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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-6060302

Wa Sheaffer Memorial Foundation

A private foundation in Mahtomedi, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $53,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), 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

    $53,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $88,312

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $143,008

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $144,439

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $147,363

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $148,983

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $159,408

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,132

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $168,323

  • Tax year 2018

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $182,011

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Sheaffer Memorial Golf ParkFort Madison, IA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,500
  3. Coffeen Land TrustSanta Rosa Beach, FL

    Charitable

    $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 $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa1 grant $50,000
  2. Florida1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John D Sheaffer JrTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Garland Sheaffer RemsenDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • R L Fehseke JrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Russell SheafferDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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