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Carolyn and Herbert Metzger Foundation

Preselected recipients only Toledo, Ohio · EIN 326474435

Carolyn and Herbert Metzger Foundation is a private foundation in Toledo, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $735,535 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $215,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $595,000 the year before.

13% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$595,00016$24.2 million
2024$735,53515$26.8 million

How to apply

Carolyn and Herbert Metzger Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Carolyn and Herbert Metzger Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio13$625,535
New York1$100,000
Michigan1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Historic Woodlawn Cemetery
Toledo, OH
Arboretum Campaign$215,000
Toledo Zoological Society
Toledo, OH
Operating$100,535
Dixon Center for Military and Veter
New York, NY
General Purposes$100,000
Hope Lutheren Church
Toledo, OH
Salem Project$70,000
Boys and Girls Club of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Operating$50,000
Ability Center of Greater Toledo
Sylvania, OH
School Dog Facility$50,000
Sylvania Schools Foundation
Sylvania, OH
General Operating$30,000
Toledo Children's Hospital
Toledo, OH
Child Life$20,000
Toledo Symphony
Toledo, OH
General Operating$20,000
Toledo Day Nursery
Toledo, OH
General Purposes$15,000
Mom's House
Toledo, OH
General Purposes$15,000
Flag City Honor Flights
Findlay, OH
General Operating$15,000
Bethany House
Toledo, OH
General Operating$15,000
Valentine Theater
Toledo, OH
General Purposes$10,000
Camp Storer
Jackson, MI
General$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Carolyn and Herbert Metzger Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Carolyn and Herbert Metzger Foundation give?

$735,535 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Carolyn and Herbert Metzger Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Susan M Metzger (Trustee), Sally M Friend (Trustee) and Holly E Metzger (Trustee).

What does Carolyn and Herbert Metzger Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, youth programs and education.

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