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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-3295358

Yellow Boulder Foundation

A private foundation in Lewis Center, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $229,700 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Rich Wartel
PO Box 645
Lewis Center, OH 43035
(614) 893-8001
[email protected]
Form and materials
Any
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $229,700

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,459,468

  • Tax year 2024

    $240,750

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,370,267

  • Tax year 2023

    $134,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,555,840

  • Tax year 2022

    $166,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,676,414

  • Tax year 2021

    $211,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,866,903

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,000,023

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Crohns & Colitis FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating

    $60,000
  2. Changing Parkinson'sPowell, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  3. Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA

    General operating

    $25,000
  4. Mid Ohio Food CollectiveGrove City, OH

    General operating

    $20,000
  5. Skidmore CollegeSaratoga SPGS, NY

    General operating

    $20,000
  6. Make A Wish FoundationColumbus, OH

    General operating

    $15,000
  7. Anguilla Music AcademySouth Hill, Anguilla

    General operating

    $10,000
  8. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    General operating

    $10,000
  9. Veteran Companion Animal ServiceDelaware, OH

    General operating

    $10,000
  10. Ohio Ecological Food and Farm AssnWorthington, OH

    General operating

    $5,000
  11. The Brian Muha FoundationColumbus, OH

    General operating

    $5,000
  12. A Kid AgainColumbus, OH

    General operating

    $5,000
  13. Significance of OneSan Francisco, CA

    General operating

    $4,200
  14. Capital Amateur Hockey AssociationLewis Center, OH

    General operating

    $3,000
  15. Children's Tumor FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating

    $2,500
  16. Charles Bowlus Charities IncAurora, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  17. Common Ground Free Store MinistryDelaware, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  18. Eagle Valley Community FoundationAvon, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  19. Help I Need TransportationGahanna, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  20. Humane Society of Delaware CountyDelaware, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  21. Liberty Barn ChurchDelaware, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  22. Pink Ribbon GoodTroy, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  23. Princess Margaret Cancer FoundationToronto, Canada

    General operating

    $1,000
  24. Veterans of Foreign WarsDelaware, OH

    General operating

    $1,000
  25. Powell SertomaPowell, OH

    General operating

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $60,00051% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $25,00021% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $20,00017% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $6,0005% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $3,0003% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $2,5002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio16 grants $96,000
  2. New York3 grants $82,500
  3. California2 grants $29,200
  4. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard WartelPRES/DIRECTO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kerry WartelSEC/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bruce WartelTREAS/DIRECT Hours 1Pay $0

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