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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-1503496

The Ashtabula Rotary Foundation

A private foundation in Ashtabula, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $8,927 paid in grants.

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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $8,927

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $172,404
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,455

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $145,911
  • Tax year 2022

    $19,298

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $127,070
  • Tax year 2021

    $22,976

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $124,684

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. HaloAshtabula, OH

    Purchase of christmas presents

    $1,019
  2. Leadership Ashtabula County IncAshtabula, OH

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  3. Kent State UniversityAshtabula, OH

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  4. Kingsville LibraryKingsville, OH

    Summer reading program

    $1,000
  5. Ashtabula County Family YMCAAshtabula, OH

    Craft, art and STEM supplies

    $1,000
  6. Civic Development Corporation of Ashtabula CountyAshtabula, OH

    Campaign pledge

    $1,000
  7. Rotary Foundation of Rotary InternationalEvanston, IL

    General

    $920
  8. InteractCleveland, OH

    Comfort baskets

    $500
  9. Feed the HopeAshtabula, OH

    Food distribution

    $400
  10. Rotary InternationalEvanston, IL

    Scholarship

    $250
  11. Disaster Aid USALanham, MD

    North carolina relief fund

    $250
  12. Disaster Aid USALanham, MD

    California relief fund

    $250
  13. Hubbard HouseAshtabula, OH

    Fundraiser

    $250
  14. Beatitude HouseAshtabula, OH

    Blankets

    $88

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $1,00037% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $92034% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $50019% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2509% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio10 grants $7,257
  2. Illinois2 grants $1,170
  3. Maryland2 grants $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mary Lou HowePRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Elena BienkaBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jimmy PewBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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