Toledo Bar Association Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Toledo, OH EIN: 34-6534094

To apply all or any part of its income or principal exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes with the object of: 1)fostering and maintaining the honor and integrity of the profession of the law. 2)improving and facilitating the administration of justice. 3)facilitating and encouraging cultivation and diffusion of knowledge and understanding of the law and the promotion of the study of the law and the science of jurisprudence and research therein, through the maintenance of a law library, and the publication of addresses, essays, treatises, reports and other literary works by students and teachers of the law, and providing for the acquisition, preservation and exhibition of rare books and documents, sculptures, paintings, and other objects of art and historical interest relating to the law, the courts and the legal profession. 4)defraying the administrative expenses of providing free legal aid to indigent persons who would otherwise be unable to obtain su

Toledo Bar Association Foundation at a glance

In short: Toledo Bar Association Foundation gave $62K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$61,754
+0.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$30,877
+0.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,877
Total assets
$1,545,354
+4.9% 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 Toledo Bar Association Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Toledo Bar Association: $42KToledo Bar Association$42KAo Advocating Opporunity Inc: $20KAo Advocating Opporunity Inc$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Toledo Bar Association ($42K). Together the top 2 received $62K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 13 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ToledoColumbus

How Toledo Bar Association Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 29% 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$50K$100K$150K5 grants2019 7 grants2020 5 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2023) to $104K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $62K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Toledo Bar Association Toledo, OHPro bono program, fellowship program, continuing legal education, law day awards$41,754
Ao Advocating Opporunity Inc Toledo, OHAssist Victims of Human Trafficking in Northwest Ohio$20,000
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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$1,545,354$82,644$141,606$61,7542$12,357
2024$1,472,530$161,456$168,973$61,3452$77,387
2023$1,382,306$159,344$219,969$30,0002$30,446
2022$1,389,365$100,424$196,686$87,2212$24,983
2021$1,674,202$175,081$320,750$104,3485$102,952
2020$1,612,098$139,172$239,915$103,3677$65,293
2019$1,700,297$73,286$154,951$60,9275$-3,074

About Toledo Bar Association Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Toledo Bar Association Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Toledo, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $62K. Net investment income was $12K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Toledo Bar Association Foundation is led by Bradley J. Lagusch, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bradley J. Lagusch

    Chief Executive Officer

    Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Macmillan

    President

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian B. English

    Director

    Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • M. Catherine Garcia-Feehan

    Director

    Director → President, 2020

    President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen L. Scharf

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William G. Meyer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward T. Mohler

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Khoury

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Drew Nitschke

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan H. Rife

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Jennifer J. Dawson (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Connie Zemmelman (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michelle L. Kranz (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Richard W. Heck (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jenifer A. Belt (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cherrefe A. Kadri (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Richard R. Malone (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Yolanda D. Gwinn (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Stuart F. Cubbon (2019) — 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 Toledo Bar Association Foundation

How much does Toledo Bar Association Foundation give each year?

Toledo Bar Association Foundation gave $62K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $61K across 2 grants.

How large is Toledo Bar Association Foundation?

Toledo Bar Association Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $83K.

What is Toledo Bar Association Foundation?

Toledo Bar Association Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Toledo, OH. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Toledo Bar Association Foundation operate?

Toledo Bar Association Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Toledo Bar Association Foundation's EIN?

Toledo Bar Association Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6534094. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 3, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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