Farina Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Massillon, OH EIN: 83-2672929

Farina Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Massillon, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $691K in total assets. In 2025, it made $48K in qualifying distributions.

Farina Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$690,994
-2.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$265,600
-37.5% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$47,612
-88.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$60,564
-85.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Farina Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

MassillonLivingston

How Farina Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 172% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 128% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $105K (2020) to $400K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $400K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Forty Corners Animal Rescue Inc Massillon, OHCharitable Support for Animal Rescue Activities$400,000
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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$690,994$265,600$60,564——$47,612—$37,263
2024$710,760$425,000$421,138$400,0001$408,186—$37,019
2023$706,898$200,000$281,320$255,0001$268,368—$38,289
2022$788,218$320,555$212,457$169,0001$200,307$12$38,071
2021$700,084$150,000$176,826$147,0001$155,498—$34,925
2020$706,518$363,746$113,482$105,4262——$39,501

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Farina Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $37K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Farina Foundation Inc is led by Michael J. Farina, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael J. Farina

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Farina

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Farina

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Farina

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Farina Foundation Inc

How large is Farina Foundation Inc?

Farina Foundation Inc reported $691K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $48K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $37K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Farina Foundation Inc operate?

Farina Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Ohio, Texas.

What is Farina Foundation Inc's EIN?

Farina Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2672929. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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 July 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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