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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6516441

Ward Beecher Foundation

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $268,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
David Sabine Co Huntington Natl B
23 Federal Plaza
Youngstown, OH 44503
(330) 742-7021
[email protected]
Form and materials
Written application stating purpose of request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Restricted to charitable organizations

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $268,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,549,162

  • Tax year 2024

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,479,790

  • Tax year 2023

    $225,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,219,535

  • Tax year 2022

    $282,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,080,804

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,982,542

  • Tax year 2020

    $169,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,704,132

  • Tax year 2019

    $234,468

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,597,354

  • Tax year 2018

    $236,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,752,687

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Oh WowYoungstown, OH

    General operating

    $50,000
  2. National Redistricting FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating

    $40,000
  3. Groundwork Fund - Amalgamated FDNWashington, DC

    General operating

    $40,000
  4. Turnout Activism IncCambridge, MA

    General operating

    $40,000
  5. Voter Protection Corps FoundationSilver Spring, MD

    General operating

    $40,000
  6. Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating

    $25,000
  7. We Are Down HomeGreensboro, NC

    General operating

    $20,000
  8. The English CenterOakland, CA

    General operating

    $10,000
  9. United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights2 grants $80,00062% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $25,00020% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $20,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $105,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $50,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $40,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $40,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $20,000
  6. California1 grant $10,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Huntington National BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $48,783

The return

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