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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 63-1141295

Schaeffer Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $19,027 paid in grants.

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

1 return on file

Tax year 2024 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,027

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $161,000

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Birmingham Jewish FederationMountain BRK, AL

    General support

    $12,360
  2. Bsbi SynagogueCharleston, SC

    General support

    $2,800
  3. College of Charleston FoundationCharleston, SC

    General support

    $2,000
  4. Temple Beth-El FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $1,667
  5. Sisterhood of Temple Beth-ElBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $12,36086% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama3 grants $14,227
  2. South Carolina2 grants $4,800

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Dr Jack L SchaefferDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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