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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 31-6026444

Hildreth Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 50 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,312,211

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2019

    $56,650

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $834,687

Grants paid in 2020

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $73,642
  2. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $66,001
  3. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $63,540
  4. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $56,699
  5. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $50,939
  6. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $47,901
  7. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $45,938
  8. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $35,199
  9. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $34,137
  10. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund - see statement 9

    $31,701
  11. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $31,566
  12. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $30,837
  13. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $30,558
  14. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $29,433
  15. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $29,341
  16. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $28,874
  17. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $28,726
  18. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $28,632
  19. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $28,428
  20. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $28,159
  21. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $27,773
  22. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $27,262
  23. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $25,976
  24. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $25,710
  25. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $24,694
  26. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $24,134
  27. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $23,595
  28. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $21,801
  29. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $21,256
  30. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $20,708
  31. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $19,739
  32. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $19,276
  33. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $19,136
  34. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $17,328
  35. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $15,779
  36. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $15,352
  37. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $14,632
  38. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $14,461
  39. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $14,374
  40. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $14,138
  41. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $14,109
  42. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $13,640
  43. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $13,122
  44. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $12,863
  45. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $11,695
  46. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $10,964
  47. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $10,713
  48. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $10,682
  49. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $6,578
  50. Johnson Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General op fund

    $470

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking50 grants $1,312,211100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio50 grants $1,312,211

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Louis H SanfordPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Timothy E HildrethVICE-PRES & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark MerkleVICE-PRES & TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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