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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1922743

The Deer Valley Foundation

A private foundation in Kirtland, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $19,000 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

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

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

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $417,150
  • Tax year 2024

    $17,860

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $376,267
  • Tax year 2023

    $14,860

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $347,888
  • Tax year 2022

    $19,860

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $312,266
  • Tax year 2021

    $13,860

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $391,720
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,360

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $351,116
  • Tax year 2019

    $11,360

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $324,177
  • Tax year 2018

    $16,460

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $281,301

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Les Cheneaux Com FoundationCedarville, MI

    Donation

    $4,000
  2. Ethan Linberg Foundation Ethan Lindberg FoundationCaledonia, MI

    Donation

    $2,000
  3. Awt FoundationMentor, OH

    Donation

    $2,000
  4. St Francis Xavier SchoolPetoskey, MI

    Donation

    $1,000
  5. Terrace Park PTOTerrace Park, OH

    Donation

    $1,000
  6. Special Operations WarriorTampa, FL

    Donation

    $1,000
  7. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Donation

    $1,000
  8. Womens SafeChardon, OH

    Donation

    $1,000
  9. Peter Maurin CenterAkron, OH

    Donation

    $1,000
  10. Hawken SchoolGates Mills, OH

    Donation

    $1,000
  11. Les Cheneaux Yacht Club FoundationHessel, MI

    Donation

    $1,000
  12. The Learning NestZanesville, OH

    Donation

    $1,000
  13. World VisionTacoma, WA

    Donation

    $500
  14. Kirtland Area Serv CouncilWaite Hill, OH

    Donation

    $500
  15. Friends of Les Cheneaux Community L Friends of Les Cheneaux Community LibraryHessel, MI

    Donation

    $500
  16. Kirtland Public LibraryKirtland, OH

    Donation

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $1,00050% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $1,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan5 grants $8,500
  2. Ohio8 grants $8,000
  3. Florida1 grant $1,000
  4. New York1 grant $1,000
  5. Washington1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Christopher W HorsburghPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher W Horsburgh JrSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christine M HorsburghTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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