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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4828728

Stewardship Community Foundation

A private foundation in Alvada, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $14,020 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $14,020

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $635,004
  • Tax year 2024

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $623,135
  • Tax year 2023

    $29,902

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $624,350
  • Tax year 2022

    $33,325

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $628,656
  • Tax year 2021

    $24,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $703,464
  • Tax year 2020

    $37,820

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $694,455

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH

    tuition assistance for L Grady K Recker and B Fulk paid directly to the school

    $5,000
  2. Individual

    tuition assistance for Autumn Zuber and Leila Spyker paid directly to the school

    $4,000
  3. Trine UniversityAngola, IN

    tuition assistance for Emerson Litzenberg paid directly to the school

    $2,000
  4. University of St FrancisJoliet, IL

    tuition assistance for E Shuherk paid directly to the school

    $2,000
  5. Cancer Patient ServicesFindlay, OH

    donation to their general fund

    $1,000
  6. Hancock Co Humane SocietyFindlay, OH

    donation to help cover adoptions fees for one dog

    $20

Approved for future payment

5 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Antwerp Local SchoolAntwerp, OH

    support programs for the benefit of the students

    $3,000
  2. Village of Antwerp Fire and EMSAntwerp, OH

    fund equipment and or training of current or new volunteers

    $3,000
  3. Village of Cecil Fire DeptCecil, OH

    use toward new equipment or training

    $3,000
  4. Cecil Presbyterian ChurchCecil, OH

    toward upkeep repairs and special projects

    $2,500
  5. Paulding County Carnegie LibraryPaulding, OH

    ongoing operations of the Antwerp Ohio branch

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Jobs and employment1 grant $5,00071% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio3 grants $6,020
  2. Indiana2 grants $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Suzanne RisterSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steve FergusonVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rachel GregoryTreasurer Hours 3Pay $0
  • Frank K Simon Jr Jan to MayPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kevin Sonnenberg June to DecPresident Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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