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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-6027248

Ephraim Roseman Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Brandenburg, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 35 grants and $746,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $746,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $11,332,301

  • Tax year 2024

    $586,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $15,076,069

  • Tax year 2023

    $687,200

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $14,756,633

  • Tax year 2022

    $790,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $13,658,508

  • Tax year 2021

    $720,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $17,249,409

  • Tax year 2020

    $650,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $16,140,557

Grants paid in 2025

35 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Benevolence

    $75,000
  2. James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $75,000
  3. Home of the InnocentsLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $50,000
  4. U C Health FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Benevolence

    $50,000
  5. Cincinnati Childrens HospitalCincinnati, OH

    Benevolence

    $50,000
  6. Ky Neuroscience InstituteLexington, KY

    Benevolence

    $50,000
  7. Salvation Army of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $40,000
  8. Individual

    Benevolence

    $40,000
  9. Norton Childrens HospitalLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $25,000
  10. St Jude Childrens HospitalMemphis, TN

    Benevolence

    $25,000
  11. Alzheimers Assoc Ky and Southern inChicago, IL

    Benevolence

    $25,000
  12. Ky Humane SocietyLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $20,000
  13. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Benevolence

    $20,000
  14. Washington University St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Benevolence

    $20,000
  15. Dare to Care Food BankLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $20,000
  16. Gods Food PantryLexington, KY

    Benevolence

    $20,000
  17. Kosair CharitiesLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  18. Individual

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  19. Individual

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  20. Disabled American VeteransLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  21. Society for Womens Health ResearchWashington, DC

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  22. Individual

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  23. Cohens Veterans CV NetworkStamford, CT

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  24. K9S for WarriorsPonte Vedra, FL

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  25. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  26. United Way of Central KyElizabethtown, KY

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  27. Individual

    Benevolence

    $5,000
  28. Individual

    Benevolence

    $5,000
  29. Ky Center for the ArtsLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $5,000
  30. Bob Woodruff FoundationLong Island City, NY

    Benevolence

    $5,000
  31. Ky State Parks FoundationLexington, KY

    Benevolence

    $5,000
  32. Ky Natural Lands TrustBerea, KY

    Benevolence

    $5,000
  33. Hearts Like Hayley JadeBrandenburg, KY

    Benevolence

    $5,000
  34. Heritage Land Conservation FundFrankfort, KY

    Benevolence

    $5,000
  35. Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KY

    Benevolence

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $70,00074% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $15,00016% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky17 grants $356,000
  2. Ohio2 grants $100,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $25,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $20,000
  6. Kansas1 grant $20,000
  7. Missouri1 grant $20,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  9. Florida1 grant $10,000
  10. New York1 grant $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.

  • Linda K ShelmanPRESIDENT Hours 30Pay $0
  • Leslie OryDIRECTOR Hours 15Pay $0
  • Dana FlahertyDIRECTOR Hours 15Pay $0
  • Alicia TinelliDIRECTOR Hours 15Pay $0
  • Joseph L ShelmanDIRECTOR Hours 15Pay $0
  • Chet A FlahertyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Zack E FlahertyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Evan FlahertyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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