Pettisville School Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Pettisville, OH EIN: 34-1533123

To maintain, develop, increase and extend the facilities of pettisville local schools and community, and to provide educational service opportunities to students staff, faculty and the residents of the geographic area which it serves.

Pettisville School Foundation at a glance

In short: Pettisville School Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,105
+53.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$10,105
Median grant
$10,105
Total assets
$899,031
+88.7% 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.

Who Pettisville School Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Pettisville Local School: $10KPettisville Local School$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Pettisville Local School ($10K).

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

Pettisville

How Pettisville School Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 45% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $18K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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
Pettisville Local School Pettisville, OHGifted Programs$10,105
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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$899,031$454,554$31,859$10,1051$38,479
2024$476,336$38,426$28,475$6,568Total only$15,555
2023$466,385$24,163$25,474$8,681Total only$-24,690
2022$467,696$92,251$42,583$18,4362$27,330
2021$418,028$69,724$15,900$3,366Total only$57,713
2020$364,204$84,678$20,205$5,551Total only$24,273
2019$299,731$61,905$20,488$5,1001$9,436

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

About Pettisville School Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Pettisville School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pettisville, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $899K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $38K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pettisville School Foundation is led by John Poulson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Poulson

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Switzer

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent King

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Rupp

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Sauder

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • David Grieser

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Skates

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Rufenacht

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Callie Jacoby

    Recording Se

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas McWatters

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: John King (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Neil Rupp (2021–2022) — Treasurer

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 Pettisville School Foundation

How much does Pettisville School Foundation give each year?

Pettisville School Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $7K in grants paid.

How large is Pettisville School Foundation?

Pettisville School Foundation reported $899K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $455K.

What is Pettisville School Foundation?

Pettisville School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pettisville, OH. It holds $899K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Pettisville School Foundation operate?

Pettisville School Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Pettisville School Foundation's EIN?

Pettisville School Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1533123. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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