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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6344461

Loretta Herkenhoff Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Minster, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $41,738 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
Herkenhoff Trust Board of Trustees
PO Box 88
Minster, OH 45865
(419) 628-2351
Form and materials
Letter of request with explanation of need
Deadlines
December 1, annually
Restrictions
Must benefit the minster ohio area.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $41,738

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $598,685
  • Tax year 2024

    $43,224

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $588,528
  • Tax year 2023

    $43,929

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $580,321
  • Tax year 2022

    $43,244

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $601,509
  • Tax year 2021

    $39,543

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $597,757
  • Tax year 2020

    $40,441

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $605,247
  • Tax year 2019

    $32,252

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $612,423
  • Tax year 2018

    $31,297

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $621,625

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Minster Local SchoolsMinster, OH

    Educational aides

    $13,282
  2. Minster High School Scholarship FunMinster, OH

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  3. St Augustine Parish St JosephMinster, OH

    Commission

    $5,000
  4. Joint Township District HospitalSt Marys, OH

    Healthcare services and equipment

    $3,000
  5. Minster Historical SocietyMinster, OH

    Historical preservation

    $2,500
  6. St Augustine ChurchMinster, OH

    Church

    $2,000
  7. FJ Stallo LibraryMinster, OH

    Books and supplies

    $1,749
  8. St Augustine Parish St JosephMinster, OH

    Donations for youth group

    $1,557
  9. Art's PlaceSt Marys, OH

    Art programs

    $1,500
  10. Minster Boy Scout Troop 44Minster, OH

    Scouting supplies

    $650
  11. Radio MariaMinster, OH

    Programing

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $3,00055% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio11 grants $41,738

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Gail FrantzADVISOR Hours 0Pay $500
  • Jeff PieningADVISOR Hours 0Pay $500
  • Dan DunlapADVISOR Hours 0Pay $500
  • Mark PieningADVISOR Hours 0Pay $500
  • Minster BankTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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