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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1865129

The Mead Foundation PFDN

A private foundation in Brooklyn, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $375,000 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Melissa Detrick
C/o KeyBank NA PO Box 10099
Toledo, OH 436990099
(419) 259-4736
Form and materials
Submit request in writing to the contact shown above
Deadlines
No submission deadlines
Restrictions
Distributions should be limited to and shall include only religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes or to foster national or international amateur sports competition.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $3,312,405

  • Tax year 2024

    $347,333

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $3,027,105

  • Tax year 2023

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,577,216

  • Tax year 2022

    $303,600

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $2,475,200

  • Tax year 2021

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,726,761

  • Tax year 2020

    $265,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $2,800,051

  • Tax year 2019

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $2,825,811

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Save the ChildrenWestport, CT

    Childrens services

    $30,000
  2. Special SpacesKnoxville, TN

    General operating

    $30,000
  3. Hospice of NW OhioPerrysburg, OH

    Support of those with

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    William ramsey scholarship

    $25,000
  5. Camp Kids Are Kids ChicagoSchaumburg, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  6. Good GriefMorristown, NJ

    General operating

    $25,000
  7. Grace FoundationGarden City, NY

    Operating support

    $25,000
  8. Oak Hills High SchoolCincinnati, OH

    "feed a highlander"

    $20,000
  9. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    Medical care for poor in

    $16,000
  10. Miami UniversityOxford, OH

    Educational assistance

    $15,000
  11. University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN

    General operating

    $15,000
  12. Amigos for ChristBuford, GA

    General operating

    $15,000
  13. Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MD

    Assistance to poor

    $10,000
  14. Guide Dogs of AmericaUpper Marlboro, MD

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Lone Star Bulldog ClubFort Worth, TX

    General operating

    $10,000
  16. Lurie Children's HospitalChicago, IL

    General operating

    $10,000
  17. Central Catholic High SchoolToledo, OH

    Educational assistance

    $8,000
  18. Ronald MacDonald House of Northwest OhioToledo, OH

    Support for families with

    $8,000
  19. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Medical assistance

    $8,000
  20. Make A Wish FoundationToledo, OH

    General operating

    $6,000
  21. Cincinnati Children's HospitalCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $5,000
  22. Freestore Food Bank of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Feed the poor

    $3,000
  23. Restavek Freedom FoundationBlue Ash, OH

    Support for children in

    $3,000
  24. Magnified GivingEvendale, OH

    General support

    $3,000
  25. Hospice of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Care of the terminally ill

    $2,000
  26. Cherry Street MissionToledo, OH

    Feed and cloth the needy

    $2,000
  27. Sunshine Inc of Northwest Ohio the Sunshine FoundationMaumee, OH

    Programs for handicapped

    $2,000
  28. Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH

    Educational needs

    $2,000
  29. City Gospel MissionCincinnati, OH

    Social services

    $2,000
  30. Library Legacy FoundationToledo, OH

    To inspire lifelong

    $2,000
  31. Rutherford B Hayes CenterFremont, OH

    Historical

    $2,000
  32. Sylvania Area Family ServicesSylvania, OH

    General support

    $2,000
  33. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  34. Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food BankToledo, OH

    General operating

    $2,000
  35. Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity CenterCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $2,000
  36. St Vincent de Paul Food PantryIndianapolis, IN

    General operating

    $2,000
  37. P&G Safe Drinking Water CampaignCincinnati, OH

    Provides clean drinking

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $38,00025% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $31,00021% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $25,00017% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,00017% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $17,00011% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio21 grants $117,000
  2. New York3 grants $43,000
  3. Illinois2 grants $35,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $30,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $30,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $25,000
  7. Maryland2 grants $20,000
  8. Indiana2 grants $17,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $15,000
  10. Texas1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • KeyBank National AssociationTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $58,258

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