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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1756997

The Wolfe Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Sylvania, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 54 grants and $745,000 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $745,000

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $13,035,846

  • Tax year 2024

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $12,405,932

  • Tax year 2023

    $725,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $11,574,190

  • Tax year 2022

    $950,000

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $11,093,493

  • Tax year 2021

    $771,400

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $12,895,400

  • Tax year 2020

    $552,334

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $11,549,442

  • Tax year 2019

    $498,333

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $7,926,506

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Toledo Alliance for the Performing ArtsToledo, OH

    To Support

    $160,000
  2. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    To support

    $65,000
  3. Toledo Opera AssociationToledo, OH

    To Support

    $50,000
  4. Littleton Studio SchoolLittleton, NH

    To Support

    $31,000
  5. Old Globe TheatreSan Diego, CA

    To support

    $31,000
  6. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    To Support

    $30,000
  7. Connecticut PublicHartford, CT

    To support

    $20,000
  8. KPBS Public MediaSan Diego, CA

    To Support

    $20,000
  9. New Hampshire Public BroadcastingDurham, NH

    To support

    $20,000
  10. Project BlankSan Diego, CA

    To Support

    $20,000
  11. The Friends of the ColonialBethlehem, NH

    To Support

    $20,000
  12. University of New Mexico Foundation IncAlbuquerque, NM

    To support

    $20,000
  13. Cherry Street Mission MinistriesToledo, OH

    To support

    $18,000
  14. Bruce Museum IncGreenwich, CT

    To support

    $17,000
  15. Planned Parenthood of Greater OhioToledo, OH

    To Support

    $16,000
  16. Ammonoosuc Conservation TrustFranconia, NH

    To support

    $15,000
  17. Navigating Recovery of the Lakes RegionLaconia, NH

    To support

    $15,000
  18. Daraja Education FundSan Rafael, CA

    To support

    $10,000
  19. Denison UniversityGranville, OH

    To Support

    $10,000
  20. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    To Support

    $10,000
  21. New Hampshire Alliance for End of Life OptionsSugar Hill, NH

    To Support

    $10,000
  22. Planned Parenthood of Southern New EnglandWaterbury, CT

    To Support

    $10,000
  23. Portledge SchoolLocust Valley, NY

    To support

    $10,000
  24. Weathervane Theatre Players IncWhitefield, NH

    To support

    $10,000
  25. La Jolla PlayhouseLa Jolla, CA

    To Support

    $9,500
  26. The CocoonBowling Green, OH

    To Support

    $7,200
  27. Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife RescueOak Harbor, OH

    Internship program

    $6,000
  28. YWCA of GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    To support

    $6,000
  29. Casa FlemencaAlbuquerque, NM

    To support

    $5,000
  30. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    To Support

    $5,000
  31. Domestic Violence Crisis CenterStamford, CT

    To Support

    $5,000
  32. Educating Canines Assisting with DisabilitiesTorrington, CT

    To Support

    $5,000
  33. Faith Roots Reproductive ActionAlbuquerque, NM

    To support

    $5,000
  34. Friends AcademyLocust Valley, NY

    To support

    $5,000
  35. Hands on HartfordHartford, CT

    To support

    $5,000
  36. Roadrunner Food BankAlbuquerque, NM

    To support

    $5,000
  37. The Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VA

    To support

    $5,000
  38. The Bancroft House - A FAMILY SANCTUARYFranconia, NH

    To Support

    $4,000
  39. American Public MediaSaint Paul, MN

    To support

    $3,500
  40. Christ Church GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    To Support

    $2,800
  41. Greenwich Tree Conservancy IncGreenwich, CT

    To Support

    $2,500
  42. Roundhill Scholarship Foundation IncGreenwich, CT

    To Support

    $2,500
  43. The Greenwich Land Trust IncGreenwich, CT

    To support

    $2,500
  44. United States Golf AssociationLiberty Cor, NJ

    To support

    $2,500
  45. Good Sports IncBraintree, MA

    To support

    $2,000
  46. Greenwich Symphony Orchestra IncGreenwich, CT

    To support

    $2,000
  47. Neighbor to Neighbor GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    To Support

    $2,000
  48. Coffee for GoodGreenwich, CT

    To support

    $1,000
  49. Expanded Schools IncNew York, NY

    To support

    $1,000
  50. Greenwich Emergency Medical Service IncorporatedRiverside, CT

    To Support

    $1,000
  51. J Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship TrustBroomall, PA

    To Support

    $1,000
  52. James B Lee Jr Scholarship & Relief FundWesthampton Beach, NY

    To Support

    $1,000
  53. PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students IncSan Diego, CA

    To support

    $1,000
  54. Ussga Memorial Fund IncElmsford, NY

    To Support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture9 grants $341,00068% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $47,50010% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $30,0006% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter2 grants $22,0004% of the total
  5. Human services4 grants $16,0003% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $15,0003% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $26,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio7 grants $267,200
  2. New Hampshire8 grants $125,000
  3. Connecticut16 grants $114,300
  4. California7 grants $101,500
  5. Iowa1 grant $65,000
  6. New Mexico4 grants $35,000
  7. New York6 grants $23,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  9. Minnesota1 grant $3,500
  10. New Jersey1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth T WolfeTrustee Hours 0.9Pay $0
  • Christine W NicholsChair/Trustee Hours 0.9Pay $0
  • Frederica R WolfeTrustee Hours 0.9Pay $0
  • William A NicholsCFO/Non-Voting Trustee Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • John D HeldTrustee Hours 0.9Pay $0
  • Nishma HeldNon-Voting Trustee Hours 0.9Pay $0
  • Christopher F PatzTrustee Hours 0.9Pay $0
  • Charles D RittenhouseTrustee Secretary/Treasurer Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Macallaster WolfeTrustee Hours 0.9Pay $0
  • Caroline W PatzTrustee Hours 0.9Pay $0
  • Olivia W NicholsTrustee Hours 0.9Pay $0
  • Mary T NicholsTrustee Hours 0.9Pay $0

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