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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-2126479

Mobel Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Ferdinand, IN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $77,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Board of Directors Mobel Foundation
PO Box 130
Ferdinand, IN 47532
(812) 367-1490
n/a
Form and materials
No specific form required. Purpose and amount of contribution requested.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) charitable organization located within dubois county, indiana, or the southwestern indiana area.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,514,217

  • Tax year 2023

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,487,695

  • Tax year 2022

    $77,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,482,903

  • Tax year 2021

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,461,561

  • Tax year 2020

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,354,140

  • Tax year 2019

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,333,923

  • Tax year 2018

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,364,147

  • Tax year 2017

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,348,662

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southeast Dubois County School EndowmentFerdinand, IN

    General

    $50,000
  2. Ferdinand Volunteer Fire DepartmentFerdinand, IN

    General

    $22,000
  3. Ferdinand American Legion Post 124Ferdinand, IN

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $22,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana3 grants $77,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Phillip A RuheDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Francis J SchippDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stanley J RuheDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul A RuheDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kenneth J LamkinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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