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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-6189506

Charles N Ellman Fund

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $94,529 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $94,529

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,505,796

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,944

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,539,638

  • Tax year 2023

    $89,178

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,558,810

  • Tax year 2022

    $110,635

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,764,230

  • Tax year 2021

    $31,860

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,845,575

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,196

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,799,132

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. WgucCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $21,173
  2. CetCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $19,408
  3. Friends of Music HallCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $19,408
  4. Regents of the Univeristy of CaliforniaOakland, CA

    General support

    $19,408
  5. St Rita School for the DeafCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $8,822
  6. The Christ Hospital FoundationCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $6,310

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $19,40875% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $6,31025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio5 grants $75,121
  2. California1 grant $19,408

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Johnson Trust CompnayTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,773

The return

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