Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Wapakoneta, OH EIN: 34-6533752

Operation of a fishing club and operating as to create sportsmanship and fellowship in so doing. Approximately 350 members only club.

Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc at a glance

In short: Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$19,796
+50.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$19,796
Median grant
$19,796
Total assets
$668,337
+7.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Good and Welfare: $20KGood and Welfare$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Good and Welfare ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Lima

How Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc gives

  • Giving grew 281% from 2022 to 2025. 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $23K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

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
Good and Welfare —$19,796
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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
2025$668,337$172,069$134,859$19,7961$12,911
2024$623,504$159,053$145,501$13,143Total only$11,471
2023$581,703$130,662$169,138$7,0661$8,787
2022$620,267$150,822$151,917$5,1911$8,581
2021$635,829$157,989$133,358$23,0321$7,614
2020$619,037$86,849$87,845$20,3281$10,325
2019$600,411$84,816$110,831$13,2891$81

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

About Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc

Based on IRS filings

Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc is a public charity, based in Wapakoneta, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $668K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $13K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc is led by John Jurosic, President on every filing since 2022; 3 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Jurosic

    President

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Donnie Kah

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Cory Markett

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jesse McCullough

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Perry Counts

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Ridenour

    Financial Se

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $6K (2019) → $1K (2025)

  • Marvin Shaw

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    $788 (2019) → $788 (2025)

  • Jamie Williams

    Club Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    $1K (2025)

  • Pete Thuman

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: John Kaeck (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Fritz (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Terry Schultz (2021–2024) — Club Secretary
  • Former: Jerry Fisher (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Bob Rahrig (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Dave Zwiebel (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Ed Moran (2019–2021) — Club Secretary
  • Former: Gene Thuman (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Jack McCullough (2019–2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jamie Williams — Club Secreta: $1KJamie WilliamsClub Secreta$1KJason Ridenour — Financial Se: $1KJason RidenourFinancial Se$1KMarvin Shaw — Treasurer: $788Marvin ShawTreasurer$788

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, to Jamie Williams (Club Secreta). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc

How much does Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc give each year?

Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $13K in grants paid.

How large is Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc?

Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc reported $668K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $172K.

Where does Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc operate?

Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc's EIN?

Brands Lake Fishing Club Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6533752. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 31, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 19, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 24, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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