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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-6023912

Gerlach Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $3.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,713,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,320,379

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,513,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,325,109

  • Tax year 2022

    $799,702

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,271,684

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,005,023

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,087,943

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,226,700

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,182,012

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,215,011

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,286,114

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,315,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,776,084

  • Tax year 2017

    $4,108,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,507,719

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Columbus FoundationColumbus, OH

    Gorilla fund

    $2,700,000
  2. Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH

    Unrestricted

    $1,000,000
  3. BalletmetColumbus, OH

    General fund

    $13,500

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 $2,700,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio3 grants $3,713,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John B Gerlach JrTREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • David P GerlachVICE PRES Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan DouglassVICE PRES Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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