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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 16-1020704

Lindau Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Elmira, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $53,300 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $53,300

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $982,849
  • Tax year 2024

    $49,275

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $982,273
  • Tax year 2023

    $46,300

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $988,753
  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $966,666
  • Tax year 2021

    $30,950

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,022,943
  • Tax year 2020

    $40,286

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $900,900
  • Tax year 2019

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $795,930
  • Tax year 2018

    $26,260

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $774,067

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chemung County Performing Arts CtrElmira, NY

    General support

    $16,500
  2. Arnot Health FoundationElmira, NY

    Outpatient pediatric rehab project

    $6,000
  3. Guthrie FoundationSayre, PA

    Ambulatory infusion unit

    $5,300
  4. Elmira CollegeElmira, NY

    Purchase high-powered computers

    $4,000
  5. SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning, NY

    Jet band saw

    $4,000
  6. Southside Community CenterElmira, NY

    Construct 'quiet room'

    $3,500
  7. Abby's Paws for A CauseElmira, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  8. Bampa's HouseCorning, NY

    Volunteer scheduling software

    $3,000
  9. Food Bank of the Southern TierElmira, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  10. Potter's Hands FoundationPainted Post, NY

    Progra for sex trafficking survivors

    $3,000
  11. Meals on Wheels of Chemung CountyElmira, NY

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Youth development2 grants $6,50035% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $4,00022% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $3,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,00016% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $48,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Margaret L PowersSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Laura Powers HillVICE PRES Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Linda Powers OrbanacPRES/TREAS Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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