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Dupps Company Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Germantown, OH EIN: 31-1450495 Website

The Dupps Company Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Germantown, Ohio. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with most grant dollars going to Ohio recipients.

Dupps Company Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Dupps Company Charitable Foundation gave $183K across 46 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Ohio. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$182,800
-65.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
46
-17.9% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,974
-57.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$92,098
+341.1% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
20% first-time grantees (9 of 45, 2025)
Primary geography
Ohio (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Dupps Company Charitable Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: 548 N Cherry St, Germantown, OH 45327
Phone: (937) 855-0556
Website: https://dupps.com

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Dupps Company Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Bishop Fenwick High School: $100KBishop Fenwick High School$100KCanine Companions for Independence: $10KCanine Companions forIndependence$10KXavier University: $8K across 2 grantsXavier University$8K · 2 grantsThe Dayton Foundation: $6KThe Dayton Foundation$6KBoys and Girls Club of Dayton: $4KBoys and Girls Club of Dayton$4KRonald McDonald House: $4KRonald McDonald House$4KASPCA: $3KASPCA$3KSt Judes Childrens Research Hospital: $3KSt Judes Childrens ResearchHospital$3KSleep in Heavenly Peace: $3KSleep in Heavenly Peace$3KTeam Jmared Foundation: $3KTeam Jmared Foundation$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bishop Fenwick High School ($100K). Together the top 10 received $142K.

Grant Size Distribution

258 grants across all recorded years

253<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 253 grants of 258 (98%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 88% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio. The remaining reported shares were California (6%), and the District of Columbia, New York, and Tennessee (2% each).

Grant Distribution by State

17states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 46 itemized grants.

Cities

DaytonGermantownMiddletownCincinnatiColumbusWashingtonFranklinLebanonElginMemphisOxfordStaten IslandTopekaWoodland HillsFarmersvilleHamiltonSanta RosaLincolnBlue AshKettering

Is Dupps Company Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?

20%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 9 of 45 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $5K. How we count

Medians: $500 first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K51 grants2020 60 grants2021 53 grants2022 43 grants2023 56 grants2024 46 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $62K (2020) to $528K (2024). In 2025 it made 46 grants totaling $183K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bishop Fenwick High School Franklin, OHGeneral$100,000
Canine Companions for Independence Santa Rosa, CAGeneral$10,000
The Dayton Foundation Dayton, OHGeneral$5,600
Xavier University Cincinnati, OHGeneral$5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Dayton Dayton, OHGeneral$4,000
Ronald McDonald House Dayton, OHGeneral$4,000
ASPCA Washington, DCGeneral$3,000
St Judes Childrens Research Hospital Memphis, TNGeneral$3,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Middletown, OHGeneral$2,500
Team Jmared Foundation New York, NYGeneral$2,500
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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$92,098$254,053$182,825$182,80046$182,800—$6,305
2024$20,877$257,675$528,668$528,48156$528,481—$9,089
2023$281,870$206,765$91,180$89,08043$91,080$6,765$8,544
2022$164,935$201,032$311,893$308,53853$308,538$1,032$12,523
2021$275,796$200,242$120,125$120,02560$120,025$242$8,398
2020$195,679$200,236$65,387$62,30251—$236$6,975

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dupps Company Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for organizations with varied purposes. For example, Canine Companions for Independence says it provides trained service dogs and ongoing support to people with disabilities at no cost to clients; Sleep in Heavenly Peace says it provides beds to children in need; and Homefull says it works to end homelessness through housing, supportive services, advocacy, and education. Xavier University describes its mission as educating students intellectually, morally, and spiritually.

Grantmaking

The foundation reported 46 grants totaling $182,800 in 2025. Individual grants ranged from $200 to $100,000, with a median grant of $1,500. The largest listed award was $100,000 to Bishop Fenwick High School in Franklin, Ohio. Other notable 2025 grants included $10,000 to Canine Companions for Independence, $5,600 to The Dayton Foundation, and $5,000 to Xavier University. The filing lists each of these grants’ purpose as “General.”

The foundation reported 56 grants totaling $528,481 in 2024 and 43 grants totaling $89,080 in 2023.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Frank Dupps, Jeffrey Hendrix, and Timothy Woodard Jr as trustees.

Dupps Company Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Frank N. Dupps Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey E. Hendrix

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy F. Woodard Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: John A. Dupps Jr. (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: David M. Dupps (2020) — Trustee

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 Dupps Company Charitable Foundation

How much does Dupps Company Charitable Foundation give each year?

Dupps Company Charitable Foundation gave $183K across 46 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $528K across 56 grants.

What is Dupps Company Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Dupps Company Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $3,974, across 46 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Dupps Company Charitable Foundation that year got $1K on average.

Where does Dupps Company Charitable Foundation give grants?

Dupps Company Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dayton, OH (13 grants), Germantown, OH (9 grants), Middletown, OH (5 grants) and Cincinnati, OH (3 grants).

Does Dupps Company Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Dupps Company Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (46 of 46) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Dupps Company Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Dupps Company Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bishop Fenwick High School ($100,000), Canine Companions for Independence ($10,000) and Xavier University ($7,500 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Dupps Company Charitable Foundation?

Dupps Company Charitable Foundation reported $92K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $183K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Dupps Company Charitable Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for organizations with varied purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Dupps Company Charitable Foundation?

The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Dupps Company Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Dupps Company Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1450495. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Dupps Company Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Dupps Company Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/dupps-company-charitable-foundation-morg_0a0cc38a046842e08e225dd9cb2a43bd

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