Kent Free Library Foundation Inc
The foundation serves as a vehicle to receive essentially unsolicited donations which are used to benefit the kent free library and its programs.
Kent Free Library Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Kent Free Library Foundation Inc gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,000
- +366.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $14,000
- Median grant
- $14,000
- Total assets
- $2,548,296
- +1.1% vs 2024
- 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 Kent Free Library Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way of Portage County ($14K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Kent Free Library Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 75% 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $15K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $14K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Portage County Ravenna, OH | To Support | $14,000 |
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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 | $2,548,296 | $58,477 | $36,895 | $14,000 | 1 | $34,423 |
| 2024 | $2,521,321 | $73,183 | $13,388 | $3,000 | Total only | $48,019 |
| 2023 | $2,397,270 | $-9,021 | $30,100 | $14,500 | 1 | $-38,872 |
| 2022 | $2,258,746 | $95,574 | $25,630 | $8,000 | 1 | $33,941 |
| 2021 | $2,372,790 | $235,213 | $80,552 | — | — | $35,465 |
| 2020 | $2,004,043 | $430,520 | $12,928 | — | — | $28,616 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Kent Free Library Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Kent Free Library Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Kent, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $14K. Net investment income was $34K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kent Free Library Foundation Inc is led by Iris Meltzer, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Iris Meltzer
President
Vice President → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Asad Kahn
Director
Trustee → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Ryan
Director
Trustee → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Kenworthy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Bear
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Richardson
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Charles Zumkehr (2020–2022) — President
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 Kent Free Library Foundation Inc
How much does Kent Free Library Foundation Inc give each year?
Kent Free Library Foundation Inc gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.
How large is Kent Free Library Foundation Inc?
Kent Free Library Foundation Inc reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $58K.
Where does Kent Free Library Foundation Inc operate?
Kent Free Library Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Kent Free Library Foundation Inc's EIN?
Kent Free Library Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-0003580. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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