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Joan C Edwards Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Defiance, Ohio · EIN 208374445

Joan C Edwards Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Defiance, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.9 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $188,440 and the largest $1.7 million. 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 $1.6 million the year before.

0% 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$1.6 million3$41.7 million
2024$1.9 million3$48.8 million

How to apply

Joan C Edwards Charitable 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 Joan C Edwards Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia1$1.7 million
Ohio2$193,590

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Marshall University School of Med
Huntington, WV
School of medicine endowment$1.7 million
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Edwards scholars endowment$188,440
Cleveland School Science Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Scholarship$5,150

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joan C Edwards Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Joan C Edwards Charitable Foundation give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $188,440.

Who runs Joan C Edwards Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Marshall T Reynolds (Distribution), Elizabeth Hammers (Distribution), Brian McDonald (Exec Dir / D) and State Bank Trust Co (Trustee).

What does Joan C Edwards Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and science and research.

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