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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1568628

William A Steele Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Windermere, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $310,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Luke S Widmer
2089 Wexford Circle
Wheaton, IL 60189
(407) 468-9701
[email protected]
Form and materials
Attach mission STMT w/ overview of organization's programs, a description of the project seeking funding for, listing of principal staff, listing of other funding sources, listing of orgs board members, copy of IRS letter determining 501(c)(3) status, a STMT signed by the organization that the status has not been revoked or modified and the org's latest annual IRS form 990 & audit if applicable.
Deadlines
April 1 and october 1
Restrictions
See requirements on application form

Assets and giving by year

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

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,031,733
  • Tax year 2024

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,489,616
  • Tax year 2023

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,999,574
  • Tax year 2022

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,527,342
  • Tax year 2021

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,889,940
  • Tax year 2020

    $182,057

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,324,441
  • Tax year 2019

    $182,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,002,303
  • Tax year 2018

    $187,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,616,251

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Orlando Health FoundationOrlando, FL

    Provide support by improving the lives of resident

    $150,000
  2. Advent Health FoundationOrlando, FL

    To expand the quality of healthcare in the communi

    $50,000
  3. Advent Health Foundation HendersonvHendersonville, NC

    Expand the quality of health care in the community

    $50,000
  4. Dupage FoundationDowners Grove, IL

    Support to raise the quality of life in Dupage Co

    $25,000
  5. Community Foundation of Greater DSMDes Moines, IA

    Support to raise the quality of life in Des Moines

    $25,000
  6. Dr Phillips Center for Perform ArtsOrlando, FL

    Making the arts accessible to all people

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $150,00086% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida3 grants $210,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $50,000
  3. Iowa1 grant $25,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Luke S WidmerPRESIDENTSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christopher C WidmerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert L KollerTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maynard GoffDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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