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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6613413

Florence S Beecher FDN

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $556,000 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

    $556,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $8,466,829
  • Tax year 2024

    $528,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $8,460,753
  • Tax year 2023

    $405,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,955,027
  • Tax year 2022

    $502,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,720,512
  • Tax year 2021

    $410,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,827,101
  • Tax year 2020

    $365,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,001,717
  • Tax year 2019

    $364,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,817,353
  • Tax year 2018

    $369,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,084,657

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Butler Institute of American ArtYoungstown, OH

    General operating

    $75,000
  2. Childrens Hospital Medical Center of AkrAkron, OH

    General operating

    $62,000
  3. Coleman Health ServicesKent, OH

    General operating

    $60,000
  4. Second Harvest Food BankYoungstown, OH

    General operating

    $50,000
  5. Beatitude HouseCanfield, OH

    General operating

    $50,000
  6. Campaign Legal Center IncWashington, DC

    General operating

    $25,000
  7. Youngstown SymphonyYoungstown, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  8. Mahoning Valley Historical SocietyYoungstown, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  9. Actblue Charities IncBoston, MA

    General operating

    $25,000
  10. Panorama GlobalSeattle, WA

    General operating

    $25,000
  11. The Expansion ProjectFairfield, CA

    General operating

    $25,000
  12. Youngstown Neighborhood Development CorpYoungstown, OH

    General operating

    $20,500
  13. United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $20,000
  14. YWCAWashington, DC

    General operating

    $20,000
  15. Mill Valley PhilharmonicMill Valley, CA

    General operating

    $15,000
  16. Oak Hill Collaborative IncYoungstown, OH

    General operating

    $10,000
  17. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    General operating

    $10,000
  18. GoodwillRockville, MD

    General operating

    $5,000
  19. WysuYoungstown, OH

    General operating

    $5,000
  20. Youngstown Cityscape IncYoungstown, OH

    General operating

    $2,000
  21. PTA Ca Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc (tamalpais High Ptsa)Mill Valley, CA

    General operating

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $115,00041% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $45,00016% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $25,0009% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $25,0009% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $25,0009% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $20,5007% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $22,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio11 grants $384,500
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $55,000
  3. California3 grants $41,500
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
  5. Washington1 grant $25,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $20,000
  7. Maryland1 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.

  • Huntington National BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $92,290

The return

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