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US nonprofit · EIN 356019016 · N Manchester, INiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 356019016) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Community Foundation of Wabash County Inc's network

17 people9 organisationsi17 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian Howenstine ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Beth GillespieDirector2023
3 yrs
Brian PeasTreasurer2018
8 yrs
David Mann (also filed as Dave Mann)Director2019
7 yrs
Doug LehmanDirector2024
2 yrs
James Smith (also filed as Jim Smith)Vice Chair2018
8 yrs
Jim ChinworthDirector2019
7 yrs
Jim WidnerCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
John PhilippsenDirector2018
8 yrs
Kelsey JO KessieDirector2023
3 yrs
Patricia GrantPresident/Ce2018
8 yrs
Russell Coulter-KernDirector2018
8 yrs
Stacy YoungDirector2024
2 yrs
Susan ManwaringDirector2019
7 yrs
Tenille ZartmanDirector2024
2 yrs
Todd LybargerDirector2018
8 yrs
Tyler OlsonDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Patricia GrantPresident/Ce40$122k$20k
Brian HowenstineChair3$0
Jim SmithVice Chair3$0
Brian PeasTreasurer3$0
Jim WidnerSecretary3$0
Jim ChinworthDirector1$0
Russell Coulter-KernDirector1$0
Beth GillespieDirector1$0
Kelsey Jo KessieDirector1$0
Doug LehmanDirector1$0
Todd LybargerDirector1$0
Dave MannDirector1$0
Susan ManwaringDirector1$0
Tyler OlsonDirector1$0
John PhilippsenDirector1$0
Stacy YoungDirector1$0
Tenille ZartmanDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Community Foundation of Wabash County Inc
EIN
356019016
Address
220 E Main St, N Manchester, IN, 46962-1823
State
Indiana
Mission
The community foundation of wabash county serves the citizens of wabash county by implementing their charitable aspirations, making grants, investing and safeguarding charitable assets, providing information regarding charitable endeavors, and convening citizens and linking resources to address issues confronting our shared lives. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T31 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1954
Principal officer
Brian Howenstine (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1962
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBrian Howenstine
≥8years on the filingsBrian Peas
≥8years on the filingsJames Smith
≥8years on the filingsJohn Philippsen

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$99.4m
Total liabilities
$6.3m
Net assets or fund balances
$93m
Contributions and grants received
$10.1m
Program service revenue
$566k
Grants and similar paid out
$4.1m
Employees
10
Volunteers
15

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$16.4m$5.9m$10.5m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
85 Hope IncHealthcare services$540k
Wabash First United MethodistPrograms & building$469k
Wabash County YMCAGeneral support$364k
Learn More CenterAdult education$302k
Peabody Retirement CommunityGeneral support$204k
Wabash City SchoolsProject support$166k
Manchester Early Learning CenterEarly childhood ed$165k
The Estelle Peabody Memorial HomeGeneral support$160k
Honeywell Foundation IncGeneral support$143k
Lafontaine Learning CommunityStrategic initiative$101k
Babe of Wabash CountyStrategic initiative$99k
Grow Wabash County FoundationWorkforce program$99k
First Friends Early LearningStrategic initiative$82k
Eel River Community Church of theVulnerable children$57k
Wabash Friends ChurchGeneral support$56k
Wabash Presbyterian ChurchStrategic initiative$56k
Town of North ManchesterS. Mill st. Pavilion$50k
North Manchester Civic SymphonyGeneral support$46k
Timbercrest Retirement CommunityProjects and support$45k
North Manchester Public LibraryGeneral support$38k
Parkview Wabash Hospital FoundationGeneral support$35k
Living Well in Wabash CountyGeneral support$32k
MCS-Manchester Community SchoolsProgram support$31k
Saint Paul's Child Care Ministry &$30k
Westminster Preschool$29k