Funding search · EIN 311487829 · Columbus, OH
John B and Dareth Gerlach
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 50
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Ohio State University Foundation6 grants · $280,000
- Ohio University Foundation6 grants · $280,000
- Lifecare Alliance3 grants · $140,000
- The Ohio State University Foundation1 grant · $140,000
- Creative Living3 grants · $90,000
- Star House3 grants · $80,000
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio3 grants · $75,000
- I Know I Can3 grants · $75,000
- Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens1 grant · $70,000
- University of the Cumberlands1 grant · $55,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $140,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
- $100,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Education
- $100,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Education
- $100,000
Ohio University Foundation · Athens, OH · 2022
Arts and humanities
- $80,000
Lifecare Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2024
Health
- $70,000
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · Columbus, OH · 2024
Conservation
- $60,000
Ohio University Foundation · Athens, OH · 2024
Education
- $55,000
University of the Cumberlands · Williamsburg, KY · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Ohio University Foundation · Athens, OH · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Ohio University Foundation · Athens, OH · 2022
Education
- $40,000
Star House · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $35,000
Creative Living · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $30,000
Creative Living · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
- $30,000
Lifecare Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
- $30,000
Lifecare Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
- $25,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $25,000
I Know I Can · Columbus, OH · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
- $25,000
I Know I Can · Columbus, OH · 2023
Education
- $25,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Conservation
- $25,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
- $25,000
Creative Living · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
- $25,000
I Know I Can · Columbus, OH · 2022
Education
- $25,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Conservation
- $20,000
Columbus Early Learning Centers · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $20,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $20,000
Friends of the Conservatory · Columbus, OH · 2023
Conservation
- $20,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of · Columbus, OH · 2023
Health
- $20,000
Sproutfive · Columbus, OH · 2023
Education
- $20,000
Star House · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
- $20,000
Sproutfive · Columbus, OH · 2022
Education
- $20,000
Star House · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
- $15,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Health
- $15,000
Friends of the Conservatory · Columbus, OH · 2022
Conservation
- $15,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Health
- $15,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of · Columbus, OH · 2022
Health
- $10,000
Grange Insurance Audubon Center · Columbus, OH · 2024
Conservation
- $10,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Conservation
- $10,000
The Nature Conservancy in Ohio · Dublin, OH · 2024
Conservation
- $10,000
National Park Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Conservation
- $10,000
Nature Conservancy in Ohio · Dublin, OH · 2023
Conservation
- $10,000
Ohio University Foundation · Athens, OH · 2023
Arts and humanities
- $10,000
Nature Conservancy in Ohio · Dublin, OH · 2022
Conservation
- $10,000
Ohio University Foundation · Athens, OH · 2022
Arts and humanities
- $7,500
New Directions Career Center · Columbus, OH · 2024
Neighborhood
- $7,500
Grange Insurance Audubon Center (Giac) · Columbus, OH · 2023
Conservation
- $7,500
New Directions Career Center · Columbus, OH · 2023
Neighborhood
- $7,500
Grange Insurance Audubon Center (Giac) · Columbus, OH · 2022
Conservation
- $7,500
National Park Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Conservation
- $7,500
New Directions Career Center · Columbus, OH · 2022
Urban affairs
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