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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-6042978

O'Bleness Charles - Foundation

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $175,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $175,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,745,092

  • Tax year 2023

    $193,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,776,525

  • Tax year 2022

    $207,355

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,779,832

  • Tax year 2021

    $272,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,881,696

  • Tax year 2020

    $181,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,915,919

  • Tax year 2019

    $285,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,824,363

  • Tax year 2018

    $154,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,892,034

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Athens County Historical Society & Museum IncAthens, OH

    General operating

    $40,000
  2. Village ProductionsBurnsville, NC

    General operating

    $33,000
  3. Athens Photographic ProjectAthens, OH

    General operating

    $30,000
  4. Stuart's Opera HouseNelsonville, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  5. Circle Round the SquareAthens, OH

    General operating

    $15,000
  6. Habitat for HumanityAtlanta, GA

    General operating

    $10,000
  7. Athens County Public LibraryAthens, OH

    General operating

    $10,000
  8. American Red Cross of Athens CountyAthens, OH

    General operating

    $7,500
  9. Friends of Strouds RunAthens, OH

    General operating

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $55,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio7 grants $132,500
  2. North Carolina1 grant $33,000
  3. Georgia1 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.

  • David VogtADVISOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Suzanne P WeberADVISOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Huntington National BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $17,776

The return

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