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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6577308

J B Firestone Charitable Test TR

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $79,028 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Robert Dlugosz
PO Box 1558 Dept EA4E86
Columbus, OH 43216
(440) 329-3264
none
Form and materials
Old application available upon request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The JB firestone charitable trust has stopped student loans. All distributions are given to ohio foundation of independent colleges

Assets and giving by year

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

    $79,028

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $823,665
  • Tax year 2024

    $58,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $760,561
  • Tax year 2023

    $63,700

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $747,804
  • Tax year 2022

    $65,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $748,725
  • Tax year 2021

    $65,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $740,684
  • Tax year 2020

    $71,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $748,107
  • Tax year 2019

    $63,700

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $782,389
  • Tax year 2018

    $61,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $813,597

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ohio Foundation of Independent CollegesColumbus, OH

    General operating

    $42,900
  2. Spencer Historical SocietySpencer, NY

    General operating

    $20,428
  3. Spencer United Methodist ChurchSpencer, OH

    General operating

    $5,000
  4. Spencer Town CrierSpencer, OH

    General operating

    $3,500
  5. Faith Christian ChurchColumbus, OH

    General operating

    $2,000
  6. First Baptist Church of SpencerSpencer, OH

    General operating

    $2,000
  7. Rock Solid Baptist ChurchColumbus, OH

    General operating

    $2,000
  8. Firestone ParkColumbus, OH

    General operating

    $1,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $20,428100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio7 grants $58,600
  2. New York1 grant $20,428

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Walt ZieglerADVISOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Wm HangeADVISOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mayor Danny DerossetADVISOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Bob DlugoszADVISOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Huntington National BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $21,007

The return

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