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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 48-6107224

Lois & Max Beren Foundation

A private foundation in Wichita, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $180,750 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
From september 1 to december 31 for fall term the following year
Restrictions
Scholarships for college education; scholarships are paid directly to educational institutions.

Contact person, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $180,750

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $621,299
  • Tax year 2024

    $214,494

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $644,386
  • Tax year 2023

    $187,488

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $714,454
  • Tax year 2022

    $200,497

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $777,578
  • Tax year 2021

    $151,644

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $802,010
  • Tax year 2020

    $173,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $835,715
  • Tax year 2019

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $883,857
  • Tax year 2018

    $151,423

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $924,674

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $18,250
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $15,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Stanley D NeelemanCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark GarrityCO-TRUSTEE Hours 4.5Pay $0
  • Megan BerenCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • William PorterCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kent CollinsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy GarrityCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karl SoderstromCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Angele FauchierCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $0

The return

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