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Welcome House Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Westlake, OH EIN: 34-1793226 Website

Welcome House is dedicated to helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities live full and rewarding lives by providing a variety of residential and supportive services in a caring community.

Welcome House Inc at a glance

In short: Welcome House Inc gave $18K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$18,405
-33.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,203
-33.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,203
Total assets
$10,198,485
+0.6% 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 Welcome House Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Wesco Housing Corp: $11KWesco Housing Corp$11KBunts Road Housing Corp: $7KBunts Road Housing Corp$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wesco Housing Corp ($11K). Together the top 2 received $18K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 10 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Westlake

How Welcome House 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$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $422K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wesco Housing Corp Westlake, OHOperations$10,997
Bunts Road Housing Corp Westlake, OHOperations$7,408
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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$10,198,485$20,394,990$20,238,172$18,4052$106,150
2024$10,139,990$20,151,184$19,813,972$27,7592$88,735
2023$9,598,259$16,185,672$16,827,251$21,1712$114,751
2022$9,928,244$16,351,042$15,594,747$31,7982$69,670
2021$9,520,615$15,371,450$15,714,643$422,1552$147,445
2020$9,875,660$15,870,091$15,996,323——$57,292
2019$7,638,407$13,298,030$12,969,216$6,4501$69,953

About Welcome House Inc

Based on IRS filings

Welcome House Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Westlake, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $106K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Welcome House Inc is led by Deborah Brown, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Deborah Brown

    President

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Gundlach

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Petrasek

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aleksandra Tyler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Welch

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katy Bryan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Randazzo

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Westbrook

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Muscent

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Thomas

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $176K (2019) → $155K (2025)

  • Carriann Pafford

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2019) → $177K (2025)

  • Meg Nachtwey

    Executive Di

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $231K (2025)

  • Mary Sauer

    Vice President

    Vice President → Trustee, 2022

    Trustee → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Jalisa Neal (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lauryn Robinson (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Brian Seidner (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Joann Watterson (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Gerri L. Kornblut (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Cathy Andre (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Dennis Dlugosz (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jamonae Scarborough (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Meg Nachtwey — Executive Di: $231KMeg NachtweyExecutive Di$231KCarriann Pafford — CFO: $177KCarriann PaffordCFO$177KAnthony Thomas — Executive Di: $155KAnthony ThomasExecutive Di$155K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $231K, to Meg Nachtwey (Executive Di). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Welcome House Inc

How much does Welcome House Inc give each year?

Welcome House Inc gave $18K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $28K across 2 grants.

How large is Welcome House Inc?

Welcome House Inc reported $10.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.4M.

What is Welcome House Inc?

Welcome House Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Westlake, OH. It holds $10.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Welcome House Inc operate?

Welcome House Inc has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Welcome House Inc's EIN?

Welcome House Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1793226. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 19, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 26, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 24, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)

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