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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 71-0717324

Clara Mary Schaefer Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Burleson, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $15,197 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

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

    $15,197

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $220,862
  • Tax year 2024

    $9,554

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $218,688
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,042

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $206,024
  • Tax year 2022

    $28,765

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $205,533
  • Tax year 2021

    $30,352

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $233,578
  • Tax year 2020

    $26,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $232,088

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. When the SaintsSaint Louis, MO

    Promote self-sufficiency

    $5,440
  2. Straw to BreadFayetteville, AR

    Promote self-sufficiency

    $4,757
  3. Individual

    Install water lines and build a reservoir

    $4,000
  4. Individual

    Promote self-sufficiency

    $1,000

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 $5,44053% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $4,75747% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri1 grant $5,440
  2. Florida1 grant $4,757

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Brian JoslinTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Sherry JoslinSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jonathan GrahamPresident Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Phyllis RobertsDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wesley JoslinDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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