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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5771628

The Erma A Bantz Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $52,650 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
C Gregory Schmidt
600 Vine Street Suite 2700
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-4450
Form and materials
The foundation's pre-approved grant application april 1 (for july decision), oct 1 (for december deision) 501 (c) (3) organizations that have as one of their purposes the suuport of and/or aid to the visually impaired and/or hearing impaired.
Deadlines
See statement for line 2b
Restrictions
See statement for line 2b

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $52,650

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $213,903

  • Tax year 2024

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $264,689

  • Tax year 2023

    $82,400

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $302,030

  • Tax year 2022

    $117,320

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $360,311

  • Tax year 2021

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $622,933

  • Tax year 2020

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $619,386

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cincinnati Eye InstituteCincinnati, OH

    Visual

    $20,000
  2. Cincinnati Assoc for the BlindCincinnati, OH

    Visual

    $15,000
  3. 4 Paws for AbilityXenia, OH

    Visual

    $12,650
  4. Prevent BlindnessCincinnati, OH

    Visual

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $12,650100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $52,650

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • C Gregory SchmidtPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Mary Ann GerganSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Nick E ShafferDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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