The Berea City Club Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Berea, OH EIN: 34-1881034

The mission of the Berea City Club, inc. Is to promote positive civic interests for the betterment of the city of berea, Ohio.

The Berea City Club Inc at a glance

In short: The Berea City Club Inc gave $48K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$48,445
-35.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$16,148
-14.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$17,750
Total assets
$1,361,647
+15.4% 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 The Berea City Club Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Berea-Midpark High School: $20KBerea-Midpark High School$20KNorth End Foundation: $18KNorth End Foundation$18KBerea Community Outreach: $11KBerea Community Outreach$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Berea-Midpark High School ($20K). Together the top 3 received $48K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BereaBeere

How The Berea City Club Inc gives

  • Giving fell 42% 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$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $86K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $48K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Berea-Midpark High School Berea, OH—$20,100
North End Foundation Berea, OH—$17,750
Berea Community Outreach Berea, OH—$10,595
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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$1,361,647$249,270$67,497$48,4453$46,664
2024$1,179,874$232,816$94,855$75,3334$45,957
2023$1,041,913$294,695$53,753$31,3353$29,377
2022$800,971$214,061$98,135$83,8165$965
2021$685,045$152,895$74,893$62,5024$1,031
2020$616,111$13,626$115,045$85,8374$7,492
2019$708,462$123,555$44,179$5,1501$12,364

About The Berea City Club Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Berea City Club Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Berea, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $48K. Net investment income was $47K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Berea City Club Inc is led by Jack Draves, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jack Draves

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Haas

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Sechler

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Bandsuch

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bob Cistolo (2019–2023) — Vice President

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 Berea City Club Inc

How much does The Berea City Club Inc give each year?

The Berea City Club Inc gave $48K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $75K across 4 grants.

What is The Berea City Club Inc's typical grant size?

The Berea City Club Inc's median grant in 2025 was $17,750, and its average grant was $16,148, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does The Berea City Club Inc give grants?

The Berea City Club Inc gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Berea, OH (3 grants).

How large is The Berea City Club Inc?

The Berea City Club Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $249K.

What is The Berea City Club Inc?

The Berea City Club Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Berea, OH. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Berea City Club Inc's EIN?

The Berea City Club Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1881034. 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 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 24, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)

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