Darke County Foundation
The Darke County Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Darke county by receiving, managing and distributing charitable gifts for the benefit of local residents.
Darke County Foundation at a glance
In short: Darke County Foundation gave $978K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $978K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $978,411
- -12.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $978,411
- -12.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $978,411
- Total assets
- $19,004,963
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Darke County Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
How Darke County Foundation gives
- Giving grew 85% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $413K (2021) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $978K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached List | — | $978,411 |
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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 | $19,004,963 | $2,959,663 | $1,193,545 | $978,411 | 1 | $1,548,942 |
| 2024 | $16,588,851 | $2,362,746 | $1,316,862 | $1,116,750 | 1 | $812,778 |
| 2023 | $14,508,074 | $1,618,981 | $871,874 | $686,040 | 1 | $621,234 |
| 2022 | $12,544,437 | $1,169,646 | $718,205 | $528,120 | 1 | $350,969 |
| 2021 | $14,266,871 | $1,737,217 | $587,746 | $412,833 | 1 | $879,427 |
| 2020 | $12,156,913 | $921,071 | $579,843 | $422,023 | 1 | $338,897 |
About Darke County Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Darke County Foundation is a public charity, based in Greenville, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $978K. Net investment income was $1.5M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Darke County Foundation is led by Christy Prakel, Director on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christy Prakel
Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$43K (2020) → $55K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $55K, to Christy Prakel (Director).
Frequently asked questions about Darke County Foundation
How much does Darke County Foundation give each year?
Darke County Foundation gave $978K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 1 grant.
How large is Darke County Foundation?
Darke County Foundation reported $19.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
What is Darke County Foundation's EIN?
Darke County Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1177601. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 24, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
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