David Meade Massie Trust
Chillicothe, OH · EIN 31-6022292. Reported 135 grants totalling $946,589 to 78 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. David Meade Massie Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,974 and $7,580; the smallest was $768 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross County YMCA | Chillicothe, OH | $94,190 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Assistance House | Chillicothe, OH | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ross Humane Society | Chillicothe, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Wesleyan Church | Chillicothe, OH | $36,190 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society St Peters Conference | Chillicothe, OH | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scioto Township | Chillicothe, OH | $30,227 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bishop Flaget School | Chillicothe, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adena Athletic Boosters | Frankfort, OH | $29,301 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Network of Ross County | Chillicothe, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scioto Valley Youth League | Chillicothe, OH | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cat Roundup Rescue | Richmond Dale, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth's Hope Pregnancy Resources | Chillicothe, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Clinic of Ross County | Chillicothe, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Majestic Theatre | Chillicothe, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scioto Valley Habitat for Humanity | Chillicothe, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Chillicothe, OH | $19,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Margarets Cemetery | Chillicothe, OH | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Build a Home | Chillicothe, OH | $18,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Fire Co #2 | Chillicothe, OH | $16,669 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adena Local School District | Frankfort, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bryant Beans Butt | Chillicothe, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ross Christian Academy | Chillicothe, OH | $14,907 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adena Youth League | Clarksburg, OH | $14,160 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chillicothe Ross Community Foundation | Chillicothe, OH | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| K of C Council | Chillicothe, OH | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Frankfort, OH | $12,401 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Legion Post #483 | Frankfort, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bourneville Christian Union Church | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bournville Christian Union Church | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jaycees Special Santa | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society St Marys Conference | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Veterans in Transition | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Life of Ross County | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elmdale Grange | Chillicothe, OH | $9,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Huntington Township Trustees | Chillicothe, OH | $9,121 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Fire Company 2 | Chillicothe, OH | $9,040 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chillicothe Art League | Chillicothe, OH | $6,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Concord Township Fire and Rescue | Frankfort, OH | $5,692 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bainbridge Historical Society | Bainbridge, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brookside Church | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chillicothe Cavalier Club | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Concord Ems | Frankfort, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtown Chillicothe | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dry Run United Methodist Church | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Church of God | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Chillicothe Va Memorial Field | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Chillicothe Public Library | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harrison Township Fire & Rescue | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Partnership Project | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ross County Genealogical Society | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scioto Society | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sojourners Care Network | Mcarthur, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Peter Catholic Church | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society St Mary's Conference | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tyler Memorial United Methodist Church | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unioto Football Boosters | Chillicothe, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Clarksburg | Clarksburg, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scioto Valley Youth League Flag Football | Chillicothe, OH | $4,999 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntington Local Schools | Chillicothe, OH | $4,993 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ross-Pike Education Service District | Chillicothe, OH | $4,974 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harrison Township Fire and Rescue | Chillicothe, OH | $4,960 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Lucy Hayes Heritage House Center | Chillicothe, OH | $4,856 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chillicothe Police Department | Chillicothe, OH | $4,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calvary Baptist Church | Chillicothe, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ross County Coronor's Office | Chillicothe, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frankfort Area Historical Society | Frankfort, OH | $3,825 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mighty Children's Museum | Chillicothe, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bainbridge Senior Citizens | Bainbridge, OH | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chillicothe First Church of the Nazarene | Chillicothe, OH | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ross County Dare | Chillicothe, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ross County Mountain Lions | Chillicothe, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shine on Chillicothe | Chillicothe, OH | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Bad Apple | Chillicothe, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nathanael Massie Dar | Chillicothe, OH | $1,980 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Lucy Hayes Heritage Center | Chillicothe, OH | $1,260 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Buck Fifty | Chillicothe, OH | $1,238 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| David Ater Dyslexia Clinic | Chillicothe, OH | $888 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bishop Hill United Methodist Church | Chillicothe, OH | $768 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
30 of 78 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 59%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Ross Humane Society
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDING - Scioto Township
UPGRADE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - Majestic Theatre
MATCHING GRANT FOR RENOVATION - Adena Local School District
SHELTER HOUSE, CONCESSION STAND ETC - Ross County YMCA
PAINTING EXTERIOR AND WEIGHT ROOM - First Wesleyan Church
HYGEINE PRODUCTS FOR NEEDY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $266,562 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 24 | $176,443 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 37 | $253,213 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $250,371 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. David Meade Massie Trust has 1 of them, worth $10,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Ross County Commissioners | Chillicothe, OH | $10,000 |
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from David Meade Massie Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 41, Chillicothe, OH, 45601. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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