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The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 31-1421173 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $7.1M
- Grants reported
- 24
- Median grant
- $50K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | $3.6M |
| 2024 | 13 | $3.6M |
Where The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Ohio$6.8MPennsylvania$200K
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWARK CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FUND | NEWARK, OH | AGENT FOR OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - LOUELLA HODGES REESE HALL BUILDING FUND | 2025 | $2.2M |
| NEWARK CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FUND | NEWARK, OH | AGENT FOR OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - LOUELLA HODGES REESE HALL BUILDING FUND | 2024 | $2.2M |
| NEWARK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS | NEWARK, OH | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC ARCADE | 2025 | $746.8K |
| NEWARK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS | NEWARK, OH | RENOVATION OF HISTORIC ARCADE | 2024 | $641K |
| LICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION | NEWARK, OH | NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL BAND PRACTICE FIELD IMPROVEMENTS | 2024 | $250K |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL OHIO | COLUMBUS, OH | NEWARK LEARNING CENTER | 2025 | $250K |
| CENTRAL OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE | NEWARK, OH | ITALIAN IMMERSION PROGRAM AND INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT 2024 | 2024 | $116K |
| THE HILL SCHOOL | POTTSTOWN, PA | TENNIS CENTER RENOVATIONS | 2024 | $100K |
| THE HILL SCHOOL | POTTSTOWN, PA | TENNIS CENTER RENOVATIONS | 2025 | $100K |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | NEWARK, OH | NEWARK BLOOD CENTER BUILDING | 2024 | $100K |
| CENTRAL OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE | NEWARK, OH | ITALIAN IMMERSION PROGRAM AND INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT 2025 | 2025 | $95K |
| LICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION | NEWARK, OH | MIDLAND THEATRE FUND | 2024 | $50K |
| LICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION | NEWARK, OH | MIDLAND THEATRE FUND | 2025 | $50K |
| LICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION | NEWARK, OH | BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK FUND | 2025 | $50K |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY | NEWARK, OH | WILLIAM MCDONALD SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT OHIO STATE NEWARK | 2024 | $25K |
| PARROCHIA DI SAN JACOPO | FIRENZE | DONATION | 2025 | $25K |
| CITY OF HEATH | HEATH, OH | PICKLEBALL COURT | 2025 | $25K |
| PARROCHIA DI SAN JACOPO | FIRENZE | DONATION | 2024 | $25K |
| LICKING COUNTY TRANSIT | NEWARK, OH | PILOT PROJECT FOR EXPANDING TRANSIT IN LICKING COUNTY | 2024 | $25K |
| NEWARK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS | NEWARK, OH | OHM PLANNING STUDY | 2024 | $18.3K |
| ESCUOLA DI MUSICALE DI CASCIA | FIRENZE | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2025 | $10K |
| ESCUOLA DI MUSICALE DI CASCIA | FIRENZE | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2024 | $10K |
| CITY OF NEWARK | NEWARK, OH | DECORATING COMMUNITY MARKET DISTRICT | 2025 | $756 |
| CITY OF NEWARK | NEWARK, OH | DECORATING COMMUNITY MARKET DISTRICT | 2024 | $720 |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation'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 e-file archive.