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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1094646

Frank W Lawson Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $217,800 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

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

    $217,800

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,309,512
  • Tax year 2024

    $193,050

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,985,598
  • Tax year 2023

    $192,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,757,543
  • Tax year 2022

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,710,446
  • Tax year 2021

    $207,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,902,701
  • Tax year 2020

    $194,250

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,674,147
  • Tax year 2019

    $170,064

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,784,475

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Bible SocietyPhiladelphia, PA

    Annual fund

    $72,600
  2. Gideons InternationalNashville, TN

    Annual fund

    $72,600
  3. World Radio Missionary Fellowship IncColorado Springs, CO

    Annual fund

    $72,600

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $72,600100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $72,600
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $72,600
  3. Tennessee1 grant $72,600

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Fifth Third Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $48,929

The return

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