The Logsdon Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Medina, OH EIN: 47-5127863

The Logsdon Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Medina, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $118K. Net investment income was $209K.

The Logsdon Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Logsdon Family Foundation gave $118K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$118,000
+38.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$29,500
+73.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$2,424,634
+8.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (97% 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 Logsdon Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Cleveland Museum of Natural History: $100KCleveland Museum of NaturalHistory$100KAndrews Osborne Academy: $10KAndrews Osborne Academy$10KGood Samaritan Hunger Center: $5KGood Samaritan Hunger Center$5KBurbank Parent Education Council: $3KBurbank Parent EducationCouncil$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cleveland Museum of Natural History ($100K). Together the top 4 received $118K.

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 32 (84%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

ClevelandAkronColumbusMedinaBurbankLos AngelesSpringfieldValley ViewWashingtonAltadenaCuyahoga FallsDavisGreenvilleKirtlandLa Canada FlintridgeNavarreNewport NewsNorfolkNorthbrookPeninsula

How The Logsdon Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 85% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K22 grants2019 5 grants2020 4 grants2021 9 grants2022 10 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2024) to $300K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $118K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cleveland Museum of Natural History Cleveland, OHGeneral Support$100,000
Andrews Osborne Academy Willoughby, OHGeneral Support$10,000
Good Samaritan Hunger Center Akron, OHGeneral Support$5,000
Burbank Parent Education Council Burbank, CAGeneral Support$3,000
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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$2,424,634$329,239$137,755$118,0004$118,000$209,484$138,297
2024$2,233,150$282,255$100,203$85,0005$85,000$117,052$124,530
2023$2,051,098$254,630$155,012$145,00010$145,000$54,618$103,494
2022$1,951,480$-8,322$124,885$98,5009$98,500$4,737$98,360
2021$2,084,687$596,907$231,330$218,5004$218,500$372,077$106,524
2020$1,719,110$231,527$128,736$118,5005—$21,877$90,727
2019$1,616,319$729,845$321,308$300,00022—$17,794$63,776

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Logsdon Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $138K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Logsdon Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David E Logsdon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine M Spady

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John L Logsdon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael E Logsdon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Logsdon Family Foundation

How much does The Logsdon Family Foundation give each year?

The Logsdon Family Foundation gave $118K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $85K across 5 grants.

What is The Logsdon Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Logsdon Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $29,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Logsdon Family Foundation give grants?

The Logsdon Family Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does The Logsdon Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Logsdon Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is The Logsdon Family Foundation?

The Logsdon Family Foundation reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $118K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $138K (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.

What is The Logsdon Family Foundation's EIN?

The Logsdon Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5127863. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 23, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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