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John J Winch Family Foundation

Accepts applications Centerville, Ohio · EIN 464170740

John J Winch Family Foundation is a private foundation in Centerville, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $92,500 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $79,000 the year before.

33% 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$64,50022$1.7 million
2024$79,00022$1.8 million
2025$92,50024$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactSamuel L Hemmeter
36 S Main Street, Centerville, OH 45458
Phone or email(937) 231-3625
What to submitWritten

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John J Winch Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio19$63,500
Indiana1$15,000
Virginia1$10,000
Wyoming1$2,000
District of Columbia1$1,000
Minnesota1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy
Fremont, IN
Operating expenses$15,000
Healthnetwork Foundation
Chagrin Falls, OH
Operating expenses$10,000
Lindner Center of Hope
Mason, OH
Operating expenses$10,000
Ohio's Hospice
Dayton, OH
Operating expenses$10,000
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
Operating expenses$10,000
Dayton Children's Hospital Foundation
Dayton, OH
Operating expenses$5,000
Grand Lake Healthpremier Health North YMCA Branch
Celina, OH
Operating expenses$5,000
Saint Augustine Church
Minster, OH
Operating expenses$5,000
Daybreak Inc
Dayton, OH
Operating expenses$2,000
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance
Dayton, OH
Operating expenses$2,000
House of Bread
Dayton, OH
Operating expenses$2,000
National Outdoor Leadership School
Lander, WY
Operating expenses$2,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Dayton, OH
Operating expenses$2,000
Village of Minster Fire Department
Minster, OH
Operating expenses$2,000
Village of Minster Rescue Squad
Minster, OH
Operating expenses$2,000
4 Paws for Ability Inc
Xenia, OH
Operating expenses$1,000
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
Operating expenses$1,000
Camping and Education Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
Operating expenses$1,000
Dayton History
Dayton, OH
Operating expenses$1,000
Minster High School Scholarship Fund
Minster, OH
Operating expenses$1,000
Minster Historical Society and Museum
Minster, OH
Operating expenses$1,000
Moraine Caddy Scholarship Foundation Co the Dayton Foundation
Dayton, OH
Operating expenses$1,000
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
St Paul, MN
Operating expenses$1,000
Southside Club
Dayton, OH
Operating expenses$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John J Winch Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John J Winch Family Foundation give?

$92,500 in tax year 2025, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs John J Winch Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John J Winch (President), Jane M Winch (Secretary) and Samuel L Hemmeter (Treasurer).

What does John J Winch Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, environment and conservation and education.

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