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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-1824504

Frank J Zaher Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Lakefield, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $60,000 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
Patrick Costello
310 Main Street PO Box 929
Lakefield, MN 56150
(507) 662-6621

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,116,802

  • Tax year 2023

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,083,405

  • Tax year 2022

    $66,465

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,083,396

  • Tax year 2021

    $58,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,081,161

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,159

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,047,772

  • Tax year 2019

    $60,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,063,637

  • Tax year 2018

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,076,081

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jackson County Central SchoolJackson, MN

    Upgrade youth baseball field

    $20,000
  2. Jackson County Historical SocietyLakefield, MN

    Veterans memorial

    $20,000
  3. Lakefield Food ShelfLakefield, MN

    Food for the poor & needy

    $10,000
  4. Jackson County Public LibraryJackson, MN

    Youth reading program

    $4,000
  5. Prairie Ecology Bus CenterLakefield, MN

    Educate children about environmental

    $4,000
  6. Southwest Initiative FoundationHutchinson, MN

    Various charitable organizations

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $10,00083% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $2,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota6 grants $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Patrick CostelloTRUSTEE Hours 2.25Pay $3,500
  • Dale TemlitzTRUSTEE Hours 2.25Pay $3,500

The return

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