TBTG Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lewis Center, OH EIN: 52-2151091

TBTG Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lewis Center, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $331K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $136K. Net investment income was $8K.

TBTG Foundation at a glance

In short: TBTG Foundation gave $136K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$135,500
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$45,167
Median grant
$35,500
Total assets
$331,121
+65.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (82% 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 TBTG Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Furniture Bank: $75KFurniture Bank$75KJunior Achievement of Central Ohio: $36KJunior Achievement of CentralOhio$36KSC Healthness: $25KSC Healthness$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Furniture Bank ($75K). Together the top 3 received $136K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ColumbusColumbia

How TBTG Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$50K$100K$150KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $136K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $136K.

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
Furniture Bank Columbus, OHProgram Related Investment$75,000
Junior Achievement of Central Ohio Columbus, OHProgram Related Investment$35,500
SC Healthness Columbia, SCProgram Related Investment$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$331,121$133,022$2,053$135,5003$137,035$8,022$4,696
2024$200,166$94$107——$170,000$94$1,363
2023$179——————$9
2022$179$550$1,021$1,000Total only$1,000—$25
2021$650$11,250$11,100$11,100Total only$11,100—$70
2020$500$2,100$1,718$1,600Total only——$15

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

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, TBTG Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

TBTG Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dwight Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 TBTG Foundation

How much does TBTG Foundation give each year?

TBTG Foundation gave $136K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is TBTG Foundation's typical grant size?

TBTG Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $35,500, and its average grant was $45,167, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does TBTG Foundation give grants?

TBTG Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Columbus, OH (2 grants).

Does TBTG Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on TBTG Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Related Investment" (3 grants).

How large is TBTG Foundation?

TBTG Foundation reported $331K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $137K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is TBTG Foundation's EIN?

TBTG Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2151091. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 22, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

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