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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4754425

Steps Ahead Charitable Family Foundation

A private foundation in Canton, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $2.9 million 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

Accepts applications

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
Except under unusual circumstances, grants are awarded exclusively for charitable religious or religious education purposes to organizations qualified under IRC Section 501(c)(3) and to public charities under 501(A)(1), (2), or (3).

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,879,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,432,766

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,735,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,011,898

  • Tax year 2023

    $980,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,255,425

  • Tax year 2022

    $252,557

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,246,940

  • Tax year 2021

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $253,119

  • Tax year 2020

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $291,549

  • Tax year 2019

    $212,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $639,978

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Policy RoundtableStrongsville, OH

    General Support

    $1,650,000
  2. First LibertyPlano, TX

    General Support

    $500,000
  3. Maxwell Leadership FoundationDuluth, GA

    General Support

    $250,000
  4. Choose Life Radio NetworkCanton, OH

    General Support

    $107,000
  5. Compass North ChurchAkron, OH

    General Support

    $100,000
  6. Highlands CollegeBirmingham, AL

    General Support

    $100,000
  7. Harvest Christian FellowshipRiverside, CA

    General Support

    $50,000
  8. TOPUCU FoundationAvon Lake, OH

    General Support

    $50,000
  9. United in PurposeColorado Springs, CO

    General Support

    $50,000
  10. General Council - Assemblies of GodSpringfield, MO

    General Support

    $12,000
  11. Charity WaterFranklin, TN

    General Support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights2 grants $2,150,00081% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $250,0009% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $107,0004% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $100,0004% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $1,907,000
  2. Texas1 grant $500,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $250,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $100,000
  5. California1 grant $50,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $50,000
  7. Missouri1 grant $12,000
  8. Tennessee1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John C BartleyPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karen S BartleyTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas W WinkhartSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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