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Ward Beecher Foundation: 9 grants to organizations, $268,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Ward Beecher Foundation, a private foundation in Columbus, OH, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $268,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 10, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Oh Wow in Youngstown, OH for general operating.
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- EIN
- 346516441
- Based in
- Columbus, OH
- Assets
- $5,842,827
- Grants paid
- $268,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 10, 2026, IRS object ID 202621009349100137. It reported $268,000 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oh Wow | Youngstown, OH | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Groundwork Fund - Amalgamated FDN | Washington, DC | General operating | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Redistricting Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Turnout Activism Inc | Cambridge, MA | General operating | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voter Protection Corps Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | General operating | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| We Are Down Home | Greensboro, NC | General operating | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The English Center | Oakland, CA | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | General operating | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202511279349103636. It reported $230,000 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oh Wow | Columbus, OH | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eastern BK | Columbus, OH | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Groundwork Project | Columbus, OH | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Imagine North Carolina First | Raleigh, MP | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mahoning Valley Community School | Youngstown, OH | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Redistricting Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whittier College | Whittier, CA | General operating | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Jazz Conservatory Inc | Berkeley, CA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkley Scholarship Fund | Columbus, OH | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mill Valley Philharmonic | Mill Valley, CA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $105,000 |
| Education | $45,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $25,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Ohio | $185,000 |
| District of Columbia | $130,000 |
| California | $55,000 |
| Massachusetts | $40,000 |
| Maryland | $40,000 |
| North Carolina | $20,000 |
| Virginia | $3,000 |
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Updated April 10, 2026. 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.