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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2420941

Steffens Foundation

A private foundation in Pullman, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 46 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,580,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $4,051,792

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,645,000

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $5,099,781

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,079,333

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $4,949,956

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,683,000

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $5,582,348

  • Tax year 2020

    $412,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $6,554,795

  • Tax year 2019

    $409,000

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $6,767,469

  • Tax year 2018

    $361,240

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $6,802,149

Grants paid in 2024

46 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cross Catholic OutreachBoca Raton, FL

    General Operating

    $200,000
  2. Cross InternationalPompano Beach, FL

    General Operating

    $127,000
  3. Cross InternationalPompano Beach, FL

    Emergency Relief Fund

    $100,000
  4. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General Operating

    $75,000
  5. Vanessa Behan Crisis NurserySpokane, WA

    General Operating

    $75,000
  6. Walla Walla Community College FoundationWalla Walla, WA

    General Operating

    $60,000
  7. Alternatives to ViolenceMoscow, ID

    General Operating

    $50,000
  8. Boys & Girls Clubs of Lewis Clark ValleyLewiston, ID

    General Operating

    $50,000
  9. Catholic Charities of Eastern WashingtonSpokane, WA

    General Operating

    $50,000
  10. Fort Hays State UniversityHays, KS

    Science and Math Summer Camps

    $50,000
  11. Idaho Food BankMeridian, ID

    General Operating

    $50,000
  12. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General Operating

    $50,000
  13. National Immigrant Justice CenterChicago, IL

    General Operating

    $50,000
  14. Shriners Hospital for ChildrenSpokane, WA

    General Operating

    $50,000
  15. Union Gospel MissionRenton, WA

    General Operating

    $50,000
  16. Snake River Community ClinicLewiston, ID

    General Operating

    $40,000
  17. Wild Animal SanctuaryKeenesburg, CO

    General Operating

    $30,000
  18. Community Action Center PullmanPullman, WA

    General Operating

    $25,000
  19. Dominican Sisters of PeaceGreat Bend, KS

    General Operating

    $25,000
  20. Earth's TableBoulder, CO

    General Operating

    $25,000
  21. Forward StepsBroomfield, CO

    General Operating

    $25,000
  22. Palouse Discovery Science CenterPullman, WA

    General Operating

    $25,000
  23. San Felipe Del RioSan Clemente, CA

    General Operating

    $25,000
  24. Washington State University FoundationPullman, WA

    General Operating

    $21,000
  25. Boulder Preparatory High SchoolBoulder, CO

    General Operating

    $20,000
  26. Catholic Relief ServicesHarlan, IA

    General Operating

    $20,000
  27. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General Operating

    $20,000
  28. University of Idaho FoundationMoscow, ID

    General Operating

    $20,000
  29. Workshops for WarriorsSan Diego, CA

    General Operating

    $20,000
  30. World Food ProgramWashington, DC

    General Operating

    $20,000
  31. EdifySan Diego, CA

    General Operating

    $15,000
  32. Covenant HouseNew York, NY

    General Operating

    $10,000
  33. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    General Operating

    $10,000
  34. Intercambio de CommunidadesBoulder, CO

    General Operating

    $10,000
  35. Kuumba Smart VisionPullman, WA

    General Operating

    $10,000
  36. National Council on AgingArlington, VA

    General Operating

    $10,000
  37. San Felipe Del RioSan Clemente, CA

    General Operating

    $10,000
  38. Semper Fi & America's FundQuantico, VA

    General Operating

    $10,000
  39. Sister Carmen Community CenterLafayette, CO

    General Operating

    $10,000
  40. Sweet Dream in a BagLittleton, CO

    General Operating

    $10,000
  41. Whitman County Humane SocietyPullman, WA

    General Operating

    $10,000
  42. Nyaka Aids Orphans ProjectEast Lansing, MI

    General Operating

    $5,000
  43. Operation HomefrontSan Antonio, TX

    General Operating

    $5,000
  44. KiloWatts for HumanitySeattle, WA

    General Operating

    $3,000
  45. Pullman Schools Pantry ProgramPullman, WA

    General Operating

    $3,000
  46. Orphan AcresViola, ID

    General Operating

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion3 grants $247,00030% of the total
  2. International aid5 grants $163,00020% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $101,00012% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $50,0006% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $50,0006% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $50,0006% of the total
  7. 7 other causes12 grants $164,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida3 grants $427,000
  2. Washington13 grants $392,000
  3. Idaho6 grants $211,000
  4. New York4 grants $155,000
  5. Colorado7 grants $130,000
  6. California5 grants $80,000
  7. Kansas2 grants $75,000
  8. Illinois1 grant $50,000
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  10. Iowa1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Mary S SchweitzerPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephanie L SchweitzerVice President Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Edmund A SchweitzerSecretary Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Paul A SchweitzerTreasurer Hours 0.1Pay $0

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