Ohio History Connection Foundation
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Ohio History Connection Foundation at a glance
In short: Ohio History Connection Foundation gave $4.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4.3M), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,287,831
- +124.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,287,831
- +124.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,287,831
- Total assets
- $26,892,513
- +16.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Ohio History Connection Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Ohio History Connection Foundation
Who Ohio History Connection Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ohio Historical Society ($4.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 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 Ohio History Connection Foundation gives
- Giving grew 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2024) to $5.8M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Historical Society Columbus, OH | The grant awarded to the Ohio historical society, inc. Is for the support of the programs and mission of the Ohio historical society, inc. | $4,287,831 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26,892,513 | $2,111,479 | $4,320,667 | $4,287,831 | 1 | $516,475 |
| 2024 | $23,027,327 | $6,981,132 | $1,929,737 | $1,908,652 | 1 | $4,919,931 |
| 2023 | $21,315,385 | $3,247,568 | $2,131,893 | $2,108,851 | 1 | $369,968 |
| 2022 | $19,930,380 | $2,001,810 | $3,031,899 | $3,006,852 | 1 | $286,985 |
| 2021 | $22,693,832 | $2,410,812 | $3,242,245 | $3,219,166 | 1 | $270,751 |
| 2020 | $20,076,412 | $2,355,479 | $3,129,877 | $3,060,971 | 1 | $330,406 |
| 2019 | $20,354,362 | $2,429,933 | $5,808,193 | $5,773,937 | 1 | $371,836 |
About Ohio History Connection Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Ohio History Connection Foundation is a public charity, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4.3M. Net investment income was $516K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ohio History Connection Foundation is led by Megan Wood, Chief Executive Officer on the 2025 filing; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Megan Wood
Chief Executive Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melody Young
Chair
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charley Moses
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Guadalupe Valesquez
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey K. Ward
Chief Financial Officer
Administrator & CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$147K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Jon Elsasser
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Roach
Vice Chair
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Suhas Kakde (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Bob Roach (2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: James Wilson (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
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 2022 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $147K, to Jeffrey K Ward (Chief Financial Officer).
Frequently asked questions about Ohio History Connection Foundation
How much does Ohio History Connection Foundation give each year?
Ohio History Connection Foundation gave $4.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.9M across 1 grant.
How large is Ohio History Connection Foundation?
Ohio History Connection Foundation reported $26.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
Where does Ohio History Connection Foundation operate?
Ohio History Connection Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Ohio History Connection Foundation's EIN?
Ohio History Connection Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1089327. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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