Circleville City School Foundation
The purpose of the Circleville City School Foundation is to support the development and implementation of school improvement initiatives, model programs, award grants and scholarships, and leverage community resources to support, strengthen, and improve public education in the circleville city school system.
Circleville City School Foundation at a glance
In short: Circleville City School Foundation reported $7K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $7,324 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -87.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $532,997
- +14.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $84,451
- -61.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $21,629
- +83.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $30,608
- -63.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Circleville City School Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Circleville City School Foundation gives
- Giving grew 128% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2025) to $58K (2024). In 2025 it reported $7K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| LFI Expense | — | $57,711 |
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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 | $532,997 | $84,451 | $30,608 | $7,324 | Total only | $21,629 |
| 2024 | $465,438 | $220,863 | $84,803 | $57,711 | 1 | $11,801 |
| 2023 | $310,256 | $60,073 | $40,660 | $24,364 | 1 | $1,434 |
| 2022 | $274,731 | $42,422 | $27,189 | $14,185 | 1 | $7,072 |
| 2021 | $264,636 | $57,780 | $33,532 | $25,359 | 1 | $5,138 |
| 2020 | $236,111 | $67,316 | $59,838 | $42,927 | 1 | $5,039 |
| 2019 | $228,574 | $90,501 | $69,850 | $52,019 | 1 | $5,689 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Circleville City School Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Circleville City School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Circleville, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $533K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $7K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $22K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Circleville City School Foundation is led by Rachel Elsea, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rachel Elsea
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Logan Hedges
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Conn
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandi Phifer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bret Greiner
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Schwalbach
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dusty Seitz
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Calder
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Skinner
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Joseph
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Potts
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Elswick
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Delong
Immediate Pa
Director → Chair, 2023
Chair → Immediate Pa, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcy Hill
Assistant Tr
Assistant Tr → Assistant Treasurer, 2024
Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Tr, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abbey Palmer
Co-Chair
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Tipping
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Bruce Helwagen (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Christine Williams (2019–2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Jennifer Hedges (2019–2024) — Recording Se
- Former: Shauna Goodhart (2019–2023) — Corspond Secretary
- Former: Kimberly Halley (2022–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Aaron Schirm (2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Clair Barthelmas (2023) — Senior Stude
- Former: Darci Valentine (2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Ashley Hoskins (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Dan Pohl (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Evan Debo (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Kristen Rhoads (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Kristie Michael (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Michele Walters (2019–2022) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Craig Fleck (2022) — Senior Stude
- Former: Kevin Keaton (2022) — Director
- Former: Laura Burbacher (2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Davis (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Steve Thomerson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Abby Dengler (2021) — Senior Stude
- Former: Ben Powers (2021) — Director
- Former: Tonja Spiller-Dunn (2021) — Director
- Former: Ian Webb (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Justin Jacobs (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lynn Kraus (2019–2020) — Recording Se
- Former: Patty Truex (2019–2020) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Tonja Spiller-Dumm (2019–2020) — Assistant Tr
- Former: Victoria Goff (2019–2020) — Senior Stude
- Former: Andrew Hedges (2019) — Senior Stude
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 Circleville City School Foundation
How much does Circleville City School Foundation give each year?
Circleville City School Foundation reported $7K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $58K across 1 grant.
How large is Circleville City School Foundation?
Circleville City School Foundation reported $533K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $84K.
What is Circleville City School Foundation?
Circleville City School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Circleville, OH. It holds $533K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Circleville City School Foundation operate?
Circleville City School Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Circleville City School Foundation's EIN?
Circleville City School Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0513139. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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