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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 59-1784551

Leroy E Dettman Foundation

A private foundation in Ft Lauderdale, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $40,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $134,081
  • Tax year 2023

    $31,600

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $168,210
  • Tax year 2022

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $169,740
  • Tax year 2021

    $52,615

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $195,043
  • Tax year 2020

    $40,950

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $211,352
  • Tax year 2019

    $45,040

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $270,832
  • Tax year 2018

    $36,472

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $290,124

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. NC Wesleyan CollegeRocky Mount, NC

    General operations

    $10,000
  2. Museum of Discovery & ScienceFt Lauderdale, FL

    General operations

    $2,500
  3. 4KIDS of South FloridaFt Lauderdale, FL

    General operations

    $2,000
  4. Boys and Girls Club of BrowardFort Lauderdale, FL

    General operations

    $2,000
  5. Covenant House FloridaFt Lauderdale, FL

    General operations

    $2,000
  6. Friends of Birch State ParkFort Lauderdale, FL

    General operations

    $2,000
  7. Humane Society of Broward CountyFt Lauderdale, FL

    General operations

    $2,000
  8. Interfaith Homeless Outreach CounciCherry Hill, NJ

    General operations

    $2,000
  9. Make A Wish FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL

    General oeprations

    $2,000
  10. Questions for Cancer Research the V Foundation for CancerCary, NC

    General operations

    $2,000
  11. Second Chance Society IncFt Lauderdale, FL

    General operations

    $2,000
  12. Showering LoveDavie, FL

    General operations

    $2,000
  13. Wheelchair Foundation FloridaFort Lauderdale, FL

    General operations

    $2,000
  14. Wednesday's ChildLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $2,000
  15. Holy Cross HospitalFt Lauderdale, FL

    General operations

    $1,500
  16. The First Tee of BrowardCoral Springs, FL

    General operations

    $1,000
  17. St Jude Children's Research HospitaMemphis, TN

    General operations

    $750
  18. Native American Heritage AssociatioRapid City, SD

    General operations

    $250

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 $8,00044% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50014% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $2,00011% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,00011% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,00011% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $1,5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida12 grants $23,000
  2. North Carolina2 grants $12,000
  3. Kentucky1 grant $2,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $2,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $750
  6. South Dakota1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Greg DettmanPRES/DIRECTO Hours 0Pay $19,750
  • Barbara FlemingDECEASED Hours 0Pay $2,000
  • Amy DettmanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $12,750
  • Michael DettmanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $12,750

The return

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