The Abundant Life Foundation
The Abundant Life Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $850K. Net investment income was $1.4M.
The Abundant Life Foundation at a glance
In short: The Abundant Life Foundation gave $850K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $850K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $850,000
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -85.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $850,000
- +643.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $850,000
- Total assets
- $18,381,061
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% 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 The Abundant Life Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 14 grants of 17 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How The Abundant Life Foundation gives
- Giving grew 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $150K (2021) to $850K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $850K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached List Cincinnati, OH | General Operating | $850,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,381,061 | $1,374,490 | $865,654 | $850,000 | 1 | $851,150 | $1,370,445 | $898,893 |
| 2024 | $17,969,102 | $1,001,700 | $807,814 | $800,000 | 7 | $800,000 | $993,886 | $863,559 |
| 2023 | $16,673,192 | $367,866 | $799,722 | $760,000 | 6 | $760,000 | $328,144 | $783,409 |
| 2022 | $15,081,149 | $601,815 | $539,073 | $505,000 | 2 | $505,000 | $718,498 | $763,844 |
| 2021 | $17,798,277 | $2,337,646 | $169,217 | $150,000 | 1 | $150,000 | $2,295,035 | $660,794 |
| 2020 | $3,709,885 | $236,543 | $210,629 | $200,000 | 1 | — | $196,304 | $198,746 |
| 2019 | $3,911,969 | $348,658 | $209,964 | $200,000 | 1 | — | $336,927 | $188,478 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Abundant Life Foundation reported a distributable amount of $899K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Abundant Life Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Timothy C. Gehner
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy E. Johnson
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Wyckoff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: M. Scot Wyckoff (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lois E. Pierce (2019–2020) — 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 The Abundant Life Foundation
How much does The Abundant Life Foundation give each year?
The Abundant Life Foundation gave $850K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $800K across 7 grants.
How large is The Abundant Life Foundation?
The Abundant Life Foundation reported $18.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $851K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $899K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does The Abundant Life Foundation operate?
The Abundant Life Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas.
What is The Abundant Life Foundation's EIN?
The Abundant Life Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1562299. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
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