The Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, with flags on its roof
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2982417

Stephen J Wolfe Jr Private Foundation

A private foundation in Dayton, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $1.9 million paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

    $1,887,630

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $25,969,409

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,795,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $24,254,949

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,940,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $44,301,748

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,450,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $36,951,041

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,450,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $31,904,450

  • Tax year 2020

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $26,626,300

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $119,925

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tahoe Family SolutionsIncline VLG, NV

    General support

    $357,500
  2. PTSD NowIncline Village, NV

    General support

    $250,000
  3. Umps Care CharitiesEdgewater, MD

    General support

    $200,130
  4. High Five FoundationTruckee, CA

    General support

    $200,000
  5. AproquenMiami, FL

    General support

    $100,000
  6. Dayton Art InstituteDayton, OH

    General support

    $100,000
  7. Lake Tahoe Shakespeare FestivalIncline VLG, NV

    General support

    $100,000
  8. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  9. Reno PhilharmonicReno, NV

    General support

    $65,000
  10. Ivch FoundationIncline Village, NV

    General support

    $50,000
  11. Veterans Guest HouseReno, NV

    General support

    $50,000
  12. Walker Lake ConservancyReno, NV

    General support

    $50,000
  13. Unr FoundationReno, NV

    General support

    $50,000
  14. Thunderbird Preservation SocietyIncline Village, NV

    General support

    $50,000
  15. Wincares IncMoraine, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  16. Incline Education FundIncline VLG, NV

    General support

    $30,000
  17. East Bay Children ChoirOakland, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  18. Classical TahoeIncline VLG, NV

    General support

    $20,000
  19. Amplify LifeReno, NV

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Friends of DrexelColumbus, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  21. Sos OutreachAvon, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Incline High School We the PeopleIncline Village, NV

    General support

    $5,000
  23. Moms on the RunReno, NV

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development2 grants $557,63052% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $210,00019% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $105,00010% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $100,0009% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $70,0006% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $30,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nevada14 grants $1,092,500
  2. California2 grants $225,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $200,130
  4. Ohio3 grants $160,000
  5. Florida1 grant $100,000
  6. New York1 grant $100,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph G WolfePRESIDENT-TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Pauline WolfeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (youth development), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Cristal Family FoundationShaker Heights, OH 17 grants Preselected only $2,159,535 giving
  2. The Paul and Carol David FoundationCanton, OH 85 grants Accepts applications $2,900,139 giving
  3. Milton James Foundation IncAkron, OH 30 grants Accepts applications $973,529 giving
  4. Mary Jane Brooks Charitable TrustSteubenville, OH 17 grants Preselected only $615,844 giving
  5. Charleys Kids FoundationColumbus, OH 46 grants Accepts applications $597,202 giving