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The Gessner Family Foundation: 28 grants to organizations, $1.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Gessner Family Foundation, a private foundation in Columbus, OH, paid 28 grants to organizations totaling $1,420,250 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 24, 2025. The largest was $291,000 to Habitat for Humanity in Canton, OH for emergency mortgage subsidy program in western stark county & support for the massillon ohio tremont corridor habitat renewal project.
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- EIN
- 270609120
- Based in
- Columbus, OH
- Assets
- $31,502,425
- Grants paid
- $1,420,250
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 24, 2025, IRS object ID 202542979349100214. It reported $1,420,250 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat for Humanity | Canton, OH | Emergency mortgage subsidy program in western stark county & support for the massillon ohio tremont corridor habitat renewal project | $291,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massillon Heritage Foundation | Massillon, OH | Historic preservation | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spring Hill Farm | Massillon, OH | Historic preservation | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stark Economic Development Board | Canton, OH | For the professional office of "strengthening stark" | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Massillon Museum | Massillon, OH | General operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John's United Church of Christ | Massillon, OH | General operations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys' & Girls' Club of Massillon | Massillon, OH | Capital campaign and general operations | Youth development | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stark State College Foundation | North Canton, OH | Ruth hess-williams scholarship | Education | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Akron Canton Regional Food Bank | Akron, OH | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massillon Public Library | Massillon, OH | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Wayne & Holmes Counties | Wooster, OH | General operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Massillon Public Library | Massillon, OH | General operations | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Refuge of Hope Ministries | Canton, OH | General operations | Religion-related | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jump Start Inc | Cleveland, OH | Stark economic development plan | $38,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massillon Cemetery Association | Akron, OH | General operations | $35,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beacon Charitable Pharmacy | Canton, OH | General operations | Health care | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artful Living and Learning | North Canton, OH | For use in massillon city schools | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vantage Aging Meals On Wheels | Akron, OH | General operations to be used in western stark county and wayne county | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | Support of a research fellow in rheumetology and imunology department | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kent State University Foundation | Kent, OH | General operations in western stark county and wayne county | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennedy Center | Washington, DC | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Starkfresh | North Canton, OH | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Place To Be | Middleburg, VA | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys' & Girls' Club of Wooster | Wooster, OH | General operations | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc | Aspen, CO | General operations | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sam Center | Massillon, OH | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stark County Diaper Bank | Canton, OH | General operations | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stark County Humane Society | Louisville, OH | General operations | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 |
| Education | $80,000 |
| Youth development | $70,000 |
| Religion-related | $40,000 |
| Health care | $35,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Ohio | $1,360,250 |
| South Carolina | $25,000 |
| District of Columbia | $15,000 |
| Virginia | $10,000 |
| Colorado | $10,000 |
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Updated October 24, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.