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Bexley Community Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Bexley, OH EIN: 27-1405357 Website

The mission of the foundation is to enhance the quality of life for the bexley community through investing in initiatives that make a positive impact.

Bexley Community Foundation at a glance

In short: Bexley Community Foundation gave $681K across 5 grants in 2024 (avg $136K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$681,441
+121.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
5
+150.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$136,288
-11.6% vs 2023
Median grant
$26,344
Total assets
$2,895,946
+2.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Bexley Community Foundation

Next open deadline
October 16, 2026 (Bexley Community Foundation Grant)

Who Bexley Community Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

City of Bexley: $595KCity of Bexley$595KBexley Public Library: $39KBexley Public Library$39KDevelopmental Assets Resource NTWK: $26KDevelopmental Assets ResourceNTWK$26KCommon Greens: $15KCommon Greens$15KBexley Youth Football: $6KBexley Youth Football$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was City of Bexley ($595K). Together the top 5 received $681K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 14 (64%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BexleyColumbus

How Bexley Community Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 59% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M3 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $226K (2022) to $1.9M (2020). In 2024 it made 5 grants totaling $681K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Bexley Bexley, OHBeautification$594,697
Bexley Public Library Bexley, OHHistory Digitization$39,400
Developmental Assets Resource NTWK Columbus, OHSummer Programming$26,344
Common Greens Columbus, OHMATCH$15,000
Bexley Youth Football Bexley, OHSafety Equipment$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$2,895,946$838,513$978,673$681,4415$86,951
2023$2,833,972$836,877$510,075$308,2822$65,748
2022$2,263,226$647,882$379,591$225,8292$41,809
2021$2,258,424$1,155,076$607,278$427,3302$30,838
2020$1,496,069$805,211$2,091,495$1,946,8603$31,358

About Bexley Community Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Bexley Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Bexley, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $681K. Net investment income was $87K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bexley Community Foundation is led by Amy Giller Stark, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 14 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Amy Giller Stark

    Chair

    Treasurer → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Brachman

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Halliday

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Keyes

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Quintenz

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cecil Gouke

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Farrar

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Gentilini

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Flood

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Schrimp

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Bodiker Baskes

    Development

    Member → Development, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Preston Elliott

    Past Chair

    Development → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Past Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shari George

    Grants Co-Chair

    Member → Grants Co-Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Straub

    Grants Co-Chair

    Vice Chair → Grants Co-Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Andrew Dunn (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: Michael Simpson (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: Jeffrey Walker (2020–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Jen Wertsler (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Jennifer Patterson (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Manika Williams (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Lynne Jeffrey (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Paul Lacroix (2020–2021) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bexley Community Foundation

How much does Bexley Community Foundation give each year?

Bexley Community Foundation gave $681K across 5 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $308K across 2 grants.

What is Bexley Community Foundation's typical grant size?

Bexley Community Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $26,344, and its average grant was $136,288, across 5 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Bexley Community Foundation give grants?

Bexley Community Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bexley, OH (3 grants) and Columbus, OH (2 grants).

Does Bexley Community Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Bexley Community Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Bexley Community Foundation's largest grantees?

Bexley Community Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include City of Bexley ($594,697), Bexley Public Library ($39,400) and Developmental Assets Resource NTWK ($26,344), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Bexley Community Foundation?

Bexley Community Foundation reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $839K.

What is Bexley Community Foundation's EIN?

Bexley Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1405357. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 27, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 21, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 27, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 30, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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