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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3843441

Leah R & Alfred E Schaefer Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Gonzales, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $400,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,648,438
  • Tax year 2024

    $376,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,614,790
  • Tax year 2023

    $301,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,385,249
  • Tax year 2022

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,832,133
  • Tax year 2021

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,001,943
  • Tax year 2020

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,022,604
  • Tax year 2019

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,068,352
  • Tax year 2018

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,101,812

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. National Jewish HealthDenver, CO

    Research for cure and treatment of pulmonary disease.

    $200,000
  2. Individual

    [individual] FOR CURE AND TREATMENT OF CANCER

    $150,000
  3. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Research for cure and treatment of heart disease.

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    [individual] FOR CURE AND TREATMENT OF [individual]

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $225,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $200,000
  2. Texas1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Paul E NeuseSEC/TREAS Hours 3Pay $0
  • Bryan S DenmanPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Charlene GrayVice President Hours 2Pay $0
  • Glynda ChristianOFFICER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dorothy EberleOFFICER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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