Cardinal Charitable Foundation

KIRTLAND HILLS, OH EIN: 81-5131853

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.0M

-5.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$164K

+39.2% YoY

Grant Count

20

+5.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+32.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$55K$109K$164K$218K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,956,951$2,078,632$2,175,513
Revenue$69,403$43,617$86,639
Expenses$191,084$140,498$198,300
Qualifying Distributions$165,151$123,122$185,256
Net Investment Income$36,069$33,240$66,699
Distributable Amount$156,004$143,346$157,078

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$43K$87K$130K$174K18 grants202016 grants202120 grants202219 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDAT…$50KJOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY$32KGARFIELD ENDOWED SCHOLAR…$15KPLAYHOUSE SQUARE$10KKIRTLAND COUNTRY CLUB CA…$9KST JUDES$8KST HUBERTS$7KDOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION…$5KRAINBOW BABIES & CHILDREN$3KTUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDAT…$3K

Grant Size Distribution

93 grants across all recorded years

92<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$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
MICHAEL A KERESMANPRESIDENT2
ELIZABETH A KERESMANVICE PRESIDENT1
KATELYN A KERESMANTRUSTEE1
JACLYN M KLEMENCTRUSTEE1
JOCELYN E KERESMANTRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AkronAlexandriaCincinnatiClevelandEllwood CityFredericksburgHiramHunting ValleyIndependenceKirtland HillsMarysvilleMemphisMoreland HillsNew YorkPainesvillePittsburghSeviervilleShaker HeightsStaten IslandUniversity Heights

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

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