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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3246955

Wayne L Laufer Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bonita Springs, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $159,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $159,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $152,339

  • Tax year 2023

    $96,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $59,540

  • Tax year 2022

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $140,671

  • Tax year 2021

    $133,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $230,746

  • Tax year 2020

    $174,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $324,920

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO

    Educational assistance grants

    $56,000
  2. University of KansasLawrence, KS

    Educational assistance grants

    $26,000
  3. Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI

    Educational assistance grants

    $22,000
  4. Washington UniversityChicago, IL

    Educational assistance grants

    $20,000
  5. Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN

    Educational assistance grants

    $10,000
  6. University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR

    Education assistance grants

    $10,000
  7. University of IllinoisChampaign, IL

    Educational assistance grants

    $10,000
  8. Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondale, IL

    Educational assistance grants

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $27,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri1 grant $56,000
  2. Illinois3 grants $35,000
  3. Kansas1 grant $26,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $22,000
  5. Arkansas1 grant $10,000
  6. Indiana1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Wayne L LauferPRESIDENT; DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bradley W LauferVICE PRESIDENT; DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Gayle M LauferSECRETARY; TREASURER; DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brandie L EttingerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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