The Reeves Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 34-6575477 · since 1966reevesfound.org·Tuscarawas County·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.8M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$3,050 to $75,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$12,950

Typical grant (median)

62 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

If your organisation is a 501(c)(3) based in Tuscarawas County, or has a presence there, and your work is a capital project serving county residents in health, education, culture, youth or public administration, it fits the foundation's stated priorities.
The foundation says it emphasises capital-type expenditure rather than operating funds, so an operating-cost request is a weaker fit.
Most grants, about 8 in 10, fall between $3,050 and $75,000, with a median of $15,000, so a request around that size is realistic; the largest grant was about $205,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
Send a concise letter describing the project, signed by the president or chair, with the application form, three weeks before a bi-monthly trustee meeting; submission does not guarantee funding, and grantees must provide written confirmation and receipts afterwards, since failing to do so may disqualify future requests.
Repeat giving is a notable part of its funding, with 41% of grant dollars going to organisations it had funded before, so a continuing relationship helps, but the filing does not show that new applicants are shut out.

Overview

The Reeves Foundation is a US private foundation based in Dover, OH.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Reeves Foundation’s mission is to promote the health, education and culture of the people of Tuscarawas County by supporting organisations that help themselves and others. It funds charitable and non-profit organisations with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) that are in Tuscarawas County or have a presence there. It also describes its giving as supporting health and youth agencies, education and public administration, with priority for capital improvement projects serving county residents. Its application guidance emphasises capital-type expenditure rather than operating funds. Its trustees meet bi-monthly.

Themes

Health
Education
Culture
Youth agencies
Public administration

Geographic Focus

Tuscarawas County.

How to apply

Organisations can request funding with a concise letter outlining the project or programme’s purpose, signed by the organisation’s president or chair, together with the application form. Submission does not guarantee funding.

Deadlines: Submit applications three weeks before the bi-monthly meetings.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 41% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 172 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The foundation emphasises capital-type expenditure rather than operating funds.
After completing the project, grantees must provide written confirmation and receipts showing expenditure of the grant for its stated purpose; failure to do so may disqualify future requests.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Ohio100%

North Carolina<1%

The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 41% of grant dollars went to organisations The Reeves Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

62 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $12,950

How much do they typically give?

Share of 62 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k3%

$2.5k–$5k13%

$5k–$10k27%

$10k–$25k23%

$25k–$50k13%

$50k–$100k15%

$100k–$250k6%

Median $12,950 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Tuscarawas County YMCA · Air makeup system
$205,0002024 tax year
Friends of the Homeless · Jack's house of hope construction
$150,0002024 tax year
RTY · Install 3 vintage rides
$135,4442024 tax year
Dover Tornado Club · Crater stadium turf project
$100,0002024 tax year
Kent State University Tuscarawas · Nurses training lab
$96,8222024 tax year
Alpine Hill Historical Museum · Elevator
$75,0002024 tax year
Dover Historical Society Reeves Museum · 2025 general operations
$75,0002024 tax year
Reeves Museum Dover Historical Society · Gutters, re-paving, ac unit
$62,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Dalene R Baker — Trustee
Terry A Pennington — Trustee
Robin C Waltz — Trustee
Robert P Espenschied — Vice President
Peter F Wagner — Secretary / Treasurer
Jeffry T Wagner — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$1,573,068	$1,310,755	$27,854,581	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$1,875,178	$1,589,588	$30,742,904	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$2,135,030	$1,815,482	$33,138,866	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.