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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-6042684

Clemence S Lieber Foundation Inc

A private foundation in St Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $206,019 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

    $206,019

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,817,352
  • Tax year 2023

    $125,595

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,441,378
  • Tax year 2022

    $114,600

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,234,303
  • Tax year 2021

    $156,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,231,105
  • Tax year 2020

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,064,189
  • Tax year 2019

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,986,840
  • Tax year 2018

    $85,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,906,057

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

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

  1. Barnes Jewish Hospital FoundationSt Louis, MO

    General

    $35,000
  2. Individual

    General

    $30,000
  3. Opera Theatre St LouisSt Louis, MO

    General

    $25,500
  4. Individual

    General

    $20,000
  5. Operation Food SearchSaint Louis, MO

    General

    $10,000
  6. Washington University AdvancementSt Louis, MO

    General

    $10,000
  7. Nine NetworkSt Louis, MO

    General funding

    $7,500
  8. Individual

    General

    $6,500
  9. Individual

    General

    $5,225
  10. Individual

    General

    $5,100
  11. Scholarship FoundationSt Louis, MO

    General

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  13. Kid in the CornerScottsdale, AZ

    General

    $5,000
  14. Crossroads SchoolSaint Louis, MO

    General

    $5,000
  15. Grand Center IncSaint Louis, MO

    General

    $2,694
  16. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  17. City AcademySaint Louis, MO

    General

    $2,500
  18. SLPS FoundationSt Louis, MO

    General

    $2,500
  19. Flance Early Learning CenterSt Louis, MO

    General

    $2,500
  20. The Repertory TheaterWebster Groves, MO

    General funding

    $2,500
  21. Artists FirstSaint Louis, MO

    General

    $2,500
  22. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  23. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  24. St Louis Public LibrarySaint Louis, MO

    General

    $2,500
  25. Brain Behavior Research FDNNew York, NY

    General

    $2,500
  26. American Opera ProjectsBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $2,500
  27. Cole County Genealogical SocietyCharleston, IL

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00036% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $7,69428% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $5,00018% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $2,5009% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $2,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri14 grants $115,694
  2. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  3. New York2 grants $5,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mary Lieber SchoolmanPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Benjamin Lieber SchoolmanDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jessica Helene SchoolmanSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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