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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4394568

BDT Foundation

A private foundation in Athens, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $31,000 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $396,676

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $439,654

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $465,203

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,020

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $495,092

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Neighborhood Design CenterColumbus, OH

    Operating expenses

    $25,000
  2. Stuarts Opera HouseNelsonville, OH

    Operating expenses

    $3,000
  3. The Ohio University FoundationAthens, OH

    Operating expenses

    $2,000
  4. Athens County Historical SocietyAthens, OH

    Operating expenses

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $25,00081% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $4,00013% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $31,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James ThomasPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Donald DispenzaVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nicholas BittnerSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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