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Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Charlotte, NC EIN: 25-1303313 Website

Provide financial support for educational programs to engage and retain talent for the material handling, logistics and supply chain industry.

Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$5,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$2,839,884
+22.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$717,286
-1.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$151,252
+143.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$337,238
+13.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Warrendale

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $15K (2021). In 2025 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Aim Inc Warrendale, PASupport Virtual 2021 Summit$15,000
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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
2025$2,839,884$717,286$337,238$5,000Total only$151,252
2024$2,314,232$726,594$297,346——$62,132
2023$1,759,655$721,989$256,993$5,000Total only$68,921
2022$1,162,046$205,901$210,985——$-23,910
2021$1,356,131$261,279$178,473$15,0001$86,897
2020$1,226,485$206,397$149,487——$30,153
2019$1,062,113$224,154$157,345——$108,140

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Charlotte, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $151K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc is led by Brian Neuwirth, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Neuwirth

    President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Bartlett

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sal Fateen

    Last Retiring President

    President → Last Retiring President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Alyson Ammons

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur H. Stroyd Jr.

    Director & Legal Counsel

    Director → Director & Legal Counsel, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur St Onge

    Lifetime Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James K. Allred

    Lifetime Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Tompkins

    Lifetime Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Powell

    Lifetime Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Thomas

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Jensen

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crystal Parrott

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Cabot

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitch Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti Blessing

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Niemeyer

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Porter

    Director

    Cicmhe Liaison → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Paxton

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Wurz

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sebastian Titze

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gray Murray

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Donna Varner (2019–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: John Hill (2019–2024) — Lifetime Director
  • Former: Mike Laurent (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Christian Dow (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Mikitka (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Kay (2022) — Cicmhe Liaison
  • Former: Al Wurz (2019–2021) — Lifetime Director
  • Former: Bill Ferrell (2019–2021) — Cicmhe Liaison
  • Former: Gregg Meyer (2019–2021) — Last Retiring President
  • Former: Keith Shipman (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mary Lou Bosco (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Dysard (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael J. Laurent (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rick Fox (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Brian Reh (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bob Trebilcock (2019) — Director
  • Former: Clark Skeen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Eric Sobanski (2019) — Director
  • Former: George Prest (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kevin O'Neill (2019) — Director
  • Former: William Sbordon (2019) — Lifetime Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc

How much does Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc give each year?

Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc?

Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $717K.

Where does Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc operate?

Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc's EIN?

Material Handling Educational Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1303313. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 12, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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