WITAN Corp

Public charity · Grantmaker Fairlawn, OH EIN: 83-2817231

WITAN Corp is an organization of women organized to encourage and promote volunteer service in the community, to educate its members in civic responsibility and to raise funds for special civic needs.

WITAN Corp at a glance

In short: WITAN Corp gave $25K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
-67.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-70.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,333
+8.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$524,252
-0.8% 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 WITAN Corp funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Open M: $10KOpen M$10KPeter Maurin Center: $8KPeter Maurin Center$8KGood Samaritan Hunger Center: $8KGood Samaritan Hunger Center$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Open M ($10K). Together the top 3 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 33 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

AkronCuyahoga FallsHudsonMacedoniaRavenna

How WITAN Corp gives

  • Giving fell 79% 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$150K3 grants2021 8 grants2022 9 grants2023 10 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $119K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Open M Akron, OHClinic expenses$10,000
Peter Maurin Center Hudson, OHOperational support$7,500
Good Samaritan Hunger Center Akron, OHGrocery distribution center$7,500
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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$524,252$209,864$214,273$25,0003$29,828
2024$528,661$177,302$156,460$77,06110$33,431
2023$507,819$171,279$162,731$73,0009$23,362
2022$499,271$128,092$247,774$118,5008—
2021$618,953$190,841$12,222$5,2003$46,746

About WITAN Corp

Based on IRS filings

WITAN Corp is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Fairlawn, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $524K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $30K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

WITAN Corp is led by Laurel Marsillo, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Laurel Marsillo

    President

    Membership → President-Elect, 2024

    President-Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Redd

    General Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Marla Piccolomini

    General Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Baldwin

    General Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Lindstrom

    Treasurer

    Communications → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Karolyn Sedlacko

    Secretary

    Civic → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Schmutz

    President-Elect

    French Market → Volunteers, 2023

    Volunteers → President-Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Holly

    Website

    Civic → Website, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Litsa Voulgaris

    Endowment

    Treasurer → Endowment, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Brennan

    Civic

    French Market Elect → Civic, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Ciccolini

    Wow

    Membership → General Director, 2024

    General Director → Wow, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Stoppenhagen

    Communications

    Wow → Communications, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Miller

    Membership

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Jacky Barrier

    Meetings & Events

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Katz

    Volunteers

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (32)
  • Former: Becky Kemp (2021–2024) — French Market-Elect
  • Former: Carla Shome (2021–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Cheryl Dunphy (2021–2024) — Website
  • Former: Doris Antal (2021–2024) — French Market
  • Former: Karen Sears (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Karen Bartlebaugh (2023–2024) — Meetings & Events
  • Former: Laura Brelin (2023–2024) — Endowment
  • Former: Anne Gatti (2024) — General Director
  • Former: Cynthia Royer (2024) — General Director
  • Former: Deb Sutter (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Kathy Moock (2021–2023) — Wow
  • Former: Marie Elias (2021–2023) — Meetings & Events
  • Former: Mega Rankin (2021–2023) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Tracie Baumgardner (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Chris Smerick (2022–2023) — French Market Director
  • Former: Shawnee Domonkos (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Gabriella Mattson (2023) — General
  • Former: Suellen Wagner (2023) — Membership
  • Former: Stephanie Davis-Dieringer (2021–2022) — Endowment
  • Former: Debbie Housholder (2022) — Wow
  • Former: Diane Kelly (2022) — Volunteers
  • Former: Helen Koundourakis (2022) — Meetings & Events
  • Former: Jacki Mudrich (2022) — General
  • Former: Jan Weaver (2022) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Kate Letarte (2022) — General
  • Former: Mary Penney (2022) — General
  • Former: Becky Vieltorf (2021) — Imagine Ball
  • Former: Debbie Rutherford (2021) — Membership
  • Former: Jeanette Foster (2021) — Volunteers
  • Former: Joni Paris (2021) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Kay Bielawski (2021) — French Market Elect
  • Former: Mella Castner (2021) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 WITAN Corp

How much does WITAN Corp give each year?

WITAN Corp gave $25K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $77K across 10 grants.

What is WITAN Corp's typical grant size?

WITAN Corp's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $8,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does WITAN Corp give grants?

WITAN Corp gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Akron, OH (2 grants).

Does WITAN Corp give general operating support?

Yes: 33% of WITAN Corp's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is WITAN Corp?

WITAN Corp reported $524K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $210K.

What is WITAN Corp?

WITAN Corp is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Fairlawn, OH. It holds $524K in total assets as of 2025.

What is WITAN Corp's EIN?

WITAN Corp's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2817231. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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 2021 (received by the IRS December 5, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 9, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 12, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 1, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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