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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-0549056

Charles F Kettering Foundation

A private foundation in Dayton, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $350,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $469,081,788

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $451,533,176

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $406,652,738

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $479,200,505

  • Tax year 2020

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $413,895,327

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $383,190,815

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $334,932,427

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Howard UniversityWashington, DC

    Support

    $250,000
  2. Equality Ohio Education FundColumbus, OH

    Support

    $25,000
  3. Ohio VoiceColumbus, OH

    Support

    $25,000
  4. Campus CompactBoston, MA

    Support

    $25,000
  5. The Ohio Democracy ProjectShaker HTS, OH

    Support

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $275,00079% of the total
  2. Civil rights2 grants $50,00014% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $25,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $250,000
  2. Ohio3 grants $75,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • Sharon DaviesPRESIDENT Hours 45Pay $472,500
  • James MartinTREASURER Hours 45Pay $281,576
  • John DedrickEVP & COO Hours 45Pay $310,117
  • Maxine ThomasVP & GENERAL COUNSEL Hours 45Pay $305,117
  • Sherry MagillBOARD CHAIR Hours 1Pay $42,500
  • Ed DornDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $29,500
  • Les Ihara JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beverly Wade HoganDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $36,000
  • Hendrick MeijerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $32,000
  • Suzanne Morse MoomawDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $36,000
  • Peter LevineDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $31,000
  • Roberto SabaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $34,000

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