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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6445639

Olaf S Wessel Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $37,182 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $37,182

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,184,487

  • Tax year 2024

    $61,758

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,180,721

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,430

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,218,637

  • Tax year 2022

    $53,581

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,209,476

  • Tax year 2021

    $67,818

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $763,557

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,610

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $718,486

  • Tax year 2018

    $73,140

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $757,997

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Presbyterian ChurchNew Philadelphia, OH

    General operating

    $18,592
  2. Salvation ArmyWest Nyack, NY

    General operating

    $3,718
  3. Tuscarawas County YMCADover, OH

    General operating

    $3,718
  4. Kiwanis Club of New Phila OhioNew Philadelphia, OH

    Charitable purpose

    $3,718
  5. Boy Scouts of America Buckeye CouncilCanton, OH

    General operating

    $3,718
  6. Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD

    Provide educational

    $3,718

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $3,718100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $29,746
  2. Maryland1 grant $3,718
  3. New York1 grant $3,718

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Huntington National BankTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $16,937

The return

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