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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3654424

Schell Family Foundation

A private foundation in Lohman, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $790,000 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

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

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

    $790,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $15,406,444
  • Tax year 2024

    $700,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $14,442,813
  • Tax year 2023

    $650,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $13,659,668
  • Tax year 2022

    $770,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $12,723,818
  • Tax year 2021

    $715,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $15,181,323
  • Tax year 2020

    $550,056

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $14,427,941
  • Tax year 2019

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $13,693,319
  • Tax year 2018

    $410,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,529,756

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cathedral of St Joseph FoundationJefferson City, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $240,000
  2. Immaculate Heart of Mary Child Development CenterJefferson City, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $60,000
  3. Special Learning CenterJefferson Cty, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $50,000
  4. Vitae FoundationJefferson Cty, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $50,000
  5. Cross Catholic OutreachJefferson City, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $40,000
  6. The National Shrine of Mary Mother of ChurchLaurie, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $40,000
  7. Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption AssociationJefferson City, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $30,000
  8. Salvation ArmyJefferson City, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $30,000
  9. Catholic Charities of Centeral & Northern MissoriColumbia, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $25,000
  10. Rape and Abuse Crisis CenterJefferson City, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $25,000
  11. The Food Bank of Central & Northeast MissouriJefferson City, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $25,000
  12. Focus on the FamilyColorado SPGS, CO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $25,000
  13. Samaritan CenterJefferson City, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $20,000
  14. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $20,000
  15. Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NY

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $20,000
  16. Conception AbbyConception, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $20,000
  17. La PosadaToledo, OH

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $15,000
  18. Covenant NetworkKansas City, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $10,000
  19. Show-Me-InstituteSaint Louis, MO

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $10,000
  20. You Shall Believe MinistriesFort Worth, TX

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $10,000
  21. Hellman Educational FoundationSanfrancisco, CA

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $10,000
  22. Carmelite MonasteryStanton, TX

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $10,000
  23. St Benedict's AbbeyAtchison, KS

    Pre-selected by foundation

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $70,00056% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $25,00020% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $20,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri16 grants $695,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $25,000
  3. New York1 grant $20,000
  4. Texas2 grants $20,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $15,000
  6. California1 grant $10,000
  7. Kansas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Gary SchellDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie MalmstromOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark SchellOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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