Funding search · EIN 316334477 · Columbus, OH

Bernard-Wentz Scholarship Fund

Name: Bernard-Wentz Scholarship Fund grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

91
grants reported: $291,840
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,467
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.

What they fund

scholarship scholarships

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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.

Top recipients

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

Kent State University5 grants · $51,945
Ohio State University5 grants · $44,070
Ohio University4 grants · $33,388
University of Akron4 grants · $26,862
Walsh University5 grants · $14,608
Kent State University Tuscarawas2 grants · $14,520
University of Cincinnati4 grants · $11,841
University of Mount Union4 grants · $10,194
University of Notre Dame3 grants · $6,834
Malone University4 grants · $6,307

Giving over time

$86,633

2022

$69,067

2023

$61,100

2024

$75,040

2025

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

$19,071
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$15,767
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$13,203
Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$13,000
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$11,200
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$9,100
Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$9,100
Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$8,960
University of Akron · Akron, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$8,802
University of Akron · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$7,840
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$7,800
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$7,800
Kent State University Tuscarawas · New Philadelphia, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$7,800
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$6,720
Kent State University Tuscarawas · New Philadelphia, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$6,720
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$6,500
University of Akron · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$5,868
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$4,401
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$4,401
Walsh University · N Canton, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$3,900
Walsh University · N Canton, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$3,360
University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$2,934
University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$2,934
University of Notre Dame · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$2,600
Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$2,600
University of Akron · Columbus, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$2,600
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$2,600
Walsh University · N Canton, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$2,600
West Liberty University · Columbus, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$2,600
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$2,600
University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$2,600
University of Notre Dame · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$2,240
Ashland University · Ashland, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$2,240
College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$2,240
Malone University · Canton, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$2,240
Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$2,240
University of Cincinnati · Columbus, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$2,240
Walsh University · N Canton, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$2,240
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2025
Scholarship
$1,467
Aultman College · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Capital University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Grove City College · Grove City, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
John Carroll University · University Ht, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Malone University · Canton, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Mount Vernon Nazarene University · Mt Venon, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
The Citadel · Charleston, SC · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Thomas More University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Tiffin University · Tiffin, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
University of Akron Wayne College · Orrvile, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
Walsh University · North Canton, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,467
West Virginia University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,300
Anderson University · Anderson, SC · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
Ashland University · Ashland, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
Aultman College · Columbus, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
Grove City College · Grove City, PA · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
Malone University · Canton, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
The Citadel · Charleston, SC · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
University of Evansville · Evansville, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
University of Notre Dame · Columbus, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$1,300
Grove City College · Grove City, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$1,300
Malone University · Canton, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$1,300
Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH · 2023
General operating
$1,300
Stark State College · North Canton, OH · 2023
General operating
$1,300
The Citadel · Charleston, SC · 2023
Scholarships
$1,300
University of Arizona · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
$1,300
University of Evansville · Evansville, IN · 2023
General operating
$1,300
West Liberty University · Columbus, OH · 2023
General operating
$1,300
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Scholarships
$1,120
Anderson University · Anderson, SC · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
Fashion Institute of Technology · New York, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
Hiram College · Hiram, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
Jackson College · Jackson, MI · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
John Carroll University · University Ht, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
Michigan State University · Alpena, MI · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
University of Evansville · Evansville, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
Waynesburg University · Waynesburg, PA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
West Liberty University · West Liberty, WV · 2025
Scholarship
$1,120
Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2025
Scholarship
$80
Dover City School District · Dover, OH · 2022
Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.