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Black River Education and Wellness

Private foundation · Grantmaker Avon Lake, OH EIN: 34-1492735 Website

To promote and support health and wellness initiatives which will contribute to the improvement of life for the residents of the greater Lorain county area.

Black River Education and Wellness at a glance

In short: Black River Education and Wellness gave $51K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$51,000
-74.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,500
-21.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,500
Total assets
$5,042,334
-0.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Black River Education and Wellness

Who Black River Education and Wellness funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Lorain Police Officers Fund: $45KLorain Police Officers Fund$45KKiwanis Club: $6KKiwanis Club$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lorain Police Officers Fund ($45K). Together the top 2 received $51K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 14 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

LorainElyriaOberlinAmherstAvonClevelandIndependenceShaker HeightsUniversity Heights

How Black River Education and Wellness gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 20% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$50K$100K$150K$200K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 Total only2022 4 grants2023 6 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2022) to $196K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $51K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lorain Police Officers Fund Lorain, OHFund Fallen Officers$45,000
Kiwanis Club Elyria, OHChildren Education$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$5,042,334$444,830$55,139$51,0002$51,000$406,615$255,626
2024$5,086,718$374,310$220,237$196,0006—$350,150—
2023$4,793,830$245,833$153,669$105,0004—$233,768—
2022$4,355,022$223,178$157,575$34,000Total only—$193,362—
2021$4,940,382$337,774$86,667$43,0002—$305,831—
2020$4,654,519$183,259$140,082$99,0004—$149,869—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Black River Education and Wellness reported a distributable amount of $256K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

About Black River Education and Wellness

Based on IRS filings

Black River Education and Wellness is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Avon Lake, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $51K. Net investment income was $407K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Black River Education and Wellness is led by Jeffrey A. Brausch, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey A. Brausch

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald S. Sheldon

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan M. Mason

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Mead

    Vice President & Treasurer

    Vice President → Vice President & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Francis X. Gardner (2020–2022) — Secretary Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Black River Education and Wellness

How much does Black River Education and Wellness give each year?

Black River Education and Wellness gave $51K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $196K across 6 grants.

How large is Black River Education and Wellness?

Black River Education and Wellness reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $51K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $256K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Black River Education and Wellness?

Black River Education and Wellness is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Avon Lake, OH. It holds $5.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Black River Education and Wellness operate?

Black River Education and Wellness has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Black River Education and Wellness's EIN?

Black River Education and Wellness's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1492735. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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