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Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Columbus, OH EIN: 34-0943286 Website

The Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation, inc. Is a veteran organization that was founded to help support and fund programs for the welfare and benefit of veterans.

Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,027,445
+7.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$296,807
-5.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$42,990
+498.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$285,882
-21.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation

Next open deadline
April 1, 2027 (Ohio Department of AMVETS Service Foundation Scholarship)

Who Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Columbus

How Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+11%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $98K (2020) to $170K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $109K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ohio Amvets Charities Columbus, OHVeterans Programs$108,507
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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$1,027,445$296,807$285,882——$42,990
2024$952,310$313,910$365,635——$7,185
2023$870,951$451,650$407,242$108,5071$8,503
2022$839,669$1,095,216$1,091,108$103,0001$44,736
2021$948,169$788,419$822,285$169,7502$18,766
2020$796,084$430,019$399,030$98,0101$2,226

About Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation is a public charity, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $43K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation is led by Eric Scherer, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric Scherer

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Pitman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Lowers

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Pierce

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Billy Justice (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Clif Ketron (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Albery (2020–2021) — Treasurer

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 Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation

How large is Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation?

Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $297K.

Where does Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation operate?

Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation's EIN?

Ohio Department of Amvets Service Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-0943286. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2023)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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