Ohio · Nonprofit
FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS
FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $38,500 to it, the largest being Nationwide Childrens Hospital Group Return ($38,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $70k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $39k
- Net assets
- $10k
What Fathers in Front of Bars does
Mission
We help children of incarcerated fathers by providing education and advocacy in the community and school. The goal is to reduce absentee fathers who are incarcerated and give the child the tools to not lead to the same path.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Primary program: r.e.e.l.l. Sports league Fathers in Front of Bars operates the r.e.e.l.l. (region 3 extra-curricular extended learning league), which provides basketball, flag football, cheer, and soccer programs for elementary and middle-school youth. The league promotes leadership, teamwork, conflict-resolution skills, and academic accountability among students while engaging parents and families as active partners in youth development. During 2024, the organization: expanded the indoor soccer season in collaboration with columbus city schools and nationwide childrens hospital. Trained and supported volunteer coaches, mentors, and cheer staff across eight schools. Collected student data showing improved attendance and behavioral outcomes. Conducted parent leadership meetings to build advocacy skills and family engagement. Secondary program: family restoration initiative the family restoration initiative connects fathersparticularly those impacted by incarcerationwith their children through literacy activities, case management, and school involvement. The program includes home visits, mentoring, and family workshops that strengthen bonds and reduce recidivism. Community…
$34,500 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $34,500.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
James E Hill Jr
CEO/executiv
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 14,851 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,851 human services nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS?
- FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $38,500 to it, the largest being Nationwide Childrens Hospital Group Return ($38,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $38,500 in grants to FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS.
- Who is the largest funder of FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS?
- Nationwide Childrens Hospital Group Return is the largest funder on record, with $38,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FATHERS IN FRONT OF BARS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing