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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-3331883

The Karnik Foundation

A private foundation in Waterville, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $15,800 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
Ryan Bauman
4257 Herdmans Circle
Maumee, OH 43537
(419) 878-8888
[email protected]
Form and materials
No special form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Education and financial assistance

Assets and giving by year

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

    $15,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,301
  • Tax year 2024

    $19,300

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $11,855
  • Tax year 2023

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $13,125
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,125
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $350
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $100

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Anthony WayneWhitehouse, OH

    Scholarship

    $7,800
  2. Cedar Creek ChurchWhitehouse, OH

    General support

    $2,500
  3. Waterville Area Chamber of CommerceWaterville, OH

    Sponsorship

    $2,500
  4. Courageous Community ServicesWhitehouse, OH

    Sponsorship

    $2,000
  5. Monclova Primary SchoolMonclova, OH

    Fundraiser

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $2,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio5 grants $15,800

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Ryan BaumanPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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