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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1387062

The NFG Foundation

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $21,000 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
Chris Fidler Baker Hostetler LLP
65 East State Street Suite 2100
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 228-1541
Form and materials
Letter - none required
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $157,783
  • Tax year 2024

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $149,491
  • Tax year 2023

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $141,871
  • Tax year 2022

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $136,786
  • Tax year 2021

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $144,267
  • Tax year 2020

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $240,441
  • Tax year 2019

    $27,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $248,220
  • Tax year 2018

    $28,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $255,880

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Board of OpthalmologyDoylestown, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  2. Dean McGee Eye InstituteOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Nichols Hills ParksNichols Hills, OK

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $10,00091% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma2 grants $11,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James GeorgePRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Rebecca MorganSEC/TREAS Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christopher FidlerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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