Public Charity

THE JOHN J AND PAULINE GERLACH FOUNDATION

Based in COLUMBUS, OH, THE JOHN J AND PAULINE GERLACH FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.7M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $72.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 203 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $15.4M.

EIN: 311453633 COLUMBUS, OH Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$72.6M
Grants Given203
Grant Total$15.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE JOHN J. & PAULINE GERLACH FOUNDATION IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE JOHN J. & PAULINE GERLACH FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.

Sample Grants Given

CHICAGO, IL · 2024
EDUCATION
$550,000
$255,000
COLUMBUS, OH · 2024
SOCIAL SERVICES
$160,000
COLUMBUS, OH · 2024
SOCIAL SERVICES
$160,000
GROVE CITY, OH · 2024
SOCIAL SERVICES
$140,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE David P Gerlach
TRUSTEE David P Lauer
ASST SECRETARY Douglas F Kridler
TRUSTEE James E Kunk
VICE CHAIRPERSON/TREAS/TRU John B Gerlach Jr
TRUSTEE John L Boylan

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Top Grant Purposes

ADVANCING PHILANTHROPY
$6,100,000 2 grants
SOCIAL SERVICES
$4,225,000 91 grants
HEALTH
$1,896,156 32 grants
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
$1,710,000 43 grants
EDUCATION
$1,140,000 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.7M $1.9M $72.6M
2023 $1.6M $1.5M $70.2M
2022 $1.4M $1.3M $82.9M
2020 $4.7M $1.7M $77.2M
2019 $1.2M $7.2M $71.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $1.7M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $72.6M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL, OH.

ILOH

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