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Tailgate for Cancer

Public charity · Grantmaker Saint Marys, OH EIN: 27-0823779 Website

Tailgate for Cancer is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Saint Marys, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $46K in total assets.

Tailgate for Cancer at a glance

Total assets
$45,779
+132.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$113,520
+43.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$87,449
+28.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

Who Tailgate for Cancer funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 10 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

St MarysCelinaColumbusWapakoneta

How Tailgate for Cancer gives

  • Giving fell 42% from 2019 to 2022. 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$200K5 grants2019 0 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $94K (2022) to $161K (2019). In 2022 it made 5 grants totaling $94K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
OSUCCC - James Columbus, OHCancer Research$30,000
Cancer Association of Auglaize Coun Saint Marys, OHSupport Ind wCancer$20,000
Cancer Association of Mercer County Celina, OHSupport Ind wCancer$17,000
Auglaize County Crippled Children Wapakoneta, OHSupport Ind wCancer$14,500
JTD Hospital Foundation Saint Marys, OHMammography Equip$12,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$45,779$113,520$87,449——
2024$19,708$79,250$67,957——
2023$8,415$112,117$159,135——
2022$55,433$141,808$101,555$93,5005
2021$15,180$128,122$129,638$127,4005
2020$16,696$100,676$97,011——
2019$13,031$168,581$162,920$160,6005

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tailgate for Cancer is led by Carey Clouner, V President on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carey Clouner

    V President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Traci Lauth

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Danaher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Menker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Juli Axe

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Axe

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Denny Liette

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Beni Menker

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas A Menker

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: David Sprague (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Tami Sanford (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Tim Axe (2019–2021) — Trustee

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 Tailgate for Cancer

How large is Tailgate for Cancer?

Tailgate for Cancer reported $46K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $114K.

What is Tailgate for Cancer?

Tailgate for Cancer is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Saint Marys, OH. It holds $46K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Tailgate for Cancer operate?

Tailgate for Cancer has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Tailgate for Cancer's EIN?

Tailgate for Cancer's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0823779. 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 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 28, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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