Grants paid by Defiance Area Foundation Inc
EIN 34-1278087 · Defiance, OH · Form 990, Schedule I
Defiance Area Foundation Inc of Defiance, OH (EIN 34-1278087) reported 112 grants paid totaling $3,048,947 to 54 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,048,947
112 grants
Recipients
54
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | $285,484 | — |
| 2023 | 30 | $784,962 | — |
| 2024 | 28 | $778,070 | — |
| 2025 | 35 | $1,200,431 | — |
Top recipients
The 54 recipients receiving the most from Defiance Area Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 54 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Local School District | U | Defiance, OH | 2 | $420,403 | 2025 |
| Defiance Area YMCA 34-1014167 | A | Defiance, OH | 3 | $410,481 | 2025 |
| Village of Hicksville | U | Hicksville, OH | 2 | $204,186 | 2024 |
| Lily Creek Farms 46-2823261 | A | Defiance, OH | 4 | $192,150 | 2025 |
| Defiance Development and Visitor's 20-5588552 | A | Defiance, OH | 4 | $186,456 | 2025 |
| The Ohio State University Foundatio 34-1145986 | A | Dublin, OH | 1 | $132,250 | 2025 |
| United Way of Defiance County 34-1657011 | A | Defiance, OH | 5 | $103,462 | 2025 |
| The Foundation Fund 87-4457570 | A | Columbus, OH | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Defiance City Schools Foundation 34-1636665 | A | Defiance, OH | 5 | $96,655 | 2025 |
| Black Swamp Area Council 449 34-1694797 | A | Findlay, OH | 2 | $80,040 | 2025 |
| Johnson Memorial Library Friends 31-1537187 | A | Hicksville, OH | 2 | $77,500 | 2025 |
| Defiance Community Cultural Council 65-1278275 | A | Defiance, OH | 3 | $68,500 | 2025 |
| Lifewise Tinora 45-4002535 | A | Defiance, OH | 5 | $63,113 | 2025 |
| Defiance Dream Center 81-5483297 | A | Defiance, OH | 4 | $62,138 | 2025 |
| Defiance College 34-4430762 | A | Defiance, OH | 3 | $60,237 | 2025 |
| Fort Defiance Humane Society 34-1007878 | A | Defiance, OH | 4 | $55,647 | 2025 |
| Holy Cross Catholic School 20-2797104 | A | Defiance, OH | 4 | $54,438 | 2025 |
| City of Defiance | U | Defiance, OH | 3 | $53,183 | 2025 |
| St Paul's United Methodist Church 34-4451684 | A | Defiance, OH | 4 | $43,000 | 2025 |
| Defiance City Schools 34-1307730 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $38,088 | 2025 |
| Sherwood United Methodist Church 34-1420870 | A | Sherwood, OH | 3 | $35,200 | 2025 |
| First Presbyterian Church 34-4431908 | A | Defiance, OH | 3 | $33,522 | 2025 |
| Fort Defiance Players 88-1885658 | A | Defiance, OH | 3 | $31,000 | 2025 |
| Victory Center 34-1767997 | A | Toledo, OH | 2 | $27,800 | 2025 |
| St John Evangelist Catholic Church 34-4430279 | A | Defiance, OH | 2 | $27,000 | 2025 |
| Diocese of Toledo 34-4428254 | A | Toledo, OH | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Defiance Softball Association 34-1610157 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Girls Scouts of Western Ohio 31-0679091 | A | Toledo, OH | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Northeastern Local School Fund Defi 34-1278087 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $22,459 | 2025 |
| Christ's Cupboard Ministries 85-1066206 | A | Hicksville, OH | 1 | $21,700 | 2023 |
| Promedica Drh Foundation 34-1517672 | A | Toledo, OH | 1 | $19,600 | 2021 |
| Community Health Professionals 34-1159395 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $18,530 | 2024 |
| Defiance Public Library 34-6400369 | A | Defiance, OH | 2 | $18,157 | 2025 |
| Central Local School District | U | Sherwood, OH | 2 | $17,500 | 2024 |
| Defiance Baseball Association 04-3794202 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $16,234 | 2024 |
| St Michaels Catholic Church 34-0896956 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Ayersville Athletic Boosters 11-3808285 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $13,800 | 2024 |
| Kaitlyn's Cottage 45-4781053 | A | Defiance, OH | 2 | $13,000 | 2025 |
| Defiance County Sheriff's Office 34-6400373 | A | Defiance, OH | 2 | $11,480 | 2025 |
| Defiance County Historical Society 34-6573633 | A | Defiance, OH | 2 | $10,648 | 2025 |
| Fairview Softball 45-4351863 | A | Sherwood, OH | 1 | $10,250 | 2025 |
| Promedica Defiance Regional Hospita 34-4446484 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Defiance Elementary School PTO 82-2469680 | A | Defiance, OH | 3 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Hicksville Exempted Village Schools 34-6400635 | A | Hicksville, OH | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Pharaohz Riding Club 86-1442478 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $9,800 | 2025 |
| Sherwood Village 34-1046287 | A | Sherwood, OH | 1 | $9,750 | 2024 |
| Center for Child & Family Advocacy 34-1536574 | A | Napoleon, OH | 1 | $9,500 | 2023 |
| Defiance County Senior Services 34-1953966 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $8,764 | 2024 |
| Ravens Care Inc 34-1809898 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $8,000 | 2021 |
| Ayersville Education Foundation 34-1802103 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $7,500 | 2023 |
| Friends of Independence Dam St Park 83-3115223 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $7,125 | 2023 |
| Defiance County Ag Society 34-4445198 | A | Hicksville, OH | 1 | $6,701 | 2025 |
| Fairview Athletic Boosters Associat 34-1415346 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $6,000 | 2023 |
| Conquer Childhood Cancer Now 27-3086759 | A | Defiance, OH | 1 | $6,000 | 2023 |
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 112 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Defiance Area YMCA Defiance, OH | A | $326,957 | paid | OPERATING, SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | The Ohio State University Foundatio Dublin, OH | A | $132,250 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance Development and Visitor's Defiance, OH | A | $111,456 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Lily Creek Farms Napoleon, OH | A | $101,300 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Northeastern Local School District Defiance, OH | U | $51,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Johnson Memorial Library Friends Hicksville, OH | A | $43,500 | paid | OPERATING, SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Black Swamp Area Council 449 Findlay, OH | A | $39,040 | paid | DINING HALL | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance Community Cultural Council Defiance, OH | A | $39,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance City Schools Defiance, OH | A | $38,088 + $26,917 non-cash | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance Dream Center Defiance, OH | A | $26,388 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Diocese of Toledo Toledo, OH | A | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | United Way of Defiance County Defiance, OH | A | $24,232 | paid | OPERATING, PROGRAMS | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Northeastern Local School Fund Defi Defiance, OH | A | $22,459 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | City of Defiance Defiance, OH | U | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | First Presbyterian Church Defiance, OH | A | $16,317 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | St John Evangelist Catholic Church Defiance, OH | A | $16,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance College Defiance, OH | A | $15,578 | paid | SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIP | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Lifewise Academy Defiance, OH | D | $12,994 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Holy Cross Catholic School Defiance, OH | A | $12,744 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Lifewise Tinora Defiance, OH | A | $12,434 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Sherwood Methodist Churuch Sherwood, OH | A | $11,500 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | St Paul's United Methodist Church Defiance, OH | A | $11,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Fairview Softball Sherwood, OH | A | $10,250 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Fort Defiance Players Defiance, OH | A | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Pharaohz Riding Club Defiance, OH | A | $9,800 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance Public Library Defiance, OH | A | $8,065 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Fort Defiance Humane Society Defiance, OH | A | $7,900 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Victory Center Toledo, OH | A | $7,800 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Lifewise-Central Local Defiance, OH | A | $6,967 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance County Ag Society Hicksville, OH | A | $6,701 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance City Schools Foundation Defiance, OH | A | $6,250 | paid | SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIP | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Kaitlyn's Cottage Defiance, OH | A | $6,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance County Sheriff's Office Defiance, OH | A | $6,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Defiance County Historical Society Defiance, OH | A | $5,461 | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2025 | Hicksville City Schools Hicksville, OH | A | $0 + $5,253 non-cash | paid | SUPPORT | 202533189349303338 |
| 2024 | Village of Hicksville Hicksville, OH | U | $194,186 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | The Foundation Fund Columbus, OH | A | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Defiance Area YMCA Defiance, OH | A | $66,530 | paid | OPERATING, SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Lily Creek Farms Napoleon, OH | A | $45,100 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | United Way of Defiance County Defiance, OH | A | $39,731 | paid | OPERATING, PROGRAMS | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Defiance Development and Visitor's Defiance, OH | A | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Defiance College Defiance, OH | A | $25,884 | paid | SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIP | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Victory Center Toledo, OH | A | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Community Health Professionals Defiance, OH | A | $18,530 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Defiance City Schools Foundation Defiance, OH | A | $17,360 | paid | SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIP | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | City of Defiance Defiance, OH | U | $17,183 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Defiance Dream Center Defiance, OH | A | $17,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Defiance Baseball Association Defiance, OH | A | $16,234 | paid | SCREENED BENCHES | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Sherwood United Methodist Church Sherwood, OH | A | $14,500 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Fort Defiance Humane Society Defiance, OH | A | $14,300 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Lifewise-Central Local Defiance, OH | A | $14,218 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Ayersville Athletic Boosters Defiance, OH | A | $13,800 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Defiance Community Cultural Council Defiance, OH | A | $13,500 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Fort Defiance Players Defiance, OH | A | $13,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Holy Cross Catholic School Defiance, OH | A | $12,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | First Presbyterian Church Defiance, OH | A | $12,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | St Paul's United Methodist Church Defiance, OH | A | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Promedica Defiance Regional Hospita Defiance, OH | A | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Defiance Elementary School PTO Defiance, OH | A | $10,000 + $14,763 non-cash | paid | CLOTHING | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Sherwood Village Sherwood, OH | A | $9,750 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Defiance County Senior Services Defiance, OH | A | $8,764 | paid | NEW VAN | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Central Local School District Sherwood, OH | U | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORT | 202403189349306600 |
| 2024 | Kaitlyn's Cottage Defiance, OH | A | $7,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202403189349306600 |
| 2023 | Northeastern Local School District Defiance, OH | U | $369,403 + $5,545 non-cash | paid | SUPPORT, CLOTHING | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Black Swamp Area Council 449 Findlay, OH | A | $41,000 | paid | DINING HALL | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Defiance City Schools Foundation Defiance, OH | A | $32,615 | paid | SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIP | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Lily Creek Farms Defiance, OH | A | $32,500 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Girls Scouts of Western Ohio Toledo, OH | A | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Christ's Cupboard Ministries Hicksville, OH | A | $21,700 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | United Way of Defiance County Defiance, OH | A | $19,230 | paid | OPERATING, PROGRAMS | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Fort Defiance Humane Society Defiance, OH | A | $18,195 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Defiance Area YMCA Defiance, OH | A | $16,994 | paid | OPERATING, SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Lifewise Tinora Defiance, OH | A | $16,500 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | City of Defiance Defiance, OH | U | $16,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Defiance Community Cultural Council Defiance, OH | A | $16,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | St Michaels Catholic Church Defiance, OH | A | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Defiance Development and Visitor's Defiance, OH | A | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Holy Cross Catholic School Defiance, OH | A | $12,069 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | St Paul's United Methodist Church Defiance, OH | A | $11,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | St John Evangelist Catholic Church Defiance, OH | A | $11,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Defiance Dream Center Defiance, OH | A | $10,500 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Defiance Public Library Defiance, OH | A | $10,092 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Central Local School District Sherwood, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Village of Hicksville Hicksville, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Center for Child & Family Advocacy Napoleon, OH | A | $9,500 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Fort Defiance Players Defiance, OH | A | $8,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Ayersville Education Foundation Defiance, OH | A | $7,500 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Friends of Independence Dam St Park Defiance, OH | A | $7,125 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Fairview Athletic Boosters Associat Defiance, OH | A | $6,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Conquer Childhood Cancer Now Defiance, OH | A | $6,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Defiance College Annual Fund Defiance, OH | A | $6,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Women's Giving Circle Defiance, OH | A | $5,039 | paid | SUPPORT | 202333119349303398 |
| 2023 | Defiance Elementary School PTO Defiance, OH | A | $0 + $11,330 non-cash | paid | CLOTHING | 202333119349303398 |
| 2021 | Defiance City Schools Foundation Defiance, OH | A | $34,430 | paid | SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIP | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Johnson Memorial Library Friends Hicksville, OH | A | $34,000 | paid | OPERATING, SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Defiance Development and Visitor's Defiance, OH | A | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Defiance Softball Association Defiance, OH | A | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Promedica Drh Foundation Toledo, OH | A | $19,600 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Defiance College Defiance, OH | A | $18,775 | paid | SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIP | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Holy Cross Catholic School Defiance, OH | A | $17,625 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Fort Defiance Humane Society Defiance, OH | A | $15,252 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | United Way of Defiance County Defiance, OH | A | $15,230 | paid | OPERATING, PROGRAMS | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Lily Creek Farms Defiance, OH | A | $13,250 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | St Paul's United Methodist Church Defiance, OH | A | $11,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Hicksville Exempted Village Schools Hicksville, OH | A | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Sherwood United Methodist Church Sherwood, OH | A | $9,200 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Defiance Dream Center Defiance, OH | A | $8,250 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Ravens Care Inc Defiance, OH | A | $8,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Defiance County Sheriff's Office Defiance, OH | A | $5,480 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | First Presbyterian Church Defiance, OH | A | $5,205 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Defiance County Historical Society Defiance, OH | A | $5,187 | paid | SUPPORT | 202113129349303281 |
| 2021 | Defiance Elementary School PTO Defiance, OH | A | $0 + $25,063 non-cash | paid | CLOTHING | 202113129349303281 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202533189349303338 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202403189349306600 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333119349303398 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202113129349303281 |
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