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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-4522783

Schaeffer Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Shelbyville, KY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $53,800 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $53,800

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,359,155

  • Tax year 2023

    $32,600

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $507,290

  • Tax year 2022

    $22,200

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $363,603

  • Tax year 2021

    $46,450

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $376,445

  • Tax year 2020

    $28,950

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $242,604

  • Tax year 2019

    $18,950

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $244,478

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $252,124

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. America's Kids BelongLoveland, CO

    To further the goals of this charity

    $20,000
  2. Holy Angels AcademyLouisville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $10,000
  3. Corpus Christi Classical AcademyShelbyville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $5,000
  4. Notre Dame PrioryShelbyville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $4,500
  5. SSVM MissionsPhiladelphia, PA

    To further the goals of this charity

    $3,150
  6. Little WayLouisville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $2,000
  7. Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA

    To further the goals of this charity

    $2,000
  8. Holy Family RadioLouisville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $1,000
  9. Family Renewal ProjectLouisville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $1,000
  10. Franciscan Friars of the RenewalBronx, NY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $1,000
  11. Catholic Services AppealLouisville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $1,000
  12. Center for Client SafetyLouisville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $1,000
  13. St Vincent DepaulLouisville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $500
  14. Little Sisters of the PoorLouisville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $500
  15. Couple to Couple LeagueCincinnati, OH

    To further the goals of this chairty

    $500
  16. Students for LifeFredericksburg, VA

    To further the goals of this charity

    $250
  17. Tunnel to the TowersStaten Island, NY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $200
  18. Southwest CenterLouisville, KY

    To further the goals of this charity

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $26,20062% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $10,20024% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $4,50011% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $1,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky11 grants $26,700
  2. Colorado1 grant $20,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $3,150
  4. Georgia1 grant $2,000
  5. New York2 grants $1,200
  6. Ohio1 grant $500
  7. Virginia1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mark SchaefferDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Rose SchaefferDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Paul SchaefferDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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