Bessie M Urmson
Private foundation · Columbus, OH · EIN 90-1502942 · reported 2023–2025
18grants reported
$1,273median award
$663lower quartile
$636smallest grant
$32Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 18 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1558
Columbus, OH 43216-1558
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 404 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Episcopal Church | New Castle, PA | $3,645 |
| First United Methodist Church | New Castle, PA | $3,645 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | New Castle, PA | $3,314 |
| First United Methodist Church | New Castle, PA | $3,314 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | New Castle, PA | $3,182 |
| First United Methodist Church | New Castle, PA | $3,182 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,346 |
| University of Akron | Akron, OH | $1,346 |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,273 |
| Westminster College | New Wilmington, PA | $1,273 |
| Ohio University | Athens, OH | $1,209 |
| Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, PA | $1,209 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $729 |
| City Rescue Mission MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS | New Castle, PA | $729 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $663 |
| City Rescue Mission | New Castle, PA | $663 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $636 |
| City Rescue Mission | New Castle, PA | $636 |
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