Columbus Grove Local Schools
Columbus Grove, OH
$650KTax year 2025
For athletic complex upgrades
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J Earl Belch Charitable Trust Grants
Private foundation · EIN 30-6043262 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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- Contact
- Nicholas Gilgenbaugh
- Phone
- (419) 235-1950
- TFCNICKG@GMAIL.COM
- Deadlines
- No
- Application materials
- Letter
- Restrictions
- Primarily in and for the benefit of the columbus grove, putnam county ohio area.
Original filing text
- Contact
- NICHOLAS GILGENBAUGH
- Address
- 10866 ST RT 12 W COLUMBUS GROVE, OH, 45830
- Phone
- 4192351950
- TFCNICKG@GMAIL.COM
- Deadlines
- NO
- Application materials
- LETTER
- Restrictions
- PRIMARILY IN AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COLUMBUS GROVE, PUTNAM COUNTY OHIO AREA.
Reported organization name: J EARL BELCH CHARITABLE TRUST
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | $1.1M |
| 2024 | 9 | $176K |
Where J Earl Belch Charitable Trust gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Lifewise Academy
Columbus Grove, OH
$300KTax year 2025
For new facility
Columbus Grove Local Schools
Columbus Grove, OH
$100KTax year 2024
For athletic complex upgrades
Columbus Grove Local Schools
Columbus Grove, OH
$80KTax year 2025
Scholarships for putnam co oh students
Columbus Grove Local Schools
Columbus Grove, OH
$35KTax year 2024
Scholarships for putnam co oh students
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from J Earl Belch Charitable Trust's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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