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J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn C/O Susan Holdren Grants

Private foundation · EIN 31-1396841 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$10.5M
Grants reported
232
Typical grant
$12.1K
Future commitments
Not reported

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Contact
Susan S Holdren
Application materials
No specific form required
Restrictions
Primarily muskingum county, ohio area

Deadlines, materials and limits are not in the filing; check with the foundation.

Original filing text
Contact
SUSAN S HOLDREN
Address
925 MILITARY ROAD ZANESVILLE, OH, 43702
Phone
7404532220
Deadlines
NONE
Application materials
NO SPECIFIC FORM REQUIRED
Restrictions
PRIMARILY MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO AREA

Reported organization name: J WILLIAM & MARY STRAKER CHARITABLE FDN C/O SUSAN HOLDREN

Current grant programs

Opportunities and giving programs published on J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn C/O Susan Holdren's website. Confirm details with the foundation before applying.

The Letter of Inquiry determines eligibility for January grant requests between $25,000 and $250,000; these figures are request limits rather than stated award bounds. Projects approved at the inquiry stage are invited to submit a grant request in January. Eligible applicants: Eligible applicants must operate in Muskingum County and must be a 501(c)(3) organization, an accredited educational institution, or a governmental entity.; For-profit entities are ineligible.; Applicants seeking between $25,000 and $250,000 must first submit a Letter of Inquiry.; Only projects given the green light after the Letter of Inquiry review may submit a grant request in January.; Grant requests for construction or equipment over $50,000 require three bids.; Applicants are asked to explore all other funding opportunities, including fundraising, before requesting a grant because the Foundation aims to provide the last dollars needed to complete a project.; Applying in one cycle does not preclude applying in another, but major award winners may be asked not to reapply for a set period.. Geography served: Muskingum County, Ohio. Deadline: Submissions Available : Thursday, October 1, 2026 to Saturday, October 31, 2026.

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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 yearGrants paidAmount
2025118$5.9M
2024114$4.5M

Where J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn C/O Susan Holdren 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.

Muskingum County Library System

Zanesville, OH

$1MTax year 2025

Library renovation; water cooling station

City of Zanesville Community Development

Zanesville, OH

$1MTax year 2025

Secrest auditorium project

Mvhc

Zanesville, OH

$1MTax year 2024

Community support

Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center

Zanesville, OH

$500KTax year 2025

Education; food truck

Ohio University - Zanesville

Zanesville, OH

$500KTax year 2024

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn C/O Susan Holdren'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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