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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6518852

The Mikesell Wade Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $52,500 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

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $562,588
  • Tax year 2024

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $579,237
  • Tax year 2023

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $571,843
  • Tax year 2022

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $594,151
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $644,734
  • Tax year 2020

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $616,366
  • Tax year 2019

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $641,052
  • Tax year 2018

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $656,179

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Boys and Girls Club-ToledoToledo, OH

    Support daily operations

    $25,000
  2. Onekama Consolidated School FundOnekama, MI

    Support of daily operations

    $5,000
  3. Boy Scouts of America Erie ShoresToledo, OH

    Support daily operations

    $5,000
  4. St Paul of the CrossPittsburgh, PA

    Support of daily operations

    $5,000
  5. Giant Steps Illinois IncLisle, IL

    Support daily operations

    $5,000
  6. Ebinger School FoundationChicago, IL

    Support for daily

    $5,000
  7. Central City MinistryToledo, OH

    Support for daily

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio3 grants $32,500
  2. Illinois2 grants $10,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Fifth Third Bank NATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $5,364

The return

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