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The Allayne and Douglas Wick Foundation (formerly Maradele Foundation)

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Gates Mills, Ohio · EIN 34-6539442 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$384K
Organizations funded59
Typical grant$1,500
Total assets$2.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $3,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Education17
  • Arts & Culture7
  • Environment3
  • Health3
  • Children & Youth2
  • Youth Sports2

Where it gives

45% of grants went outside Ohio.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Hangar Preservation FundBeachwood, OHGeneral Operations$252,677
University Hospitals of ClevelandCleveland, OHLincoln Neurotherapeutics Research Fund$20,000
Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MAJimmy Fund$10,000
Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MAGeneral Operations$8,000
HopewellChagrin Falls, OHGeneral Operations$5,000
Park School TheBrookline, MAGeneral Operations$5,000
Brewster AcademyWoldeboro, NHGeneral Operations$4,000
Room to GrowBoston, MAGeneral Operations$4,000
Wake Forest UniversityWinstonSalem, NCGeneral Operations$3,500
Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland, OHGeneral Operations$3,000
Holden Forests and GardensKirtland, OHGeneral Operations$3,000
LighthouseCincinnati, OHGeneral Operations$3,000
Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OHGeneral Operations$3,000
Portsmouth Symphony OrchestraPortsmouth, NHGeneral Operations$3,000
St Christophers by the RiverGates Mills, OHGeneral Operations$3,000
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MAGeneral Operations$3,000
Racquet-in-Hand FoundationFairlawn, OHGeneral Operations$2,500
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NYGeneral Operations$2,500
City Surf ProjectSan Francisco, CAGeneral Operations$2,000
Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryUniversity Circle, OHGeneral Operations$2,000
Dunham Tavern MuseumCleveland, OHGeneral Operations$2,000
Greater Cleveland Food BankCleveland, OHGeneral Operations$2,000
Hawken SchoolGates Mills, OHGeneral Operations$2,000
Lake View Cemetery FoundationCleveland, OHGeneral Operations$2,000
Rosie's PlaceBoston, MAGeneral Operations$2,000
Strong Wings NantucketNantucket, MAGeneral Operations$2,000
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral Operations$2,000
Weeks Brick House TheGreenland, NHGeneral Operations$2,000
Weeks Public LibraryGreenland, NHGreenland Library$2,000
Cornerstone SchoolStratham, NHGeneral Operations$1,500
Carlton CollegeNorthfield, MNGeneral Operations$1,000
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterIndependence, OHEsophageal Cancer Research$1,000
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTGeneral Operations$1,000
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral Operations$1,000
Friends of Breakthrough SchoolsCleveland, OHGeneral Operations$1,000
Friends of Sparrow ParkBoston, MAGeneral Operations$1,000
Hathaway Brown SchoolShaker Heights, OHAdele E. Wick Scholarship Fund$1,000
Health Care Without HarmReston, VAGeneral Operations$1,000
More than WordsBoston, MAGeneral Operations$1,000
Reynolda House Museum of American ArtWinstonSalem, NCGeneral Operations$1,000
Ruffing Montessori SchoolCleveland Heights, OHGeneral Operations$1,000
Seacoast Science CenterRye, NHGeneral Operations$1,000
South End SettlementsBoston, MAGeneral Operations$1,000
University SchoolShaker Heights, OHGeneral Operations$1,000
Western Reserve Historical SocietyCleveland, OHGeneral Operations$1,000
Advantage CLECleveland, OHGeneral Operations$500
Apollo's FireCleveland Heights, OHGeneral Operations$500
Beacon Hill Nursery SchoolBoston, MAAuction Fund$500
Central School of Practical NursingIndependence, OHGeneral Operations$500
Cleveland Kids Book BankCleveland, OHGeneral Operations$500
Cleveland PlayhouseChagrin Falls, OHGeneral Operations$500
Gates Mills Land ConservancyGates Mills, OHGeneral Operations$500
North Union Farmers MarketCleveland, OHGeneral Operations$500
Piano ClevelandShaker Heights, OHGeneral Operations$500
Red Oak CampKirtland, OHGeneral Operations$500
Rooted in TreesChardon, OHGeneral Operations$500
Start Fresh CTNew London, CTGeneral Operations$500
Two Foundation TheChagrin Falls, OHGeneral Operations$500
Western Reserve Land ConservancyMoreland Hills, OHGeneral Operations$500

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$383,67759
2024$124,00061
2023$101,50051

Sources

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