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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-6377323

Geotrac Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Norwalk, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $556,950 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Samantha Wilhelm
PO Box 22
Norwalk, OH 44857
(419) 706-9108
Form and materials
Letter describing request and grant application from our website with supporting data.
Deadlines
March 31 and august 31
Restrictions
Geotrac charitable foundation grant guidelines 1.all grantees must be able to represent that they are exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) and are not private foundations, as of the date of the grant request, or at any time during the funding period. 2.grant requests should be submitted by completing the geotrac foundation grant form (available at www.geotracfoundation.org) along with the requested information. Current grant submission deadlines are march 31 for the spring grant cycle and august 31 for the fall grant cycle. Completed grant applications should be mailed to the foundation at po box 22, norwalk, ohio 44857, or emailed to samanthan wilhelm at [email protected]. 3.the foundation may also request that grantees complete interim or final reports on various aspects of the project being funded. 4.the objective of the geotrac charitable foundation is to show christ's love in a deliberately humble and understated way to the people of the greater norwalk, ohio

Assets and giving by year

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

    $556,950

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $5,371,241
  • Tax year 2024

    $369,316

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $5,323,168
  • Tax year 2023

    $264,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,793,899
  • Tax year 2022

    $219,288

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,663,067
  • Tax year 2021

    $185,055

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,688,336
  • Tax year 2020

    $149,151

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,815,526
  • Tax year 2019

    $126,352

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,799,991
  • Tax year 2018

    $241,507

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,102,022

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Teen Leadership CorpsNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $122,626
  2. Firelands Symphony OrchestraHuron, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $67,625
  3. Firelands Montessori AcademyHuron, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $41,652
  4. The ChapelNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $40,000
  5. Greater Sandusky PartnershipSandusky, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $25,000
  6. Lifewise AcademyNew London, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $24,000
  7. Services for Aging IncNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $23,500
  8. Norwalk Catholic SchoolsNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $21,000
  9. Artists' Open Studio IncNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $20,000
  10. Bellevue City Schools Drama ClubBellevue, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $20,000
  11. Lefty Grove BaseballNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $15,000
  12. Norwalk Economic Development CorpNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $12,000
  13. Future InnovatorsNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $10,000
  14. Huron County Imagination LibraryNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $10,000
  15. Kindercasa PreschoolNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $10,000
  16. Norwalk Youth SoftballNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $10,000
  17. South Central Band BoostersGreenwich, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $10,000
  18. Successful RelationshipsNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $10,000
  19. Huron County Youth Soccer ClubNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $9,500
  20. Norwalk Biddy Football LLCNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $7,500
  21. Huron County Honor TripNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $7,000
  22. Huron County Park DistrictNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $6,500
  23. Anthony's Villa IncSandusky, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $5,000
  24. Bellevue Society for the ArtsBellevue, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $5,000
  25. Norwalk Arts CenterNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $5,000
  26. Reach Our Youth IncNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $5,000
  27. Piggyback FoundationNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $4,939
  28. Norwalk Music BoostersNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $3,608
  29. Willard Hope CenterWillard, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $2,500
  30. Norwalk First United Methodist ChurNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $2,000
  31. Endowment Fund for Norwalk City SchNorwalk, OH

    Program sponsorship

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $184,27865% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $33,43912% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $25,0009% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $17,0006% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $12,0004% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio31 grants $556,950

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • John D PayneTRES & TTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Daniel J WhitePRES & TTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Samantha WilhelmEXECUTIVE DI Hours 40Pay $9,231
  • Frank Van Dresser JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Morgan TuckerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas GrootTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Samantha WilhelmSECR & TTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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