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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6436462

Stella M Buerger Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $52,500 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
October 31
Restrictions
None

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,019,778
  • Tax year 2024

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,011,659
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,015,975
  • Tax year 2022

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,058,838
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,085,067
  • Tax year 2020

    $49,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,038,093
  • Tax year 2019

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,023,284
  • Tax year 2018

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,057,657

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Elder High SchoolCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $10,000
  2. Hearing Speech & Deaf CenterCincinnati, OH

    Promote chatitable purpose

    $10,000
  3. Seton High SchoolCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $10,000
  4. The Beechwood HomeCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $5,000
  5. Ohio Valley VoicesLoveland, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $5,000
  6. Mount Orb Community PlaygroundMount Orb, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $2,500
  7. ProkidsCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $2,500
  8. The Carnegie TheatreCovington, KY

    Promote charitable purpose

    $2,500
  9. The Dragonfly FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $2,500
  10. Ohio River FoundationBlue Ash, OH

    Promote chartiable purpose

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $7,50043% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00029% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $2,50014% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $2,50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio9 grants $50,000
  2. Kentucky1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William H FryTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $5,246
  • Terence K FryTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $5,246
  • Addison C FryTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $5,246

The return

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