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Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation

Accepts applications Columbus, Ohio · EIN 351944302

Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation is a private foundation in Columbus, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $550,500 in 45 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $55,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $611,500 the year before.

22% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$558,00052$10.5 million
2024$611,50052$13.6 million
2025$550,50045$15.1 million

How to apply

ContactRobert Rolland
4153 Edgehill Dr, Columbus, OH 43220
Phone or emailinfo@rollandfamilyfoundation.com
What to submitAny reasonable format

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana42$515,500
Virginia1$15,000
North Carolina1$10,000
Ohio1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 45 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$55,000
Junior Achievement
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$42,500
Turnstone Center for Childrenadult
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$40,000
Fort Wayne Rescue Mission
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$35,000
Friends of the Lincoln Collection
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$25,000
Community Harvest Food Bank
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$20,000
Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$20,000
Stillwater Hospice
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$20,000
United Way of Allen County
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$20,000
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
General support$15,000
Wellspring Interfaith Social Servic
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$15,000
YWCA Northeast Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$15,000
Children's Autism Center
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$10,000
Fort Wayne Childrens Zoo
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$10,000
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$10,000
Iris Family Support Center (Scan)
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$10,000
Just Neighbors
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$10,000
Kids Place Children's Advocacy Cent
Franklin, NC
General support$10,000
Little River Wetlands
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$10,000
PBJ Connections
Pataskala, OH
General support$10,000
Remedy Live
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$10,000
Science Central
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$10,000
Bridges Outreach
Kokomo, IN
General support$8,000
Matthew's Market
Rochester, IN
General support$8,000
Cancer Services of NE Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$7,500
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$7,500
Homebound Meals Inc
Fort Wayne, IN
General purpose$7,500
Kate's Kart Inc
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$7,500
McMillen Health
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$7,500
Turning Point Domestic Violence Ser
Columbus, IN
General support$7,000
United Way of Bartholomew County
Columbus, IN
General support$6,000
Christian Community Healthcare
Grabill, IN
General support$5,000
Courageous Healing
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$5,000
Crossroads Child and Family Service
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$5,000
Fort Wayne Children's Choir
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$5,000
Hope Alive
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$5,000
Hopes Harbor
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$5,000
Neighborlink Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$5,000
Sans Souci
Columbus, IN
General support$5,000
Summit Equestrian Center
Fort Wayne, IN
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation give?

$550,500 in tax year 2025, across 45 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert Rolland (President), Carol Rolland (Vice Preside), Larry Rolland (Treasurer) and Cheri Rolland (Secretary).

What does Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, housing and homelessness and health.

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