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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1406795

Sam S Stein and Rose Stein Foundation

A private foundation in Sandusky, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $230,500 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
Mary Jane S Hill
165 East Washington Row
Sandusky, OH 44870
(419) 625-8324
Form and materials
No specific form is prescribed.
Deadlines
No.
Restrictions
Grants are generally limited to those that will benefit ailing youth, ailing aged and medical research.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $230,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,277,534
  • Tax year 2024

    $234,800

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,196,006
  • Tax year 2023

    $215,800

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,150,721
  • Tax year 2022

    $168,485

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,123,195
  • Tax year 2021

    $199,304

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,201,266
  • Tax year 2020

    $172,650

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,043,411

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CAC of Erie Huron & Richland CountiesSandusky, OH

    Parents as TeachersProgram

    $60,000
  2. Firelands Symphony OrchestraHuron, OH

    2025-2026 concerts and Tunesfor Tuesday and FSOAround Town Tours programs

    $32,000
  3. CASA (EC Court Appointed Special Advocate)Sandusky, OH

    Operations

    $30,000
  4. Kinship IncHuron, OH

    General Operations

    $20,000
  5. Erie County Board of Development DisabilitiesSandusky, OH

    Operations

    $15,000
  6. Project I Am FoundationToledo, OH

    Fund for distributionto local families affectedby autism

    $10,000
  7. Children's Hunger AllianceColumbus, OH

    Operations

    $10,000
  8. Second Harvest Food BankLorain, OH

    Operations

    $10,000
  9. Hospice of Western ReserveCleveland, OH

    Stein Hospicearea support

    $7,500
  10. OHgoSandusky, OH

    School Food Pantry program

    $7,500
  11. Cancer Services of Erie CtySandusky, OH

    Patient ServicesProgram

    $5,000
  12. Erie County Boys & Girls ClubLorain, OH

    Academic remediationand enrichment forErie County children

    $5,000
  13. Perkins Local School DistrictSandusky, OH

    Special Olympics

    $5,000
  14. Victory KitchenSandusky, OH

    Operations

    $5,000
  15. Erie County Community FoundationSandusky, OH

    Internship program

    $3,000
  16. St Stephen United Church of ChristSandusky, OH

    Kiddie Collegetuition assistance

    $2,500
  17. Firelands Historical SocietyNorwalk, OH

    Dinner with the Liverpool Lads

    $2,500
  18. Sandusky Bay KiwanisSandusky, OH

    Stuff the BusProgram

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,00056% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00028% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,0008% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio18 grants $230,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Marcia L GoffPres/Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Martin E GoffV Pres/Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David F GoffTreas/Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Mary Jane S HillSec/Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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