The Whiston Foundation

Historical Funder

Mount Gilead, Ohio · EIN 31-6035458 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$30K

Organizations funded7

Typical grant$3,000

Total assets$507K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $3,000 and $4,641.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	THOMAS WHISTON
Address	187 IBERIA STREET, MOUNT GILEAD OH 43338
Phone	4199473930
Form and materials	NONE
Deadlines	NONE
Restrictions	PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO MORROW COUNTY, OHIO RESIDENTS.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education2
Faith-Based1

Where it gives

14% of grants went outside Ohio.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	Student scholarship	$10,000
Camp Whiston-Boy Scouts	Mount Gilead, OH	Facility for boy scouts-morrow co.	$4,641
Red Cross-Morrow County	Mount Gilead, OH	General fund support	$3,000
Salvation Army-Morrow County	Mount Gilead, OH	General fund support	$3,000
Trinity Methodist Church	Mount Gilead, OH	General fund support	$3,000
Samaritans Purse	Boone, NC	General fund support	$3,000
St Vincent St Mary High School	Akron, OH	Student scholarship	$3,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$29,641	7
2024	$22,588	8
2023	$19,770	8

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621349349101807
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 31-6035458
Profile updated Nov 6, 2026

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