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RL and Etta L Triplett Memorial Foundation

Accepts applications Bluffton, Ohio · EIN 341479099

RL and Etta L Triplett Memorial Foundation is a private foundation in Bluffton, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $6,520 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1,410 and the largest $2,500. 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 $5,520 the year before.

25% 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$4,7743$130,985
2024$5,5204$135,034
2025$6,5204$134,552

How to apply

ContactJames West Treasurer
7229 Craigen Court, Plain City, OH 43064
Phone or email(419) 233-0154
What to submitName and address & purpose of grant
RestrictionsBluffton, pandora and beverdam Ohio communities

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What RL and Etta L Triplett Memorial Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio4$6,520

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bluffton Soccer Club
Bluffton, OH
Youth soccer$2,500
Bluffton Family Recreation
Bluffton, OH
Youth sports$1,460
Bluffton Child Development Center
Bluffton, OH
Child care development$1,360
Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH
Non-profit university$1,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does RL and Etta L Triplett Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does RL and Etta L Triplett Memorial Foundation give?

$6,520 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1,410.

Who runs RL and Etta L Triplett Memorial Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Tom Triplett (President), Terry Mullenhour (Vice Preside), Pamela Wiesenbarger (Secretary) and James S West (Treasurer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does RL and Etta L Triplett Memorial Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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