Grants paid by O'bleness Charles - Foundation
EIN 31-6042978 · Columbus, OH · Form 990-PF, Part XV
O'bleness Charles - Foundation of Columbus, OH (EIN 31-6042978) reported 36 grants paid totaling $911,355 to 19 recipients in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$911,355
36 grants
Recipients
19
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | $154,500 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | $181,000 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $207,355 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | $193,000 | — |
| 2025 | 9 | $175,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 19 recipients receiving the most from O'bleness Charles - Foundation, by grants paid, out of 19 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart's Opera House 31-0913307 | B | Nelsonville, OH | 4 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Southeast Ohio History Center | U | Athens, OH | 2 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Athens Photographic Project 27-4932848 | B | Athens, OH | 4 | $92,000 | 2025 |
| Athens County Historical Society & Museum Inc 31-1044073 | B | Athens, OH | 2 | $80,000 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Se Ohio | U | Athens, OH | 3 | $75,000 | 2023 |
| Village Productions | U | Burnsville, NC | 2 | $66,000 | 2025 |
| Dairy Barn Inc Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center 31-0945939 | B | Athens, OH | 1 | $59,855 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | U | Athens, OH | 2 | $49,000 | 2021 |
| Athens County Public Library 92-2225106 | D | Athens, OH | 5 | $42,000 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross of Athens County | U | Athens, OH | 2 | $37,500 | 2025 |
| My Sisters Place 31-0929900 | C | Hartville, OH | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Good Works Inc 31-1119704 | B | Athens, OH | 1 | $20,000 | 2019 |
| Circle Round the Square | U | Athens, OH | 1 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Dairy Barn | U | Athens, OH | 1 | $14,000 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | U | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Paper Circle Distribution | U | Nelsonville, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Athens City County | U | Athens, OH | 1 | $5,500 | 2023 |
| Friends of Strouds Run | U | Athens, OH | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| O'bleness Memorial Hosp | U | Athens, OH | 1 | $500 | 2019 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 36 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Athens County Historical Society & Museum Inc Athens, OH | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202533079349101103 |
| 2025 | Village Productions Burnsville, NC | U | $33,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202533079349101103 |
| 2025 | Athens Photographic Project Athens, OH | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202533079349101103 |
| 2025 | Stuart's Opera House Nelsonville Oh, OH | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202533079349101103 |
| 2025 | Circle Round the Square Athens, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202533079349101103 |
| 2025 | Athens County Public Library Athens, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202533079349101103 |
| 2025 | Habitat for Humanity Atlanta, GA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202533079349101103 |
| 2025 | American Red Cross of Athens County Athens, OH | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202533079349101103 |
| 2025 | Friends of Strouds Run Athens, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202533079349101103 |
| 2024 | Stuart's Opera House Nelsonville Oh, OH | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202423099349100852 |
| 2024 | Athens County Historical Society & Museum Inc Athens, OH | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202423099349100852 |
| 2024 | Village Productions Burnsville, NC | U | $33,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202423099349100852 |
| 2024 | Athens Photographic Project Athens, OH | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202423099349100852 |
| 2024 | American Red Cross of Athens County Athens, OH | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202423099349100852 |
| 2024 | Athens County Public Library Athens, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202423099349100852 |
| 2023 | Stuart's Opera House Nelsonville, OH | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202333119349101613 |
| 2023 | Dairy Barn Inc Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center Athens, OH | B | $59,855 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202333119349101613 |
| 2023 | Athens Photographic Project Athens, OH | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202333119349101613 |
| 2023 | Habitat for Humanity of Se Ohio Athens, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202333119349101613 |
| 2023 | Athens County Public Library Athens, OH | D | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202333119349101613 |
| 2023 | Athens City County Athens, OH | U | $5,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202333119349101613 |
| 2021 | Southeast Ohio History Center Athens, OH | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202132889349100528 |
| 2021 | American Red Cross Athens, OH | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202132889349100528 |
| 2021 | Habitat for Humanity of Se Ohio Athens, OH | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202132889349100528 |
| 2021 | My Sisters Place Hartville, OH | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202132889349100528 |
| 2021 | Dairy Barn Athens, OH | U | $14,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202132889349100528 |
| 2021 | Athens Photographic Project Athens, OH | B | $12,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202132889349100528 |
| 2021 | Athens County Public Library Athens, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202132889349100528 |
| 2019 | Southeast Ohio History Center Athens, OH | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201902129349101000 |
| 2019 | Habitat for Humanity of Se Ohio Athens, OH | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | 201902129349101000 |
| 2019 | Stuart's Opera House Nelsonville, OH | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201902129349101000 |
| 2019 | Good Works Inc Athens, OH | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR STORAGE BUILDING | 201902129349101000 |
| 2019 | American Red Cross Athens, OH | U | $14,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | 201902129349101000 |
| 2019 | Paper Circle Distribution Nelsonville, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAM | 201902129349101000 |
| 2019 | Athens County Public Library Athens, OH | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF LIBRARY | 201902129349101000 |
| 2019 | O'bleness Memorial Hosp Athens, OH | U | $500 | paid | SUPPORT OF HOSPITAL | 201902129349101000 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202533079349101103 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423099349100852 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333119349101613 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202132889349100528 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-06-30 | not stated | 2018v3.0 | 201902129349101000 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/316042978.json.
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