Private foundation
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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.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
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 | $67,797 | $57,156 | $43,236 | $889,728 |
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 33% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami UniversityOxford, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Sydni Rivera | $2,000 | 2018 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis D Hilkert | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Paul E Elder | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Sarah Carothers | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $889,728 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $32,026 | $55,080 | $42,198 | $877,048 | $877,048 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $28,387 | $53,133 | $41,249 | $869,287 | $869,287 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $25,266 | $53,195 | $40,168 | $900,722 | $900,722 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $76,613 | $65,153 | $52,337 | $913,096 | $913,096 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $2,991 | $80,184 | $68,152 | $901,636 | $901,636 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $43,158 | $56,578 | $44,628 | $978,829 | $978,829 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $65,360 | $57,755 | $45,540 | $992,249 | $992,249 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $70,091 | $63,207 | $52,593 | $984,646 | $984,646 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $51,610 | $57,584 | $47,612 | $977,762 | $977,762 |
| ScholarshipFor the benefit of Eryn Shaw |
| $2,000 |
| 2021 |
| The University of ToledoToledo, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Tyler Suboski | $2,000 | 2020 |
| The College of WoosterWooster, OH | ScholarshipsFor the benefit of Emilie Eustace | $2,000 | 2021 |
| KALEY ADAMSMontpelier, OH | UniversityBowling GreenScholarship | $2,000 | 2016 |
| Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH | ScholarshipsFor the benefit of Brennen Friend | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Ethan Beard | $2,000 | 2025 |
| The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | For the benefit ofScholarshipMeili Leung | $2,000 | 2017 |
| The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Bradon Saneholtz | $2,000 | 2022 |
| EMILY KAYLOREdon, OH | ToledoUniversity ofScholarship | $2,000 | 2016 |
| BAYLEE GEARHARTEdon, OH | UniversityThe Ohio StateScholarship | $2,000 | 2016 |
| Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Riley Bloir | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Connor Schlosser | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Wright StateDayton, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Eryn Shaw | $2,000 | 2023 |
| MADALYN RICHMONDMontpelier, OH | UniversityCapitalScholorships | $2,000 | 2016 |
| Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Ethan Adams | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Marissa Bennett | $2,000 | 2025 |
| The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Meili Leung | $2,000 | 2018 |
| Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH | ScholarshipFor the Benefit ofMadelyn Hopper | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH | ScholarshipFor the Benefit ofGrant Girrell | $2,000 | 2025 |
| The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Meili Leung | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Miami UniversityOxford, OH | ScholarshipFor the Benefit ofIsabelle Burnet | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Kent State UniversityKent, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Allison Kaylor | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Kacy Connolly | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH | ScholarshipFor the benefit of Karissa Sonneberger | $2,000 | 2018 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.