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 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

conservationservicessocialeducationhealthartshumanitiesneighborhood

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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

$507,500
2022
$480,000
2023
$552,500
2024

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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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.