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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1635094

W Stephenson FND

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $194,800 paid in grants.

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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.

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Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $194,800

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,066,783

  • Tax year 2024

    $167,455

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,151,726

  • Tax year 2023

    $87,530

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,152,358

  • Tax year 2022

    $139,762

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,195,728

  • Tax year 2021

    $147,701

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,589,741

  • Tax year 2020

    $129,585

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,839,001

  • Tax year 2019

    $136,929

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,046,932

  • Tax year 2018

    $121,395

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,608,112

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Medina County Sheriff's OfficeMedina, OH

    General operating

    $80,000
  2. Medina County Historical SocietyMedina, OH

    General operating

    $75,000
  3. Leadership Medina CountyMedina, OH

    General operating

    $15,000
  4. Wadsworth Area Historical SocietyWadsworth, OH

    General operating

    $8,300
  5. Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic ChurchLitchfield, OH

    General operating

    $7,000
  6. Second Baptist ChurchMedina, OH

    General operating

    $5,000
  7. Ormaco IncHomerville, OH

    General operating

    $3,000
  8. Fellowship Baptist ChurchColumbus, OH

    General operating

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $15,00057% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $11,30043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio8 grants $194,800

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • James ShieldsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dennis HanwellTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard StephensonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Don MikschTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Huntington National BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $43,890

The return

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