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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6048425

Forest H Schafer Foundation

A private foundation in Clintonville, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $8,000 paid in grants.

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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
Todd Schafer
1149 Stone Kirk Dr
Raleigh, NC 27614
(501) 519-4442
[email protected]
Form and materials
Written letter stating reason and purpose for the funds required
Deadlines
60 days prior to when funds needed
Restrictions
Limited by geographical area which is approximately 100 miles

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $124,667

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $119,121

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,179

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $117,999

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,379

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $114,398

  • Tax year 2021

    $629

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $111,229

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,150

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $104,678

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Navarino Nature CenterShiocton, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  2. Clintonville Area AmbulanceClintonville, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  3. Clintonville GoodfellowsClintonville, WI

    Program support

    $1,000
  4. Friends of the Clintonville LibraryClintonville, WI

    Program Support

    $1,000
  5. Pike Lake Chain FirefightersPark Falls, WI

    Program support

    $1,000
  6. Fifield SnoDroversPark Falls, WI

    Program support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $2,00067% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin6 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Todd C SchaferPresidentTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bonnie R SchaferVice President Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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