$54KMINDS MATTER$50KUNIVERSITY HOSPITALS$25KPARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS$25KRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CH…$25KTHE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF …$20K

Grant Size Distribution

147 grants across all recorded years

129<$50K9$50–100K4$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RICHARD S AMESPRESIDENT
CYNTHIA AMES HUFFMANVICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
PRESTON AMES HOGETRUSTEE

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

BeachwoodBethlehemBrooklynCantonChagrin FallsChicagoClevelandCleveland HeightsColumbusDallasDelawareDenverGarfield HtsGates MillsHamiltonHoraceHunting ValleyIndian River ShoresKentLakewood

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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