Canton, Ohio · EIN 656245247. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $7.2M across 68 grants in 2025, a median of $10K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202641639349101019. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 68 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ferguson Foundation | OH | $4,836,562 | Foundation Split |
| 2 | Conservancy of Sw Florida | FL | $1,000,000 | General Funds |
| 3 | Highland Community College | IL | $317,500 | Concert Grand Piano and Fine Arts Program |
| 4 | Wilderness Center | OH | $118,000 | Grant to Help with Land Purchase, Conservation |
| 5 | Maine Environmental Education Association | ME | $100,000 | Grant to Make Small Grants to Schools for Supplies for Learning Outdoors |
| 6 | Project Drawdown | PA | $100,000 | General Funds |
| 7 | Give Direct | NY | $55,000 | LA Fire Relief for Poorest Families and Individuals |
| 8 | Shelburne Farms | VT | $50,000 | Martin Tierney Endowment Fund |
| 9 | Eastside College Preparatory | CA | $48,000 | Tuition for 2 Students |
| 10 | Peninsula Bridge | CA | $30,000 | Mental Health Needs |
| 11 | Peninsula Open Space Trust | CA | $30,000 | Safeguard Wildlife Passages and Protect Biodiversity |
| 12 | Massillon Family Ymca | OH | $27,000 | Grants for Gymnastics and the Gators Swim Team |
| 13 | Fresh Approach | CA | $25,000 | Community Garden and EPA Farmers Market |
| 14 | Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley | CA | $25,000 | Capital Campaign for New Building |
| 15 | University of Maine | ME | $25,000 | Maine Outdoor School |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82 | $868K |
| 2021 | 54 | $871K |
| 2022 | 61 | $819K |
| 2023 | 65 | $981K |
| 2024 | 59 | $1.1M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 68 | $7.2M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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