David Meade Massie Trust
Chillicothe, OH · EIN 31-6022292. Reported 176 grants totalling $1,296,244 to 101 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. David Meade Massie Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,999 and $10,000; the smallest was $768 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross County YMCA | Chillicothe, OH | $94,190 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Assistance House | Chillicothe, OH | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ross County Humane Society | Chillicothe, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ross Humane Society | Chillicothe, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Wesleyan Church | Chillicothe, OH | $46,190 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hope Clinic of Ross County | Chillicothe, OH | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Good Samaritan Network of Ross County | Chillicothe, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Scioto Valley Youth League | Chillicothe, OH | $33,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society St Peters Conference | Chillicothe, OH | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scioto Township | Chillicothe, OH | $30,227 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bishop Flaget School | Chillicothe, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adena Athletic Boosters | Frankfort, OH | $29,301 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Fire Co #2 | Chillicothe, OH | $26,519 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cat Roundup Rescue | Richmond Dale, OH | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elizabeth's Hope Pregnancy Resources | Chillicothe, OH | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Chillicothe, OH | $24,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Margarets Cemetery | Chillicothe, OH | $22,850 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bryant Beans Butt | Chillicothe, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Majestic Theatre | Chillicothe, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scioto Valley Habitat for Humanity | Chillicothe, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Build a Home | Chillicothe, OH | $18,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Concord Township Fire and Rescue | Frankfort, OH | $15,692 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Adena Local School District | Frankfort, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brookside Church | Chillicothe, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Veterans in Transition | Chillicothe, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Huntington Local Schools | Chillicothe, OH | $14,930 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ross Christian Academy | Chillicothe, OH | $14,907 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adena Youth League | Clarksburg, OH | $14,160 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chillicothe Ross Community Foundation | Chillicothe, OH | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| K of C Council | Chillicothe, OH | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Life of Ross County | Chillicothe, OH | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Frankfort, OH | $12,401 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bainbridge Senior Citizens | Bainbridge, OH | $11,100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Legion Post #483 | Frankfort, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bourneville Christian Union Church | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bournville Christian Union Church | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chillicothe Baptist Church | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chillicothe Cavaliers Club | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chillicothe Jaycees Special Santa | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harrison Twp Fire & Rescue | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| J216 Minstry | Bainbridge, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jaycees Special Santa | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Ohio Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Frankfort, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Springbank United Methodist Church | Williamsport, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society St Marys Conference | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| True Vine Outreach | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Village of Kingston | Kingston, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Ross County | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Carver Community Center | Chillicothe, OH | $9,965 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Elmdale Grange | Chillicothe, OH | $9,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Huntington Township Trustees | Chillicothe, OH | $9,121 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Fire Company 2 | Chillicothe, OH | $9,040 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield Twp Fire & Rescut | Chillicothe, OH | $8,988 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chillicothe Art League | Chillicothe, OH | $8,450 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shine on Chillicothe | Chillicothe, OH | $8,200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chillicothe City Schools | Chillicothe, OH | $7,373 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ross County Historical Society Inc | Chillicothe, OH | $7,177 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Union Scioto Local Schools | Chillicothe, OH | $5,565 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bainbridge Historical Society | Bainbridge, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chillicothe Cavalier Club | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Concord Ems | Frankfort, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtown Chillicothe | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dry Run United Methodist Church | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Church of God | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Chillicothe Va Memorial Field | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Chillicothe Public Library | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harrison Township Fire & Rescue | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Partnership Project | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nathaniel Massie Chapter Dar | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pioneer School Boosters Club | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ross County Genealogical Society | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scioto Society | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sojourners Care Network | Mcarthur, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Peter Catholic Church | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society St Mary's Conference | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tyler Memorial United Methodist Church | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unioto Football Boosters | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Clarksburg | Clarksburg, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scioto Valley Youth League Flag Football | Chillicothe, OH | $4,999 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ross-Pike Education Service District | Chillicothe, OH | $4,974 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harrison Township Fire and Rescue | Chillicothe, OH | $4,960 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Lucy Hayes Heritage House Center | Chillicothe, OH | $4,856 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chillicothe Police Department | Chillicothe, OH | $4,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calvary Baptist Church | Chillicothe, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CREATE4MORE | Bainbridge, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ross County Coronor's Office | Chillicothe, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frankfort Area Historical Society | Frankfort, OH | $3,825 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mighty Children's Museum | Chillicothe, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chillicothe First Church of the Nazarene | Chillicothe, OH | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project School Tools of Ross County | Chillicothe, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ross County Christian Academy | Chillicothe, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ross County Dare | Chillicothe, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ross County Mountain Lions | Chillicothe, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center | Chillicothe, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Caboose Maintenance and Restoration Inc | Chillicothe, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Project Bad Apple | Chillicothe, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nathanael Massie Dar | Chillicothe, OH | $1,980 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Lucy Hayes Heritage Center | Chillicothe, OH | $1,260 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Buck Fifty | Chillicothe, OH | $1,238 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| David Ater Dyslexia Clinic | Chillicothe, OH | $888 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bishop Hill United Methodist Church | Chillicothe, OH | $768 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
35 of 101 (35%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 52%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Ross Humane Society
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDING - Scioto Township
UPGRADE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - Majestic Theatre
MATCHING GRANT FOR RENOVATION - Hope Clinic of Ross County
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR CLINIC THAT OFFERS FREE HEALTH TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS. - Adena Local School District
SHELTER HOUSE, CONCESSION STAND ETC - Ross County YMCA
PAINTING EXTERIOR AND WEIGHT ROOM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 68 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $266,562 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 24 | $176,443 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 37 | $253,213 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $250,371 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 41 | $349,655 | $8,988 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. David Meade Massie Trust has 1 of them, worth $10,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Ross County Commissioners | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 |
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from David Meade Massie Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 41, Chillicothe, OH, 45601. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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