Wood County District Library Founda

Public charity · Grantmaker Bowling Green, OH EIN: 31-1417745

To receive real and personal property for the purpose of expending funds to support library services, materials and facilities of the wood country district public library. This includes raising and investing funds to help meet library needs and secure planned giving through wills and estates.

Wood County District Library Founda at a glance

In short: Wood County District Library Founda gave $213K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $71K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$212,941
-20.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$70,980
-20.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$76,950
Total assets
$2,499,426
+17.6% 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 Wood County District Library Founda funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Wood County District Public Library: $213K across 3 grantsWood County District PublicLibrary$213K · 3 grants

The largest 2025 recipient was Wood County District Public Library ($213K across 3 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K3$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 16 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Bowling Green

How Wood County District Library Founda gives

  • Giving grew 25% 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$100K$200K$300K3 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $144K (2020) to $268K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $213K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wood County District Public Library Bowling Green, OHSupport$125,000
Wood County District Public Library Bowling Green, OHSupport$76,950
Wood County District Public Library Bowling Green, OHSupport$10,991
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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$2,499,426$444,168$344,512$212,9413$3,126
2024$2,124,949$436,255$336,575$267,9193$33,099
2023$1,726,306$293,084$221,862$174,7543$26,662
2022$1,498,262$297,658$256,474$170,6943$28,657
2021$1,739,664$571,518$230,845$199,0874$195,524
2020$1,328,063$196,119$192,332$144,2023$40,739

About Wood County District Library Founda

Based on IRS filings

Wood County District Library Founda is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bowling Green, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $213K. Net investment income was $3K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wood County District Library Founda's 2025 filing lists 14 officers; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Paskvan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clif Boutelle

    Trustee

    President → Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn McCaghy

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Dalton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Kuhlin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Hanna

    Trustee

    Trustee → President, 2021

    President → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Vogtsberger

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Maurer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Conlin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becky White-Schooner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dianne Klein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Hudson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy East

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Phipps

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Maggie Fawcett (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jason Miller (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Ohashi (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Mojabeng Kamala (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Sandy Rowland (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Melissa Krieger (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Teri Sharp (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Beth Utz (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Judith Conda (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Karen Simmons (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary Green (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Patricia Maurer (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Wood County District Library Founda

How much does Wood County District Library Founda give each year?

Wood County District Library Founda gave $213K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $268K across 3 grants.

What is Wood County District Library Founda's typical grant size?

Wood County District Library Founda's median grant in 2025 was $76,950, and its average grant was $70,980, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Wood County District Library Founda give grants?

Wood County District Library Founda 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 Bowling Green, OH (3 grants).

Does Wood County District Library Founda give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Wood County District Library Founda's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (3 grants).

How large is Wood County District Library Founda?

Wood County District Library Founda reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $444K.

What is Wood County District Library Founda?

Wood County District Library Founda is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bowling Green, OH. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Wood County District Library Founda's EIN?

Wood County District Library Founda's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1417745. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 2, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 27, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)

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