What Would Love Do Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dayton, OH EIN: 47-2108263

What Would Love Do Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dayton, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. As of 2021, the organization holds $188 in total assets. In 2021, it made $145 in qualifying distributions.

What Would Love Do Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$188
-56.6% vs 2020
Revenue (2021)
$38
-83.0% vs 2020
Qualifying distributions (2021)
$145
Expenses (2021)
$145
-48.8% vs 2020
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2021 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2021; updated October 2026.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50$100$150$200Total only2020 0 grants2021

In 2020 it reported $163 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

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2021$188$38$145——$145
2020$433$223$283$163Total only—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

What Would Love Do Foundation is led by Christine Horner, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2021 report compensation.

Officers on the 2021 filing

  • Christine Horner

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Metcalf

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2021. "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 What Would Love Do Foundation

How large is What Would Love Do Foundation?

What Would Love Do Foundation reported $188 in total assets on its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $38.

What is What Would Love Do Foundation's EIN?

What Would Love Do Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2108263. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2021.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2021

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