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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-7723097

Leo Niessen Jr Charitable Tr-Main

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 40 grants and $307,500 paid in grants.

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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
January 31 annually
Restrictions
No Geographic Limitations, but the foundation has a practice of supporting organizations in southeastern PA and southern NJ.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $307,500

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,199,232
  • Tax year 2023

    $245,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,326,195
  • Tax year 2022

    $224,113

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,419,526
  • Tax year 2021

    $230,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,568,707
  • Tax year 2020

    $204,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,654,093

Grants paid in 2024

40 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. National Constitution CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $25,000
  2. A Meaningful PurposeEgg Harbor Township, NJ

    General operating

    $25,000
  3. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating

    $18,000
  4. Friendship Circle Delaware ValleyNewtown, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. Make A Wish Foundation of PhillyBlue Bell, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  6. La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating purposes

    $10,000
  7. Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  8. Drueding CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  9. Holy Redeemer Health SystemMeadowbrook, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  10. Project HomePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  11. Greater Philadelphia Chamber of CommercePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  12. Urban Affairs CoalitionPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  13. Eagles Autism Challenge IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  14. Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community FoConshohocken, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  15. William H Gray III Memorial FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating

    $10,000
  16. Fund for Girard CollegePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  17. Academy in Manayunk IncConshohocken, PA

    General operating

    $7,500
  18. Individual

    Scholarships

    $7,500
  19. Heights PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  20. Devereux FoundationVillanova, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  21. Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  22. Sisters of Saint Basil the GreatJenkintown, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  23. Angel Flight EastBlue Bell, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  24. National Liberty MuseumPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  25. Kimmel Center IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  26. G Fred Dibona Jr Memorial FoundationConshohocken, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  27. Valley Youth House Committee IncAllentown, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  28. Independence Historical TrustPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  29. Albert M Greenfield Home and SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  30. Individual

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  31. The Free Library of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  32. Summer SearchOakland, CA

    General operating purposes

    $5,000
  33. Ceasefire Pennsylvania EducationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  34. The Precision InstituteWilmington, DE

    General operating

    $5,000
  35. Insurance Society of PhiladelphiaMount Laurel, NJ

    General operating

    $3,000
  36. March of Dimes IncArlington, VA

    General operating

    $2,500
  37. American Heart Association IncDallas, TX

    General operating

    $2,500
  38. Nueva EsperanzaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $2,500
  39. Graduate PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $2,500
  40. Wissahickon Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $45,00023% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $41,50021% of the total
  3. Health5 grants $30,00015% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $23,00012% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $20,00010% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $15,0008% of the total
  7. 3 other causes5 grants $20,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania30 grants $224,000
  2. New Jersey2 grants $28,000
  3. New York1 grant $18,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  5. California1 grant $5,000
  6. Delaware1 grant $5,000
  7. Texas1 grant $2,500
  8. Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William R Sasso EsqCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wells Fargo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $48,617

The return

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