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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3022597

SS Foundation

A private foundation in Lubbock, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $276,425 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $276,425

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,683,804

  • Tax year 2023

    $263,668

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,642,960

  • Tax year 2022

    $330,109

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,620,245

  • Tax year 2021

    $133,260

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,593,584

  • Tax year 2020

    $192,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,557,135

  • Tax year 2019

    $456,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,637,579

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General

    $57,425
  2. Individual

    General

    $50,000
  3. Lubbock Symphony OrchestraLubbock, TX

    General

    $40,000
  4. Individual

    General

    $30,000
  5. Individual

    General

    $25,000
  6. Individual

    General

    $20,000
  7. Individual

    General

    $12,000
  8. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  10. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    General

    $3,000
  13. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  14. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  15. Individual

    General

    $2,000
  16. Individual

    General

    $1,500
  17. Individual

    General

    $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 culture1 grant $40,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Samuel R ScheefPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Trey DuncanVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Preston TharpTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jana ScheefSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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