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John & Roene Klusch Foundation

Accepts applications Canton, Ohio · EIN 341542111

John & Roene Klusch Foundation is a private foundation in Canton, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $38,672 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $40,573 the year before.

31% of its 2024 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
2022$42,7488$829,789
2023$40,57311$967,543
2024$38,67213$1.0 million

How to apply

ContactScott F Whetstone
4300 Munson Street NW, Canton, OH 44718
Phone or email(330) 492-0094
What to submitApplications to be requested from individual in 2(a) above.
RestrictionsAlliance, Ohio and Marshallville, Ohio with a strong consideration toward youth.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John & Roene Klusch Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio12$37,672
Florida1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Akron Canton Regional Food Bank
Akron, OH
Unrestricted$10,000
Alliance Community Pantry
Alliance, OH
Unrestricted$5,000
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH
Unrestricted$5,000
Aviators Sports Boosters
Alliance, OH
Unrestricted$3,500
Ben Curtis Foundation
Kent, OH
Unrestricted$3,000
Alliance Academic Recognition Dinner
Alliance, OH
Unrestricted$2,945
University of Akron
Akron, OH
Unrestricted$2,000
Alliance High School
Alliance, OH
Unrestricted$1,900
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Unrestricted$1,327
Baldwin Wallace
Berea, OH
Unrestricted$1,000
Ohio University
Athens, OH
Unrestricted$1,000
St Leo University
St Leo, FL
Unrestricted$1,000
Walsh University
North Canton, OH
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John & Roene Klusch Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John & Roene Klusch Foundation give?

$38,672 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs John & Roene Klusch Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Scott F Whetstone (Trustee), Randall Hunt (Trustee) and Gerard Mastroianni (Trustee).

What does John & Roene Klusch Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and food and hunger.

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