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Licking County Aging Program

Public charity · Grantmaker Newark, OH EIN: 31-0787851 Website

To improve the quality of life for Licking county seniors by contributing to their independence and healthy lifestyles.

Licking County Aging Program at a glance

In short: Licking County Aging Program gave $74K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $37K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$73,944
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$36,972
Median grant
$36,972
Total assets
$8,235,637
+1.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Licking County Aging Program funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Licking County Coalition for Housing: $69KLicking County Coalition forHousing$69KBuckeye Valley Family YMCA: $5KBuckeye Valley Family YMCA$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Licking County Coalition for Housing ($69K). Together the top 2 received $74K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Newark

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024

In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $74K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Licking County Coalition for Housing Newark, OHEmergency Housing for 60+ Seniors$68,694
Buckeye Valley Family YMCA Newark, OHY on the Fly Activities$5,250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$8,235,637$7,534,272$6,911,689$73,9442$484,322
2023$8,119,600$6,316,462$6,183,632——$193,338
2022$7,570,141$5,375,817$5,811,924——$26,385
2021$8,492,225$5,440,861$5,143,869——$57,759
2020$7,978,910$5,109,330$4,750,567——$63,648
2019$7,537,752$4,968,143$4,857,758——$95,019

About Licking County Aging Program

Based on IRS filings

Licking County Aging Program is a public charity, based in Newark, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $8.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $74K. Net investment income was $484K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Licking County Aging Program is led by Melissa Owens, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 17 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Melissa Owens

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $40K (2020) → $128K (2024)

  • Olivia Biggs

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walt Zang

    Associate Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $43K (2023) → $80K (2024)

  • Bart Weiler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Curtis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Kelly

    Vice President

    Board Member → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Adams

    Past President

    Vice President → President, 2021

    President → Past President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Wigginton

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bethany Stickradt

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Hogue

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Cairns

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Moore

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Martin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Scono

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Brown

    Secretary

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lacie Preist

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Layman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Brad Feightner Jr. (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Candy Wade (2020–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Jane Woodland (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Rusty Foley (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Todd Dodderer (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: David Bibler (2019–2021) — Past Executive Director
  • Former: Kelly Wilson (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rob Springer (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Lacie Priest (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dan Bauer (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Holly Slaughter (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Marti Fuller (2019–2020) — Associate Executive Director
  • Former: Tim Reichert (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Candy Lehman (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Dave Elwell (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer McDonald (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John Stephens (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Richard Ramseyer (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Tim Cooper (2019) — Past President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Melissa Owens — Executive Director: $128KMelissa OwensExecutive Director$128KWalt Zang — Associate Executive Direct: $80KWalt ZangAssociate Executive Direct$80K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $128K, to Melissa Owens (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Licking County Aging Program

How much does Licking County Aging Program give each year?

Licking County Aging Program gave $74K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Licking County Aging Program?

Licking County Aging Program reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.5M.

Where does Licking County Aging Program operate?

Licking County Aging Program has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Licking County Aging Program's EIN?

Licking County Aging Program's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-0787851. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2025)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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