Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle
Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Cleveland, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $229K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K.
Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle at a glance
In short: Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,967
- +6.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,967
- +6.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,967
- Total assets
- $229,412
- +1.7% 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 Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio ($3K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (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 Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 289% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $3K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio Cleveland, OH | To advance accessibility, independence and inclusion in homes and communities. | $2,967 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $229,412 | $29,669 | $25,880 | $2,967 | 1 | $25,880 | $8,940 |
| 2024 | $225,623 | $27,488 | $16,035 | $2,800 | 1 | $16,035 | $8,940 |
| 2023 | $214,170 | $26,646 | $23,699 | $3,116 | 1 | $23,699 | $8,940 |
| 2022 | $211,223 | $26,550 | $27,835 | $3,125 | 1 | $27,835 | $8,940 |
| 2021 | $212,508 | $35,371 | $26,457 | $3,125 | 1 | — | $8,940 |
| 2020 | $212,968 | $25,543 | $23,061 | — | — | — | $9,811 |
| 2019 | $201,112 | $25,126 | $26,658 | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle is led by Stephen Hansler, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephen Hansler
President
On filings since 2023
3.8 hrs/week
$18K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Jordan Batch
Chair & Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Chair & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
August Fluker
Director
Director → Vice Chairperson, 2022
Vice Chairperson → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Ferrando
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Berman
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Latoya Blake
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Johnson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Kilway
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nikki Sullivan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Hadbavny
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anya Kulcsar
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eileen O'Haire
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Brian Corrigan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Patti Substelny (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: David M. Loomis (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Rob Walker (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas Meyer (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jon Scandling (2022–2024) — Chairperson
- Former: Karl Schneider (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Keesha Allen (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kevin Adelstein (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Laszlo Nagy (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sue Hannibal (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Orlando Grant (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: John Cotman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brian Iorio (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Sulaiman Najeeb (2022) — Director
- Former: Andra Burke Robertson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mike Smolko (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Erica Tucker (2021) — Director
- Former: Ann Russell (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sheena McGee (2019–2020) — Vice Chairperson
- Former: Kristin Volk (2020) — Director
- Former: Wendy Murphy (2020) — Director
- Former: Donna L. Prease (2019) — Director
- Former: Jan Hollinger Jones (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Renee Boykin (2019) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $18K, to Stephen Hansler (President).
Frequently asked questions about Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle
How much does Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle give each year?
Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle 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 Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle?
Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle reported $229K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle?
Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Cleveland, OH. It holds $229K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle operate?
Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle's EIN?
Maximum Accessible Housing - Circle's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1337274. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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