Preventing Tobacco Addiction
Preventing Tobacco Addiction is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Dublin, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $82K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $163K.
Preventing Tobacco Addiction at a glance
In short: Preventing Tobacco Addiction gave $163K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $163,257
- +988.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $40,814
- +172.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $45,000
- Total assets
- $81,591
- +1312.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (97% 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 Preventing Tobacco Addiction funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Ohio State University ($68K). Together the top 4 received $163K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 7 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Preventing Tobacco Addiction gives
- Giving grew 1980% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2019) to $163K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $163K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University Columbus, OH | To further charitable cause | $68,257 |
| City of Cleveland Ohio Cleveland, OH | To further charitable cause | $50,000 |
| Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH | To further charitable cause | $40,000 |
| North Carolinian Alliance for Healt Durham, NC | To further charitable cause | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $81,591 | $828,251 | $854,375 | $163,257 | 4 | $853,530 |
| 2024 | $5,777 | $313,415 | $340,509 | $15,000 | 1 | $339,664 |
| 2023 | $15,046 | $435,000 | $401,400 | — | — | $405,291 |
| 2022 | $10,883 | $386,291 | $455,023 | $7,850 | 2 | $455,023 |
| 2021 | $17,604 | $368,242 | $348,662 | — | — | $348,662 |
| 2020 | $4,690 | $370,480 | $368,550 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $3,592 | $335,549 | $287,985 | $500 | 1 | — |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Preventing Tobacco Addiction is led by Josephine Colacci, Acting Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Josephine Colacci
Acting Executive Director
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$72K (2024) → $90K (2025)
Robert S Crane III MD
President
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie Collart
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Miller
Secretarytreasurer
Secretary → Secretarytreasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Waxman
Brd Member
Board Member → Brd Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Micah Berman
Brd Member
Board Member → Brd Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin OFlaherty
Brd Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rukaya Alrubaye
Brd Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Cheryl Nelson (2022–2024) — Brd Member
- Former: Amanda Turner (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Katherine Ungar (2019) — Executive 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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $90K, to Josephine Colacci (Acting Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Preventing Tobacco Addiction
How much does Preventing Tobacco Addiction give each year?
Preventing Tobacco Addiction gave $163K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.
What is Preventing Tobacco Addiction's typical grant size?
Preventing Tobacco Addiction's median grant in 2025 was $45,000, and its average grant was $40,814, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Preventing Tobacco Addiction give grants?
Preventing Tobacco Addiction gives mostly in Ohio: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Preventing Tobacco Addiction give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Preventing Tobacco Addiction's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To further charitable cause" (4 grants).
How large is Preventing Tobacco Addiction?
Preventing Tobacco Addiction reported $82K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $828K.
What is Preventing Tobacco Addiction?
Preventing Tobacco Addiction is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Dublin, OH. It holds $82K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Preventing Tobacco Addiction's EIN?
Preventing Tobacco Addiction's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1586993. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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