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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1357624

Stream & Wetlands Foundation

A private foundation in Lancaster, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $217,675 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

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

    $217,675

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $56,422,837

  • Tax year 2024

    $232,338

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $51,781,584

  • Tax year 2023

    $207,491

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $53,036,194

  • Tax year 2022

    $142,192

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $47,288,913

  • Tax year 2021

    $181,707

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $51,161,691

  • Tax year 2020

    $109,678

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $44,569,698

  • Tax year 2018

    $98,626

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $26,597,982

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fairfield County FoundationLancaster, OH

    Foundation scholarships

    $216,650
  2. PelotoniaColumbus, OH

    Donation

    $518
  3. Fairfield County Foster CareLancaster, OH

    Donation

    $400
  4. Lancaster High SchoolLancaster, OH

    Donation

    $107

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $216,650100% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $518<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $217,675

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Vince MesserlyPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $392,503
  • Scott DoranSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $4,250
  • Randy StraussTREASURER Hours 0Pay $12,250
  • Bob MoncheinCHAIRMAN Hours 0Pay $7,250
  • Bailey StanberyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $7,250
  • Fred TobinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $4,250
  • John PavlisTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $3,250
  • Barbara BennettTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $3,000
  • Paul TothTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $4,250
  • Laura ComekTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $4,250
  • Regina HanshawTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $4,250

The return

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