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The Tom H and Anne H Jenkins Char

Accepts applications Bay Village, Ohio · EIN 456545911

The Tom H and Anne H Jenkins Char is a private foundation in Bay Village, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $322,550 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $250,000. 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 $130,500 the year before.

39% 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$413,8004$1.4 million
2024$130,50012$1.6 million
2025$322,55018$1.9 million

How to apply

ContactStephen Jenkins
26228 Lake Road, Bay Village, OH 44140
Phone or email(216) 269-3189, jenkins44140@yahoo.com
What to submit990APP

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Tom H and Anne H Jenkins Char funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania1$250,000
Ohio10$57,050
New York1$3,000
California1$2,500
District of Columbia1$2,500
Virginia1$2,500
Connecticut1$2,000
Maryland1$2,000
Kentucky1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alleghany College
Meadville, PA
College support$250,000
Habititat for Humanity
Cleveland, OH
Community purposes$25,000
Hudson Community Living
Hudson, OH
Building futures campaign$25,000
Help Foundation Inc
Euclid, OH
To provide for diabled development$5,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Medical service providers$3,000
Brady Fund Against Gun Violence
Washington, DC
Gun safety$2,500
Operation Smile
Virginia Beach, VA
Medical service provider$2,500
Brain Support Network
Menlo Park, CA
Medical support$2,500
Yale Alumni Fund
New Haven, CT
College support$2,000
Brightfocus Foundation
Clarksburg, MD
Medical research$2,000
Berea College
Berea, KY
College support$1,000
Cleveland Clinic Velosano
Cleveland, OH
To provide for cancer research$750
Family Promise of Summit Cty
Akron, OH
Home purchase/renovation$500
Western Reserve Theatre Organ Soc
Cleveland, OH
Community purpose$250
Twinsburg Food Bank
Twinsburg, OH
Commuity purposes$250
City Mission
Cleveland, OH
Community purposes$100
PBS Western Reserve
Kent, OH
Community purposes$100
The Salvation Army
Cleveland, OH
Community purposes$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Tom H and Anne H Jenkins Char accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Tom H and Anne H Jenkins Char give?

$322,550 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs The Tom H and Anne H Jenkins Char?

Its 2025 filing lists Stephen H Jenkins (Trustee) and Timothy Jenkins (Trustee).

What does The Tom H and Anne H Jenkins Char fund?

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

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