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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-6532661

William G & Jane Helms Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $108,250 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.

How to apply

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $108,250

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $849,888

  • Tax year 2024

    $63,980

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $873,933

  • Tax year 2023

    $27,900

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $821,788

  • Tax year 2022

    $31,801

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $809,249

  • Tax year 2021

    $37,050

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $834,331

  • Tax year 2020

    $66,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $857,770

  • Tax year 2019

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $785,318

  • Tax year 2018

    $59,200

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $805,644

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ucan Nonprofit Pet Care ClinicCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $17,000
  2. Save the Animals FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $11,000
  3. Free Store FoodbankCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitabl;e purpose

    $10,000
  4. Greater Cincinnati Television EducaCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $10,000
  5. Piper PantryColumbus, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $10,000
  6. Wacc FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $10,000
  7. Cincinnati Public RadioCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $5,000
  8. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical GardenCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $5,000
  9. Contemporary Atrs CenterCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $5,000
  10. Habitat for HumanityCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $5,000
  11. Newpath Church MC FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $5,000
  12. Taft MuseumCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $5,000
  13. Toys for TotsErlanger, KY

    Promote charitable purpose

    $5,000
  14. Wave PoolCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $3,000
  15. Nku FoundationHighland Hights, KY

    Promote charitable purpose

    $1,250
  16. Cincinnati Academy Performing ArtsCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $11,00058% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $8,00042% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio14 grants $102,000
  2. Kentucky2 grants $6,250

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Leonard A Weakley JrTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $4,368

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