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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6523110

Edwin J Thomas Foundation Thomas

A private foundation in Naples, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $85,000 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.

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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

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $926,423

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,045,837

  • Tax year 2023

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $880,806

  • Tax year 2022

    $89,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $967,978

  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $971,534

  • Tax year 2020

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $945,704

  • Tax year 2019

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $935,546

  • Tax year 2018

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $958,621

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Edwin J Thomas Performing Arts HallAkron, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Akron-Canton Regional FoodbankAkron, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  3. Ben Curtis Family FoundationKent, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  4. National Inventors Hall of FameNorth Canton, OH

    General support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $85,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Dr James E MercerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Edwin John ThomasTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,000

The return

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