J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn
Zanesville, OH · EIN 31-1396841. Reported 545 grants totalling $21.8M to 244 recipients across tax years 2020-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,080median grant
$21.8Mgranted, 2020-2025
244recipients, as named on its returns
56%of grantees funded again the next year
$124.7Massets, latest filing
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. J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,080. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,249 and $25,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,001,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum County Community Foundation | Zanesville, OH | $2,108,238 | 43 | 6 | 2025 |
| Ohio University - Zanesville | Zanesville, OH | $1,584,999 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Zanesville Community Development | Zanesville, OH | $1,306,300 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Muskingum University | New Concord, OH | $1,250,600 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Muskingum Valley Park District | Zanesville, OH | $1,116,891 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County Library System | Zanesville, OH | $1,064,607 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mvhc | Zanesville, OH | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Genesis Healthcare Foundation | Zanesville, OH | $664,874 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio | Millfield, OH | $578,200 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center | Zanesville, OH | $518,394 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County Convention Facilities Authority | Zanesville, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohio State Parks Foundation | Westerville, OH | $385,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mid-East Career and Technology Centers | Zanesville, OH | $370,014 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland | Columbus, OH | $353,325 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Transitions Inc | Zanesville, OH | $309,256 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Odnr Foundation | Columbus, OH | $293,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Village of Dresden | Dresden, OH | $272,244 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eastside Community Ministries | Zanesville, OH | $255,255 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Zaneville City Schools | Zanesville, OH | $244,970 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trulight Ministries | Zanesville, OH | $237,672 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Muskingum Behavior Health | Zanesville, OH | $232,545 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Carr Center | Zanesville, OH | $208,061 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Zanesville City Schools | Zanesville, OH | $193,769 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grace United Methodist Church | Zanesville, OH | $185,880 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Franklin Local Community School | Roseville, OH | $173,980 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Roseville | Roseville, OH | $156,559 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Animal Shelter Society | Zanesville, OH | $153,084 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Abbott Home | Zanesville, OH | $151,445 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Zanesville | Zanesville, OH | $146,384 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Teton Youth & Family Services | Jackson, WY | $145,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Paws of Muskingum County | Zanesville, OH | $136,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Zanesville Community Theatre Inc | Zanesville, OH | $128,934 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tri-Valley Local Schools | Dresden, OH | $122,335 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Foxfire Schools | Zanesville, OH | $117,267 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Homeless Hands of Zanesville | Zanesville, OH | $115,382 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Allwell Behavioral Health Services | Zanesville, OH | $108,776 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maysville Local Schools | Zanesville, OH | $102,322 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Wilds | Cumberland, OH | $101,635 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Forever Dads | Zanesville, OH | $99,996 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Zanesville Board of Education | Zanesville, OH | $98,899 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| College Choice Foundation | Homewood, AL | $95,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Breaking Free Therapeutic Riding Center | Norwich, OH | $94,880 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nelson T Gant Foundation | Zanesville, OH | $93,467 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County History | Zanesville, OH | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muskingum County Center for Seniors | Zanesville, OH | $80,597 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Project Blueprint Inc | Zanesville, OH | $79,583 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Zanesville Concert Association | Zanesville, OH | $75,784 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Harrison Township Muskingum County | Philo, OH | $72,471 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harrison Township | Philo, OH | $72,379 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Zanesville, OH | $71,500 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Village of New Concord | New Concord, OH | $68,820 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Muskingum Soil & Water Conservation District | Zanesville, OH | $68,631 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Village of South Zanesville | Zanesville, OH | $68,422 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Zanesville Museum of Art | Zanesville, OH | $68,199 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christ's Table | Zanesville, OH | $64,620 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Helen Purcell Home | Zanesville, OH | $61,777 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buckeye Valley Family YMCA | Zanesville, OH | $61,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Market St Baptist Church | Zanesville, OH | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Zane State College Foundation | Zanesville, OH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| East Muskingum Schools | New Concord, OH | $59,148 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tri-Valley Youth Baseball League | Zanesville, OH | $57,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross - East Central Ohio | Norwich, OH | $55,768 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Westerville Rowers | Westerville, OH | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Y-City Midget League | Zanesville, OH | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 | Zanesville, OH | $53,549 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County Juvenile Court | Zanesville, OH | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County Dog Warden and Adoption Center | Zanesville, OH | $52,991 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Careytown Preschool and Child Care Center | Zanesville, OH | $50,483 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Zane Trace Commemoration | Zanesville, OH | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Zane State College | Zanesville, OH | $48,767 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Appalachian Outdoor Adventures | Nashport, OH | $47,930 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Zanesville Art Museum | Zanesville, OH | $45,897 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bethel Community Center | Zanesville, OH | $45,831 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zane Trace Players | Zanesville, OH | $45,460 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc | North Canton, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| West Muskingum Schools | Zanesville, OH | $42,293 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alcy Ball Community Development | Memphis, TN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chandlersville Youth League | Chandlersville, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Coburn United Methodist Church | Zanesville, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pencil Foundation | Nashville, TN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Zanesville High School | Zanesville, OH | $37,765 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muskingum Valley Garden Society | Zanesville, OH | $35,925 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Foodworks Alliance LLC | Zanesville, OH | $35,799 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mid-Ohio Mobility Solutions | Zanesville, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce | Zanesville, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tri Valley Band Boosters | Dresden, OH | $34,904 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tri Valley Schools | Dresden, OH | $32,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muskingum County Childrens Services | Roseville, OH | $32,423 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| East Muskingum Local Schools | New Concord, OH | $32,327 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maysville Youth League Baseball & Softball Inc | White Cottage, OH | $32,005 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muskingum County Social Justice Coalition | Zanesville, OH | $31,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Franklin Local Schools | Duncan Falls, OH | $30,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| West Muskingum Youth League Baseball | Zanesville, OH | $30,715 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| East Muskingum Band Boosters | New Concord, OH | $30,205 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shrivers Hospice | Zanesville, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teton County Search and Rescue | Jackson, WY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| John Glennnew Concord Lacrosse Club | New Concord, OH | $29,436 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village of Philo | Philo, OH | $27,546 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| No Barriers USA | Fort Collins, CO | $27,490 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Baptist Church | Zanesville, OH | $26,856 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zanesville Day Nursery | Zanesville, OH | $26,813 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dresden Community Association Inc | Dresden, OH | $25,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum | Zanesville, OH | $25,245 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | Zanesville, OH | $24,353 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Muskingum High School | Zanesville, OH | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muskingum County Schools | Zanesville, OH | $23,456 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Brookwood Community | Brookshire, TX | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Get Kids Hooked Inc | Dresden, OH | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County Literacy Council | Zanesville, OH | $21,714 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | $21,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Appalachian Outdoor Adventures Mountain Bike Club | Zanesville, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artcoz | Zanesville, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Central Florida Zoological Society Inc | Lake Monroe, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jeffco Open Space Foundation | Golden, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memphis Teacher Residency | Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muskingum Valley Council Boy Scouts of America | Zanesville, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muskingum Valley Old-Timers Association | Zanesville, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Concord Summer Baseball & Softball Association | New Concord, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pencil | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Service Over Self | Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Zanesville Fire Department | Zanesville, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Greenway Foundation | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Homegrown Players | Trinway, OH | $19,918 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muskingum County Board of Developmental Disabilities | Zanesville, OH | $19,645 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northgate Church | Dresden, OH | $19,545 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lifewise Academy | Zanesville, OH | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Westerville Crew | Westerville, OH | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| John Glenn Flag Football & Cheer Inc | Zanesville, OH | $17,375 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County Agricultural Society | Zanesville, OH | $16,600 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fuse Network - Muskingum Starlight Industries | Newark, OH | $16,520 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newton Twp Firefighters Association | White Cottage, OH | $16,117 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minority Business Resouce Network | Zanesville, OH | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philo United Methodist Church | Philo, OH | $15,661 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maysville High School Band | Zanesville, OH | $15,625 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethel Mission Inc | Zanesville, OH | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Covenant Church | Zanesville, OH | $15,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abbot Home | Zanesville, OH | $15,350 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Zanesville Muskingum County Health Department | Zanesville, OH | $15,231 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Avondale Samaritan Place | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Trinity Um Church | Zanesville, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paving the Way Foundation | Orlando, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zanesville Memorial Concert Band Inc | Zanesville, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Perry Township Fire Department | Zanesville, OH | $14,970 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heros Landing Children's Justice Center | Zanesville, OH | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maysville Elementary School | Zanesville, OH | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Hope Full Gospel Church | Zanesville, OH | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zane Grey Elementary Schools | Zanesville, OH | $13,992 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Zanesville Athletic Boosters Inc | Zanesville, OH | $13,650 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Franklin Local Youth Soccer Inc | Duncan Falls, OH | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village of Frazeysburg | Frazeysburg, OH | $12,758 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West Muskingum Band Boosters | Zanesville, OH | $12,700 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Roseville Historical Society | Roseville, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Limestone Valley Food Pantry | East Fultonham, OH | $12,290 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Secrest | Zanesville, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Youth Baseball Inc | Duncan Falls, OH | $11,259 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zanesville Community High School | Zanesville, OH | $10,780 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Y Bridge Arts Festival | Zanesville, OH | $10,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Zanesville Civic League Community Center | Zanesville, OH | $10,580 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Amy's Totes for Hope | Zanesville, OH | $10,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philo Youth Baseball League | Zanesville, OH | $10,078 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Auburn Community Church | Auburn, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Beckendorff Junior High School | Katy, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Skills Tiny Homes | Sananselmo, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Birmingham Ed Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buildsoccer | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Ohio | Newark, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kids House of Seminole Inc | Sanford, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pet Rescue By Judy | Sanford, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St James Episcopal Church | Zanesville, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tri Valley Baseball Boosters | Dresden, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anchor Christian Academy | Zanesville, OH | $8,910 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tri Valley Youth League Softball | Frazeysburg, OH | $8,518 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forest L Mumford Post 71 American Legion | Roseville, OH | $8,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce | Zanesville, OH | $8,050 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minority Business Resource Network | Zanesville, OH | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pleasant Grove Church | Zanesville, OH | $7,797 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Attack Poverty | Richmond, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harvest for the Hungry | Freeport, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Barc Foundation | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reining Strength Therapeutic Horsemanship | Richmond, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tri Valley Fire District Association | Dresden, OH | $6,960 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Be Wise Camp | New Concord, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Miles' Mission | Zanesville, OH | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Zanesville Business Association | Zanesville, OH | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Muskingum Family & Children First | Zanesville, OH | $5,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Adamsville Elementary School | Adamsville, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Austin Parks Foundation | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bishop Fenwick School | Zanesville, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of South Zanesville | Zanesville, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Wekiva River | Longwood, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Give Directly Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Heart Hands and Hope | Sanford, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hunter Elementary School PTA | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marbles Kids Museum | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Horizon Service Dogs Inc | Orange City, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Congress of Parents & Teachers | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shepherd's Hope | Winter Garden, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teton Literacy Center | Jackson, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Picnic Project | Sanford, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zanesville Appalachian Arts Project | Zanesville, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muskingum Valley League Leadership Academy | Nashport, OH | $4,994 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zanesville Civic League | Zanesville, OH | $4,971 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Schools of Zanesville | Zanesville, OH | $4,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mid-Ohio Foodbank | Columbus, OH | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Warriors to Wilderness | Zanesville, OH | $4,249 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tri-Valley Middle School PTO | Dresden, OH | $4,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Frazeysburg Elementary School | Frazeysburg, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marbles Children's Museum | Raleigh, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philo High School | Duncan Falls, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Road to Recovery - Rolling Plains UMC | Zanesville, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John & Annie Glenn Museum | New Concord, OH | $3,940 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Zanesville UMC Food Pantry | Zanesville, OH | $3,883 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodcity Creatives | Zanesville, OH | $3,859 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County Junior Fair Poultry | Dresden, OH | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Duncan Falls Elementary School | Duncan Falls, OH | $3,557 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gant Foundattion | Zanesville, OH | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendly Hills Campground | Zanesville, OH | $3,079 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Putnam Presbyterian Church | Zanesville, OH | $3,050 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tri Valley Clay Target Team | Dresden, OH | $3,017 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Roosevelt Alexander Elementary School | Katy, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foxfire Ceramics Program | Zanesville, OH | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Katy Christian Ministries | Katy, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| NAMI Six County | Zanesville, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Turban Project | Frazeysburg, OH | $2,480 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Dillon State Park Inc | Nashport, OH | $2,296 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grand Lakes Swim Team | Katy, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brave Beginnings | Zanesville, OH | $1,900 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County Arts Council | Zanesville, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Muskingum County OSU Extension | Zanesville, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bishop Rosecrans High School | Zanesville, OH | $1,291 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Me Fine Foundation | Smithfield, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muskingum County Family YMCA | Zanesville, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abbott Senior Living | Zanesville, OH | $761 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Muskingum Valley Vineyard Church | Zanesville, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zanesville Jaycees | Zanesville, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Zanesville Lil' Devils | Zanesville, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Law Enforcement Partners | Bowling Green, KY | $495 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| John Glenn Baseball Boosters | New Concord, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Fish Folklife | New Concord, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amy's Totes of Hope | Zanesville, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Zanesville, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
102 of 244 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 6 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 56%, across 5 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Muskingum County Library System
LIBRARY RENOVATION; WATER COOLING STATION - City of Zanesville Community Development
SECREST AUDITORIUM PROJECT - Muskingum University
DIAGNOSTIC HUB & FITNESS CENTER - Muskingum Valley Park District
TRAILS IN THE PUTNAM DISTRICT - Muskingum County Community Foundation
MAKE MUSKINGUM HOME - TALENT RETENTION - Odnr Foundation
ADA PLAYGROUND AT DILLON STATE PARK
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 202 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | $305,156 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 76 | $2,097,542 | $10,008 |
| 2022 | 113 | $4,390,265 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 98 | $4,566,167 | $11,750 |
| 2024 | 114 | $4,528,435 | $13,375 |
| 2025 | 118 | $5,943,502 | $10,039 |
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.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund33 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc31 shared recipientsThe Muskingum County Community28 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc24 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc19 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program14 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 6 returns (tax years 2020-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 925 Military Road, Zanesville, OH, 43701. 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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