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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-6023927

Lancaster Lens Inc

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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.

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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

    $1,135,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $683,866

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,125,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $570,556

  • Tax year 2022

    $803,887

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $576,370

  • Tax year 2021

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $953,231

  • Tax year 2020

    $287,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $944,158

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,479,368

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $907,509

  • Tax year 2018

    $921,143

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $701,611

  • Tax year 2017

    $832,750

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $641,926

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nationwide Children's Hospital FoundationColumbus, OH

    Various

    $250,000
  2. Recreation Unlimited FoundationAshley, OH

    Various

    $250,000
  3. Heinzerling FoundationColumbus, OH

    Various

    $200,000
  4. The Ohio State University FoundationColumbus, OH

    Various

    $200,000
  5. American Red CrossColumbus, OH

    Unrestricted

    $200,000
  6. YMCA of Central OhioColumbus, OH

    Operations

    $15,000
  7. Columbus Symphony OrchestraColumbus, OH

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. Ohio Foundation of Independent CollegesColumbus, OH

    Unrestricted

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $250,00053% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $200,00042% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $15,0003% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio8 grants $1,135,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Bruce L RosaPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard W GentilSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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