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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1503658

Lisherness Foundation

A private foundation in phoenix, AZ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $71,850 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $71,850

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $621,856

  • Tax year 2023

    $55,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $655,987

  • Tax year 2022

    $41,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $759,685

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $727,236

  • Tax year 2020

    $36,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $721,157

  • Tax year 2019

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $686,438

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $362,642

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Mary's Food BankPhoenix, AZ

    Support

    $12,000
  2. Maricopa Community Colleges FoundationTempe, AZ

    Support

    $12,000
  3. Iranian American Society of AZScottsdale, AZ

    Support

    $11,000
  4. The Simpatico FoundationScottsdale, AZ

    Support

    $7,000
  5. New School for the ArtsTempe, AZ

    Support

    $5,000
  6. Arizona Dance Coalition IncMesa, AZ

    Support

    $5,000
  7. ASU FoundationTempe, AZ

    Support

    $5,000
  8. Ballet ArizonaPhoenix, AZ

    Support

    $4,000
  9. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Support

    $3,750
  10. Child Crisis CenterMesa, AZ

    Support

    $3,500
  11. Scottsdale Center for the ArtsScottsdale, AZ

    Support

    $3,000
  12. Phoenix World Art CollectivePhoenix, AZ

    Support

    $600

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $11,00044% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $10,00040% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $3,75015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona12 grants $71,850

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • heidi lishernessDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rick BrodeurDIRECTOR & TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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