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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-2129847

Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New Harmony, IN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $14,500 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Caroline D Lewis
PO Box 399
New Harmony, IN 47631
(812) 270-0606
Form and materials
Applications should be in the form of a letter and include the following information: name, address and description of organization foundation status of recipient purpose of grant or contribution detail of the budget for the project or organization total amount requested
Deadlines
March 31
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,409,337

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,353,429

  • Tax year 2022

    $16,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,300,323

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,453,132

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,204,451

  • Tax year 2019

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,150,514

  • Tax year 2018

    $31,850

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,149,466

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The New Harmony ProjectIndianapolis, IN

    Co-sponsorship of seminar

    $10,000
  2. Dulcimer Chautauqa WabashNew Harmony, IN

    Co-sponsorship of conference

    $3,500
  3. Posey County School DistrictPoseyville, IN

    Scholarship student chosen by school

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana3 grants $14,500

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Abigail Owen-PontezDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • John W Streetman IIIDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kent ParkerCHAIRMAN Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sherrianne StandleySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kent SchuetteDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anne D OwenTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Caroline D LewisDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • James Owen ColemanVICE CHAIRMA Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marsh DavisDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ingrid V ArnebergDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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