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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
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 FY2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $7,895,031 | $9,773,335 | $7,683,107 | $90,571,893 |
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 64% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOLSHAKER HEIGHTS, OH | THE SCIENCE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM (SREP) AT HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL | $150,000 | 2023 | |
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. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles F Kettering Iii | PRESIDENT | 2.00 | $0 |
| Debra L Williamson | VICE PRESIDENT | 2.00 | $0 |
| Karen W Cushnie | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2.00 | $0 |
| Susan S Kettering | ASSISTANT TREASURER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $90,571,893 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $3,728,385 | $8,013,800 | $6,521,525 | $92,450,197 | $92,450,197 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $7,862,035 | $8,114,363 | $6,881,158 | $96,735,612 | $96,735,612 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $9,239,870 | $6,774,632 | $5,980,305 | $96,687,160 | $96,687,160 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $12,356,041 | $6,315,921 | $5,452,759 | $94,221,922 | $94,221,922 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN OHIODAYTON, OH |
| CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| $150,000 |
| 2022 |
| Dayton Performing Arts AllianceDayton, OH | Endowment Campaign for the Performing Arts | $150,000 | 2020 |
| SKIDMORE COLLEGESARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | SPECIAL PROGRAM/PROJECT | $150,000 | 2022 |
| THE GRANDVIEW FOUNDATIONDAYTON, OH | CAPITAL PROJECTS | $125,000 | 2022 |
| DAYTON METRO LIBRARY FOUNDATIONDAYTON, OH | BOOKMOBILE | $125,000 | 2023 |
| DAYTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORYMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DAYTON, OH | SPECIAL PROGRAM/PROJECT | $125,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATIONDENVER, CO | COLORADO CENTER FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE | $125,000 | 2024 |
| THE DAYTON FOUNDATIONDAYTON, OH | MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN FUND | $100,000 | 2023 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCYMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DUBLIN, OH | CONSERVING OHIO'S CLIMATE-RESILIENT LANDS | $100,000 | 2023 |
| University of DaytonDayton, OH | Special program/project | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Dayton Society of Natural HistoryMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Dayton, OH | Special program/project | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Greater Dayton Union Co-op InitiativeDayton, OH | Gem City Market Capital Campaign | $100,000 | 2020 |
| VISIONS FOR CREATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS INCENFIELD, NH | HANOVER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Glen Helen AssociationYellow Springs, OH | Start-up costs | $100,000 | 2021 |
| University of DaytonDayton, OH | Virginia W. Kettering Scholarship 2021-2022 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| KETTERING PARKS FOUNDATIONKETTERING, OH | CAPITAL PROJECTS | $100,000 | 2022 |
| YMCA OF GREATER DAYTONDAYTON, OH | CAPITAL PROJECTS | $100,000 | 2022 |
| SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUMWASHINGTON, DC | WORLD WAR I: THE BIRTH OF MILITARY AVIATION GALLERY | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Good Neighbor HouseDayton, OH | Capital projects | $100,000 | 2021 |
| ANTIOCH COLLEGEYELLOW SPRINGS, OH | ANTIOCH COLLEGE WORKS: PREPARING STUDENTS TO TAKE ACTION IN THE WORLD | $100,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATIONDENVER, CO | COLORADO CENTER FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH | Antioch College Works: Transforming access to education | $100,000 | 2020 |
| HANNAH'S TREASURE CHESTMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CENTERVILLE, OH | HERE FOR GOOD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $100,000 | 2023 |
| University of DaytonDayton, OH | Virginia W. Kettering Scholarship 2020-2021 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| 2.00 |
| $0 |
| Kyle W Kim | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Albert W Leland | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Jane K Lombard | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Richard J Lombard | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Douglas E Williamson | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Shalyn R Kettering | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Peter A Williamson | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.