Ridgecliff Foundation
Private foundation based in Fairview Park, OH that provides grants to nonprofit programs with a mental health or chemical dependency component across a ten-county area in Northeast Ohio. The website hosts grant guidelines, grant distribution history, and an application process that links to an online GrantInterface portal with March 31 and September 30 deadlines.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A nonprofit delivering mental health, suicide-prevention, or substance-use recovery services operating in the foundation's northeast Ohio service area, seeking program-level support in the foundation's typical award range and able to apply through the online portal.
Good Fit
- • Program has a clear mental health or chemical-dependency component.
- • Primary service area is within the foundation's northeast Ohio counties.
- • Request size fits the common $5K–$25K awards.
- • Can meet the March 31 or September 30 deadlines and supply program outcomes.
- • Has local partnerships or demonstrated community impact.
Geography
Observed giving is entirely in Ohio and described as focused on a ten-county area in northeast Ohio, so the geographic footprint is locally concentrated.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 26 distinct recipients (33 in an earlier year) and roughly 40–45 grants annually, indicating a broad set of independent nonprofit beneficiaries rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
A public application process is posted (online portal with set deadlines) and the latest year included eight new grantees alongside returning recipients, so unfamiliar applicants plausibly can enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
