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Tom & Betty Leininger Family Foundation

Accepts applications Celina, Ohio · EIN 263936909

Tom & Betty Leininger Family Foundation is a private foundation in Celina, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $28,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $36,850 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$44,85011$62,262
2024$36,8509$60,037
2025$28,0005$58,637

How to apply

ContactTom Betty Leininger
1812 Mockingbird Lane, Celina, OH 45822
Phone or email(419) 586-1352
What to submitWritten dollar request detailing use of funds.
DeadlinesEvaluated on a "when received" basis.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tom & Betty Leininger Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio4$18,000
District of Columbia1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Osu Foundation
Columbus, OH
Cancer research$10,000
National Society Dar
Washington, DC
Restoration projects$10,000
Nationwide Childrens Foundation
Columbus, OH
Neurology/autism$5,000
Mercy Health Foundation
Lima, OH
Patient comfort$2,000
Cancer Association of Mercer County
Celina, OH
Cancer research$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tom & Betty Leininger Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Evaluated on a "when received" basis..

How much does Tom & Betty Leininger Family Foundation give?

$28,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Tom & Betty Leininger Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Tommie E Leininger (Treasurer), Betty K Leininger (Secretary), Craig H Kennedy (Vice Preside) and Kathryn Kennedy (President).

What does Tom & Betty Leininger Family Foundation fund?

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

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