Funding search · EIN 341635094 · Columbus, OH
W Stephenson Fnd
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 49
- grants reported
- $589,547
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Medina County Sheriff'S Office1 grant · $80,000
- Medina County Historical Society1 grant · $75,000
- Leadership Medina County5 grants · $61,960
- Miracle League of Northeast Ohio2 grants · $52,500
- The Salvation Army1 grant · $30,000
- St Matthew Lutheran Church1 grant · $25,000
- St Paul Episcopal Church1 grant · $25,000
- Chippewa Lake Ohio Historical Society1 grant · $25,000
- Main Street Medina2 grants · $23,000
- West Creek Conservancy1 grant · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 49 reported grants, largest first.
- $80,000
Medina County Sheriff'S Office · Medina, OH · 2025
General operating
- $75,000
Medina County Historical Society · Medina, OH · 2025
General operating
- $32,500
Miracle League of Northeast Ohio · Medina, OH · 2024
General operating
- $30,000
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General operating
- $25,000
Chippewa Lake Ohio Historical Society · Chippewa Lake, OH · 2024
General operating
- $25,000
St Matthew Lutheran Church · Medina, OH · 2024
General operating
- $25,000
St Paul Episcopal Church · Steuvenville, OH · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Leadership Medina County · Medina, OH · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Main Street Medina · Columbus, OH · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Miracle League of Northeast Ohio · Medina, OH · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
West Creek Conservancy · Parma, OH · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Leadership Medina County · Medina, OH · 2025
General operating
- $15,000
Junior Leadership · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Leadership Medina County · Medina, OH · 2022
General operating
- $10,430
Medina Community Band Association · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Feeding Medina County · Medina, OH · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Medina Hospital Foundation · Medina, OH · 2024
General operating
- $9,000
Sister Circle Medina · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
- $8,300
Wadsworth Area Historical Society · Wadsworth, OH · 2025
General operating
- $8,100
Northeastern Ohio Live Streamers · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
- $8,000
Leadership Medina County · Medina, OH · 2023
General operating
- $7,500
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank · Akron, OH · 2022
General operating
- $7,000
Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic · Litchfield, OH · 2025
General operating
- $6,000
The Childrens Center of Medina · Medina, OH · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Second Baptist Church · Medina, OH · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
Cups Cafe · Columbus, OH · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Hope Recovery Community · Medina, OH · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
The Childrens Center of Medina · Medina, OH · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Cups Cafe · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Our Lady Help of Christians · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Medina Meow Fix · Medina, OH · 2022
General operating
- $4,302
Medina County District Library · Medina, OH · 2022
General operating
- $4,000
Medina Meow Fix · Medina, OH · 2023
General operating
- $4,000
Summer Reinforcement Program · Medina, OH · 2022
General operating
- $3,960
Leadership Medina County · Medina, OH · 2022
General operating
- $3,500
Ormaco · Homerville, OH · 2024
General operating
- $3,000
Ormaco · Homerville, OH · 2025
General operating
- $3,000
Main Street Medina · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
Chelsea Cares · Medina, OH · 2024
General operating
- $2,500
Chelsea Cares · Medina, OH · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
Friends of the Cemetery Funds · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
Replay for Kids · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
Chelsea Cares · Medina, OH · 2022
General operating
- $2,500
Free Clinic of Medina County · Medina, OH · 2022
General operating
- $2,455
Brass Band of the Western Reserve · Carrollton, OH · 2024
General operating
- $1,500
Fellowship Baptist Church · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating
- $1,500
Wadsworth Community Band · Wadsworth, OH · 2024
General operating
- $1,500
Let'S Make a Difference · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
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