Funding search · EIN 311453633 · Columbus, OH

The John J and Pauline Gerlach

Name: The John J and Pauline Gerlach grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

68
grants reported: $4.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $37,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

services social health arts humanities education conservation religion

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “agora” · $110,000

$40,000
Agora Christian Services · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$40,000
Agora Christian Services · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
$30,000
Agora Christian Services · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ohio State University Foundation6 grants · $1.1M
The Ohio State University Foundation1 grant · $550,000
Goodwill Columbus3 grants · $270,000
American Red Cross Greater Columbuscentral-Southern Ohio Region1 grant · $255,000
Lifecare Alliance1 grant · $250,000
Salvation Army (Central Ohio)3 grants · $200,000
Ballet Metropolitan Inc Dba Balletmet2 grants · $200,000
United Way of Central Ohio3 grants · $165,000
Home for Families1 grant · $160,000
Mid-Ohio Foodbank Dba Mid-Ohio Food Collective1 grant · $140,000

Giving over time

$1.3M

2022

$1.5M

2023

$1.9M

2024

Grant history

All 68 reported grants, largest first.

$550,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$255,000
American Red Cross Greater Columbuscentral-Southern Ohio Region · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$250,000
Lifecare Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2023
Health
$250,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Education
$250,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Education
$200,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Health
$200,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Health
$160,000
Goodwill Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$160,000
Home for Families · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$140,000
Mid-Ohio Foodbank Dba Mid-Ohio Food Collective · Grove City, OH · 2024
Social services
$100,000
Balletmet · Columbus, OH · 2024
Arts and humanities
$100,000
Salvation Army (Central Ohio) · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$100,000
Ballet Metropolitan Inc Dba Balletmet · Columbus, OH · 2023
Arts and humanities
$100,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Health
$100,000
Ballet Metropolitan Inc Dba Balletmet · Columbus, OH · 2022
Arts and humanities
$100,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Health
$60,000
Goodwill Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
$60,000
Homeless Families Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
$55,000
United Way of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$55,000
United Way of Central Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Social services
$55,000
Columbus Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services and religion
$55,000
United Way of Central Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Social services
$50,000
Vista Village · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$50,000
Salvation Army (Central Ohio) · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
$50,000
American Red Cross Central and Southern · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
$50,000
Goodwill Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
$50,000
Homeless Families Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
$50,000
Salvation Army (Central Ohio) · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
$40,000
Agora Christian Services · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$40,000
Ohiohealth Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Health
$40,000
Recreation Unlimited Foundation · Ashley, OH · 2024
Social services
$40,000
Agora Christian Services · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
$40,000
Mid-Ohio Foodbank Dba Mid-Ohio Food · Grove City, OH · 2023
Social services
$40,000
Recreation Unlimited Foundation · Ashley, OH · 2023
Health
$35,000
Ohiohealth Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Health
$35,000
Ohiohealth Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Health
$35,000
Recreation Unlimited Foundation · Ashley, OH · 2022
Health
$30,000
A Kid Again · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$30,000
Heinzerling Community · Columbus, OH · 2024
Health
$30,000
American Red Cross Central and Southern · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
$30,000
Heinzerling Community · Columbus, OH · 2023
Health
$30,000
Agora Christian Services · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
$30,000
Mid-Ohio Foodbank Dba Mid-Ohio Food · Grove City, OH · 2022
Social services
$25,000
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2024
Arts and humanities
$25,000
Ohio History Connection · Columbus, OH · 2024
Arts and humanities
$25,000
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2023
Arts and humanities
$25,000
Ohio History Connection · Columbus, OH · 2023
Arts and humanities
$25,000
American Red Cross Central and Southern · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
$25,000
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2022
Arts and humanities
$25,000
Heinzerling Community · Columbus, OH · 2022
Health
$25,000
Ohio History Connection · Columbus, OH · 2022
Arts and humanities
$20,000
Volunteers of America Ohio and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
$20,000
Volunteers of America Ohio and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
$20,000
Volunteers of America Ohio and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
$15,000
Columbus Symphony Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2024
Arts and humanities
$15,000
Green Lawn Cemetery Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Neighborhood
$15,000
Columbus Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Advancing philanthropy & religion
$15,000
Columbus Symphony Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2023
Arts and humanities
$15,000
Green Lawn Cemetery Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Conservation
$15,000
Columbus Symphony Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2022
Arts and humanities
$15,000
Green Lawn Cemetery Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Conservation
$10,000
Columbus College of Art & Design · Columbus, OH · 2024
Education
$10,000
Kipp Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2024
Education
$10,000
Columbus College of Art & Design · Columbus, OH · 2023
Arts and humanities
$10,000
Kid Again · Dublin, OH · 2023
Health
$10,000
Kipp Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Education
$10,000
Kid Again · Columbus, OH · 2022
Health
$10,000
Kipp Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022
Education

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.