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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3985834

Lifesong Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lafayette, IN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $24,048 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Braden Gutwein
1503 Veterans Memorial Pkwy East
Lafayette, IN 47905
(765) 497-2477
Form and materials
Complete educational scholarship application
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,048

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $241,197

  • Tax year 2023

    $21,187

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $254,407

  • Tax year 2022

    $21,412

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $277,174

  • Tax year 2021

    $22,389

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $252,545

  • Tax year 2020

    $19,775

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $232,072

  • Tax year 2019

    $18,368

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $190,357

  • Tax year 2018

    $14,868

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $164,306

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC

    Education

    $10,000
  2. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    Religion

    $5,000
  3. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Religion/health

    $2,500
  4. Traders Point Christian ChurchWhitestown, IN

    Religion

    $2,000
  5. Santiago PartnershipCoshocton, OR

    Religion/education

    $2,000
  6. Compassion InternationalColorado SPGS, CO

    Religion/health

    $1,548
  7. Hope Heals Hearts H3Whittier, CA

    Religion

    $500
  8. Bravely Women's HealthLafayette, IN

    Human services

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,00046% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $5,00023% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $3,54816% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $2,50012% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina1 grant $10,000
  2. Missouri1 grant $5,000
  3. Indiana2 grants $2,500
  4. North Carolina1 grant $2,500
  5. Ohio1 grant $2,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $1,548
  7. California1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Braden GutweinPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jennifer GutweinSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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