The Conklin Foundation
Providing financial assistance to conservation and outdoor education projects worldwide.
The Conklin Foundation at a glance
In short: The Conklin Foundation reported $53K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $53,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $476,718
- -11.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $101,265
- -37.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $24,285
- +46.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $160,971
- +31.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Conklin Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2023) to $54K (2024). In 2025 it reported $53K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $476,718 | $101,265 | $160,971 | $53,000 | Total only | $24,285 |
| 2024 | $538,155 | $161,324 | $122,318 | $54,045 | Total only | $16,541 |
| 2023 | $485,942 | $147,997 | $155,136 | $25,000 | Total only | $29,554 |
| 2022 | $560,112 | $76,799 | $71,300 | — | — | $39,029 |
| 2021 | $550,113 | $27,923 | $24,061 | — | — | $17,923 |
| 2020 | $462,262 | $58,992 | $158,878 | $50,000 | 2 | $14,022 |
| 2019 | $577,310 | $89,742 | $75,904 | — | — | $17,046 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Conklin Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Conklin Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in North Canton, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $477K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $53K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $24K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Conklin Foundation is led by Bradford T. Black, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bradford T. Black
President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Crig Boddington
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
J. Alan Smith
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jerry Brenner
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jose Madrazo
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Michael J. Miller
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Renee Snider
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Thomas J. Hammond
Director
President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexander Egorov
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Bela Hidvegi
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jay Link
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Sergey Yastrzhembsky
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Gary Ingersoll
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Rex Baker
Secretary Tr
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary Treasurer, 2022
Secretary Treasurer → Secretary Tr, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Dorothy Harber (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jesus Yuren (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kenneth L. Barr (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lacy Harber (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ricardo E. Longoria (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gary Ingersal (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Alan Sackman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ben F. Carter (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dennis Anderson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Donald Berg (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Edward Yates (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jim Shockey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Speegle (2019–2020) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about The Conklin Foundation
How much does The Conklin Foundation give each year?
The Conklin Foundation reported $53K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $54K in grants paid.
How large is The Conklin Foundation?
The Conklin Foundation reported $477K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $101K.
What is The Conklin Foundation?
The Conklin Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in North Canton, OH. It holds $477K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Conklin Foundation operate?
The Conklin Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Texas.
What is The Conklin Foundation's EIN?
The Conklin Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3959779. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 13, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 26, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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