Bryan Area Foundation Inc
Bryan, OH · EIN 23-7041310. Reported 108 grants totalling $2,624,086 to 59 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Bryan Area Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T70Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 59 distinct organizations, with 11% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 58% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $13,411. Half of what it reported fell between $9,707 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,080 and the largest $205,700. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Boosters Inc | Bryan, OH | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Williams County Community Theater Inc | Bryan, OH | $205,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williams County Humane Society | Bryan, OH | $198,741 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Williams County Veterans Memorial | Montpelier, OH | $151,959 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Williams County Port Authority | Bryan, OH | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Bryan Parks and Recreation | Bryan, OH | $114,874 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bryan Girls Softball Association | Bryan, OH | $111,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lily Creek Farms | Napoleon, OH | $92,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Village of Edon | Edon, OH | $85,571 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wesley United Methodist Church | Bryan, OH | $72,768 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Williams County | Bryan, OH | $71,193 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Williams Co Public Library | Bryan, OH | $64,895 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Williams County Historical Society | Montpelier, OH | $56,660 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Village of West Unity | West Unity, OH | $53,735 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lifewise Inc | Hilliard, OH | $51,324 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Ohio State University | Bryan, OH | $48,236 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Bryan, OH | $47,565 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Four County Joint Vocational Education Association | Archbold, OH | $46,937 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bryan Area Foundation | Bryan, OH | $42,558 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Defiance College | Defiance, OH | $37,987 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Bryan, OH | $35,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bryan Saint Patrick Parish | Bryan, OH | $34,673 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Academic Booster Club of the Bryan City Schools | Bryan, OH | $33,120 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bryan Area Soccer Association | Bryan, OH | $31,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Montpelier Parks | Montpelier, OH | $30,345 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williams County Fair Foundation | Montpelier, OH | $29,615 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bryan City Schools | Bryan, OH | $29,343 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Williams County Inc | Bryan, OH | $27,878 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Swamp Area Council Inc Boy Scouts of America | Findlay, OH | $26,121 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soul Surfer | Princeville, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Edgerton | Edgerton, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarahs Friends Inc | Bryan, OH | $23,350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hosanna Horse Haven Inc | Bryan, OH | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williams County Parks | Bryan, OH | $20,564 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bryan Development Foundation | Bryan, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sauder Village | Archbold, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brady Township | West Unity, OH | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Advocates for Health Families Inc | Bryan, OH | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sanctuary of Williams County Inc | Bryan, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bryan Swim Team Association Inc | Bryan, OH | $14,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The First Church of Christ | Bryan, OH | $11,093 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastland Baptist Church | Bryan, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edon Northwest Schools | Edon, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hilltop Athletic Boosters Club Inc | West Unity, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sandy Cay Inc | Bryan, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stryker Area Heritage Council | Stryker, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williams County Agricultural Society | Montpelier, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Bryan Public Library Inc | Bryan, OH | $9,984 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian & Missionary Alliance | Reynoldsburg, OH | $7,943 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Defiance College | Defiance, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $7,394 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $7,377 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Share Foundation of Community Hospitals of Williams County Inc | Bryan, OH | $6,740 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Williams County Sheriff's Departmen | Bryan, OH | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio | Toledo, OH | $6,263 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hilltop Community Little League | West Unity, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Montpelier Public Library | Montpelier, OH | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Bryan, OH | $5,080 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
22 of 59 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 30 of 59 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $711,562 | $18,580 |
| 2022 | 24 | $775,812 | $12,747 |
| 2023 | 28 | $646,721 | $13,391 |
| 2024 | 30 | $489,991 | $12,059 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
Down to the city
Foundations that fund only organizations they pick gave to this one
6 private foundations that told the IRS they contribute only to organizations they select themselves reported 17 grants totalling $1,444,870 to Bryan Area Foundation Inc. That is 43% of the 14 funders we can see giving to it. Those 6 foundations do not take unsolicited requests -- their own returns say so. The IRS classifies this organization as a federated giving programme.
5 of them gave in more than one tax year, which is the only durability signal the filings carry.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application here reaches that money. A grant from a closed foundation is often a designated gift or a donor-advised fund earmarked by whoever gave it, and has nothing to do with any open programme this organization runs. Neither tax return says which, so neither do we. The list below is who put money in. It is not a route to it.
| Foundation | State | Reported | Grants | Years | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard-Steel Family Foundation | Ohio | $623,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Richard and Mary Bard Foundation | Florida | $510,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| George Isaac Foundation | Ohio | $152,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spangler Foundation | Ohio | $139,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Sharp Family Foundation Inc | Florida | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Washington | $170 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
A linked name has a page of its own. We publish one for a foundation that takes no unsolicited requests only when a real share of its giving goes to organizations that make grants themselves, and that page opens by saying it does not take requests.
Both the count and the total are floors. A foundation appears here only where its return named this organization clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows. There are more; we cannot name them.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $13,411 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bryan Area Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 30 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 651, Bryan, OH, 43506.
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