Private foundation
THE FORSTER FOUNDATION
WESTERVILLE, OHEIN
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Private foundation
WESTERVILLE, OHEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $145,486 | $116,626 | $116,626 | $108,856 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 2% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTHERINE HORVATHCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,500 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Harmon | PRESIDENT | 4.00 | $0 |
| Kristin Harmon | TREASURER | 2.00 | $0 |
| Charles Albers | VICE PRESIDE | 2.00 | $0 |
| James Ashenhurst | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $108,856 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $146,188 | $128,704 | $128,029 | $79,996 | $79,996 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $57,745 | $52,982 | $52,332 | $62,512 | $62,512 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $40,479 | $29,230 | $28,605 | $57,749 | $57,749 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $41,397 | $36,392 | $34,402 | $46,500 | $46,500 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $14,261 | $10,822 | $10,822 | $41,495 | $41,495 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $26,286 | $33,258 | $13,200 | $5,885 | $5,885 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $31,754 | $18,897 | $1,000 | $12,857 | $12,857 |
| HARDSHIP GRANT |
| $1,500 |
| 2024 |
| TIMOTHY HOBBSCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,500 | 2025 |
| THOMAS MELTONCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,500 | 2023 |
| DAIJAHNIQUE FUNCHESCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,500 | 2024 |
| THOMAS DAMRON JRCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,500 | 2022 |
| JEFFREY TRAUBZANESVILLE, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,500 | 2024 |
| RONALD BRYANTCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,500 | 2024 |
| JESSICA SLOWINSKYCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDHIP GRANT | $1,500 | 2022 |
| CARRIE ASHMARYSVILLE, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,500 | 2022 |
| GEORGIANA BIRKO-BURRISCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,300 | 2023 |
| SAM CHAPELCOLUMBUS, OH | MAKE A DAY TRIP FOR SON | $1,254 | 2023 |
| MICHAEL JOSEPHCOLUMBUS, OH | TREATMENT AT WARRIORS HEART | $1,167 | 2021 |
| GEORGE HOOVERCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT - RENT PAID | $1,072 | 2022 |
| GARY BOURQUINCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,000 | 2021 |
| ROBERT LAGORECOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,000 | 2021 |
| RUSSELL WEINERCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDHIP GRANT | $1,000 | 2021 |
| JEFF DUFFIELDPICKERINGTON, OH | PAID OUT ACCORDING TO THEIR 501(C)(3) MISSION FOR TO THE FATHER OF A FALLEN OFFICER. | $1,000 | 2017 |
| MARCUS PENWELLCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $1,000 | 2021 |
| STEPHANIE LITTLEMARYSVILLE, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT-BRODY LITTLE BEDROOM | $905 | 2021 |
| RICHARD BURNSCOLUMBUS, OH | FLIGHT FOR TREATMENT AT WARRIORS HEA | $656 | 2022 |
| ROBERT WURZELBACHERCOLUMBUS, OH | AIRFARE FOR TREATMENT FACILITY | $638 | 2024 |
| MATTHEW CARROLLCOLUMBUS, OH | HARDSHIP GRANT | $502 | 2025 |
| DANIELLE BROWNCOLUMBUS, OH | BROTHER PASSED-OFFICER BRIAN BROWN | $500 | 2020 |
| STEPHANIE ADKINSLEWIS CENTER, OH | FOR DECEASED HUSBAND-OFFICER ADKINS | $500 | 2021 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Brian Toth | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Stephanie Derga | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Chris Shaffery | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Crystal Geitter | DIRECTOR | 4.00 | $0 |
| Cassie Gress | DIRECTOR | 4.00 | $0 |
| Jennifer Bruggeman | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lowell Wood | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Al Coughlin | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Claudia Forbes | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.