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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4618763

Orser Jonathan Charitable PFDN

A private foundation in Brooklyn, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 32 grants and $82,915 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

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

    $82,915

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $68,008
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $23,236
  • Tax year 2023

    $125,750

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $9,931
  • Tax year 2022

    $69,550

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $105,756
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $170,601
  • Tax year 2020

    $69,550

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $173,241
  • Tax year 2019

    $72,850

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $151,445

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Toledo SymphonyToledo, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  2. Toledo ZooToledo, OH

    General operating

    $10,000
  3. Toledo Museum of ArtToledo, OH

    General operating

    $7,500
  4. Stratford Shakespearean Festival of AmerDetroit, MI

    General operating

    $5,000
  5. National Trust for Historic PreservationWashington, DC

    General operating

    $5,000
  6. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General operating

    $5,000
  7. Brooks SchoolNorth Andover, MA

    General operating

    $4,000
  8. WgteToledo, OH

    General operating

    $2,500
  9. Archaeological ConservancyAlbuquerque, NM

    General operating

    $2,000
  10. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,750
  11. Shaw FestivalNiagara on the Lake, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  12. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  13. American Diabetes AssociationArlington, VA

    General operating

    $1,000
  14. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    General operating

    $1,000
  15. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General operating

    $1,000
  16. Toledo Jazz OrchestraToledo, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  17. Planned Parenthood of Greater OhioAkron, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  18. The Toledo Area Humane SocietyMaumee, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  19. Chicago Shakespeare TheaterChicago, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  20. The Joffrey BalletChicago, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  21. American Battlefield TrustWashington, DC

    General operating

    $1,000
  22. The Ohio Light OperaWooster, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  23. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $1,000
  24. Fallen Timbers Battlefield PreservationSylvania, OH

    General operating

    $500
  25. Ducks Unlimited IncDexter, MI

    General operating

    $500
  26. New World SymphonyMiami Beach, FL

    General operating

    $100
  27. Great Lakes Community Action PartnershipFremont, OH

    General operating

    $100
  28. National Exchange Club Foundation IncToledo, OH

    General operating

    $100
  29. National Geographic SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating

    $100
  30. Valentine TheatreToledo, OH

    General operating

    $100
  31. Musica Antiqua de ToledoToledo, OH

    General operating

    $100
  32. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    General operating

    $65

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $18,16561% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $5,30018% of the total
  3. Health3 grants $3,00010% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio14 grants $54,900
  2. District of Columbia5 grants $7,165
  3. Michigan2 grants $5,500
  4. New York3 grants $4,250
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $4,000
  6. Illinois2 grants $2,000
  7. New Mexico1 grant $2,000
  8. Georgia1 grant $1,000
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
  10. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • KeyBank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $502

The return

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