Certell Inc
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Certell Inc at a glance
In short: Certell Inc gave $750K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $750K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $750,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $750,000
- Median grant
- $750,000
- Total assets
- $600,076
- -83.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Certell Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ameritas College Inc ($750K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $750K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $750K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ameritas College Inc Indianapolis, IN | Operating Support | $750,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $600,076 | $2,301,110 | $3,179,031 | $750,000 | 1 | $27,049 |
| 2024 | $3,561,206 | $3,059,158 | $2,508,901 | — | — | $45,456 |
| 2023 | $3,059,140 | $3,971,404 | $3,287,474 | — | — | $882 |
| 2022 | $2,456,190 | $3,831,177 | $4,017,413 | $15,000 | Total only | $8,049 |
| 2021 | $2,701,221 | $3,776,638 | $3,270,040 | $37,000 | 2 | $3,538 |
| 2020 | $1,897,811 | $2,119,005 | $2,456,205 | $5,000 | 1 | $6,716 |
| 2019 | $2,189,076 | $2,966,463 | $1,347,106 | $92,500 | 1 | $3,097 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Certell Inc
Based on IRS filings
Certell Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Huntington, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $600K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $750K. Net investment income was $27K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Former officers (15)
- Former: Dennis Trinkle (2019–2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 63025
- Former: Frederic Fransen (2019–2025) — Chairman & Former CEO · Filing note: Thru 63025
- Former: Dominique Lazanski (2021–2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 63025
- Former: Jay Utterback (2021–2025) — Treasurer · Filing note: Thru 63025
- Former: Sheree Speakman (2021–2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 63025
- Former: Stephen Ferris (2021–2025) — Secretary · Filing note: Thru 63025
- Former: Lisa Roberts (2023–2025) — CDO · Filing note: Thru 6625
- Former: Kris Bertelsen (2024–2025) — Vice President of Programs · Filing note: Thru 12625
- Former: Julie Smitherman (2025) — Vice President of Programs · Filing note: Thru 4425
- Former: Michael Lindell (2022–2023) — COO
- Former: Chivaun Wolter (2022) — Director of Development
- Former: Jonathan Moody (2022) — Senior Vice President Strategy & Partnerships
- Former: Tim Murphy (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Gary Geipel (2019) — Member
- Former: Ryan Keller (2019) — COO
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.
Frequently asked questions about Certell Inc
How much does Certell Inc give each year?
Certell Inc gave $750K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Certell Inc?
Certell Inc reported $600K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.
What is Certell Inc?
Certell Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Huntington, WV. It holds $600K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Certell Inc operate?
Certell Inc has awarded grants in Indiana, Virginia.
What is Certell Inc's EIN?
Certell Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1888092. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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