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Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla

Public charity · Grantmaker Toledo, OH EIN: 26-0869183 Website

Organizations primary purpose: Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla has an annual dinner-dance with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and entertainment annually in early December. Income is from guest ticket sales and net income from sponsors. Funds are donated to non-profit organizations who provide support and services for the LGBTQ+ community. The organizations and their respective programs and services, may vary from year-to-year. Holiday With Heart Charity Gayla also has a donor advised fund, Holiday With Heart Fund, with the Greater Toledo Community Foundation from which donations may be made in future years. All donations are usually paid early in the following year after the banquet, eg. 2024 donations were from 2023 income.

Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla at a glance

In short: Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,055
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$8,685
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$276,723
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

UToledo Foundation: $10KUToledo Foundation$10KEqualityToledo Inc: $10KEqualityToledo Inc$10KThe NASW Foundation Inc: $6KThe NASW Foundation Inc$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was UToledo Foundation ($10K). Together the top 3 received $26K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ToledoWorthington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $26K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
UToledo Foundation Toledo, OHAnn Wayson Locher HIV Care Fund$10,000
EqualityToledo Inc Toledo, OHCommunity food pantry food purchase$10,000
The NASW Foundation Inc Worthington, OHNavigating New Laws for Northwest Ohio$6,055
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$276,723$50,380$45,061$26,0553
2024—$28,831$34,973——
2023—$35,898$42,406——

About Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla

Based on IRS filings

Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla is a public charity, based in Toledo, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $277K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $26K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla is led by Andrew Larsen, Chairman on every filing since 2023; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrew Larsen

    Chairman

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Bingham

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Hoffman

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Howard

    Director

    Treasurer & Sponsorships → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Crandall

    Director

    Board Member & Reservations → Reservations, 2024

    Reservations → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Nevins

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Schnipke

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Cornet

    Director

    Marketing & Publicity → Marketint & Publicity, 2024

    Marketint & Publicity → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Carter

    Secretary

    Secretary & Beneficiaries → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Russell

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Jo Jakeway (2023) — Board Member & Volunteers

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla

How much does Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla give each year?

Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla's typical grant size?

Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $8,685, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla give grants?

Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Toledo, OH (2 grants).

Does Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla?

Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla reported $277K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $50K.

What is Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla's EIN?

Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0869183. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 4, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 10, 2026)

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