Lillie & Albert Bernard

Private foundation · Grantmaker Marietta, OH EIN: 31-6079609

Lillie & Albert Bernard is a private foundation, based in Marietta, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $73K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $5K.

Lillie & Albert Bernard at a glance

In short: Lillie & Albert Bernard gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,048
+16.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,048
+16.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,048
Total assets
$72,928
+1.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Lillie & Albert Bernard funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Wilmington College: $3KWilmington College$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wilmington College ($3K).

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 the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Wilmington

How Lillie & Albert Bernard gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$1K$2K$3K$4K0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $3K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wilmington College Wilmington, OHEducational$3,048
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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$72,928$6,420$5,396$3,0481$4,146$5,310$4,294
2024$71,902$4,937$4,793$2,6071$3,683$3,854$4,124
2023$71,780$2,761$5,755$3,2011$4,457$1,490$3,863
2022$74,815$-2,769$1,594——$795$970$3,996

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lillie & Albert Bernard reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lillie & Albert Bernard's only listed officer is Peoples Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Peoples Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2022) → $1K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Peoples Bank — Trustee: $1KPeoples BankTrustee$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, to Peoples Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Lillie & Albert Bernard

How much does Lillie & Albert Bernard give each year?

Lillie & Albert Bernard gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 1 grant.

How large is Lillie & Albert Bernard?

Lillie & Albert Bernard reported $73K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Lillie & Albert Bernard operate?

Lillie & Albert Bernard has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Lillie & Albert Bernard's EIN?

Lillie & Albert Bernard's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6079609. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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