Private foundation · EIN 35-2446722 · Brooklyn, Ohio · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Walter E Terhune Memorial Fund

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Ohio. The foundation accepts applications (March 31 and September 30) and its median grant is $20K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $640K total, median $20K. 81% of grants stayed in Ohio. Stated restrictions: Awards are given based on educational, literary, scientific, and other charitable causes.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
32
$640K
Median grant
$20K
Stays in OH
81%
of grants
Deadline
See below
March 31 and September 30
Assets
$8.7M

How to apply

Submit in writing:statement of purpose & history of organization, description of project and duration, amount requested, budget, current tax exempt status, list of board members, financial statements Contact: Keybank N a Foundations and Endowm, P O Box 10099, Toledo, Oh, 4192596197 Deadlines: March 31 and September 30 Restrictions: Awards are given based on educational, literary, scientific, and other charitable causes.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Toledo Alliance for the Performing ArtsToledo, OHGeneral operating$60K
YMCAWashington, DCGeneral operating$55K
Erie Shores CouncilToledo, OHGeneral operating$50K
Boys and Girls Club of ToledoToledo, OHGeneral operating$40K
Local Initiatives Support CorpNew York, NYGeneral operating$35K
Toledo OperaToledo, OHGeneral operating$30K
Toledo Area Humane SocietyMaumee, OHGeneral operating$30K
Great Lakes Historical SocietyToledo, OHGeneral operating$30K
Valentine TheatreToledo, OHGeneral operating$30K
Arts CommissionToledo, OHGeneral operating$25K
Ottawa Hills School FoundationOttawa Hills, OHGeneral operating$25K
Catholic CharitiesNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Black Swamp ConservancyPemberville, OHGeneral operating$25K
Sunshine Foundation IncMaumee, OHGeneral operating$20K
Trinity Episcopal ChurchSaugerties, NYGeneral operating$20K
Genacross Lutheran Services FoundationToledo, OHGeneral operating$20K
Toledo Jeep FestToledo, OHGeneral operating$20K
Imagination StationStratford, TXGeneral operating$13K
Ronald McDonald CharitiesCleveland, OHGeneral operating$10K
Lutheran Social Services of NwoToledo, OHGeneral operating$10K
Rutherford B Hayes Presidential CenterFremont, OHGeneral operating$10K
Toledo TomorrowToledo, OHGeneral operating$10K
Stranahan Elementary PTAToledo, OHGeneral operating$5,000
Good Grief of Northwest OhioToledo, OHGeneral operating$5,000
Toledo Streets NewspaperToledo, OHGeneral operating$5,000
TeamFort Mill, SCGeneral operating$5,000
Maumee Valley Habitat for HumanityMaumee, OHGeneral operating$5,000
Toledo Northwestern Ohio Foodbank IncToledo, OHGeneral operating$5,000
Diabetes Youth ServicesToledo, OHGeneral operating$5,000
Tutor SmartToledo, OHGeneral operating$5,000
Bittersweet FarmsNew Marshfield, OHGeneral operating$5,000
Frogtown PlayersSylvania, OHGeneral operating$2,500

By state: Ohio 26 · New York 3 · District of Columbia 1 · Texas 1 · South Carolina 1

About this foundation

Walter E Terhune Memorial Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Brooklyn, Ohio, administered in care of Key Bank Na, tax-exempt since 2013. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Walter E Terhune Memorial Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Submit in writing:statement of purpose & history of organization, description of project and duration, amount requested, budget, current tax exempt status, list of board members, financial statements Deadlines: March 31 and September 30.

How much does Walter E Terhune Memorial Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $640K across 32 grants, a median of $20K.

Where does Walter E Terhune Memorial Fund give?

Ohio (26 grants), New York (3 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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