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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 71-6059988

Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation

A private foundation in Little Rock, AR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $272,600 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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
Gus Blass III
PO Box 3783
Little Rock, AR 72203
[email protected]
Form and materials
Formal letter with details of request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Awards are for major projects except for small community grants and for benefit of all ethnic and religious groups.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $272,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,572,684

  • Tax year 2024

    $248,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,672,058

  • Tax year 2023

    $226,300

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,735,035

  • Tax year 2022

    $305,667

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,789,060

  • Tax year 2021

    $229,833

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,457,907

  • Tax year 2020

    $253,583

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,583,420

  • Tax year 2019

    $294,616

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,633,395

  • Tax year 2018

    $138,460

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,740,558

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Uams University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR

    To further exempt purpose

    $120,000
  2. Our HouseLR, AR

    To further exempt purpose

    $101,200
  3. Oakland Jewish CemetaryLittle Rock, AR

    To further exempt purpose

    $30,000
  4. Rotary Club of Little Rock Rotary of LRLittle Rock, AR

    To further exempt purpose

    $15,000
  5. Arkansas Food BankLR, AR

    To further exempt purpose

    $2,000
  6. ParkLittle Rock, AR

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,200
  7. PotluckN Little Rock, AR

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,200
  8. The Salvation ArmyLittle Rock, AR

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,000
  9. Union Rescue MissionLittle Rock, AR

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,20055% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,00045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arkansas9 grants $272,600

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Steve BaumanBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $6,000
  • Larry AlmanFINANCE CHAI Hours 0Pay $6,000
  • Gus Blass IIIGRANTS CHAIR Hours 0Pay $6,000
  • Joe SelzSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $6,000
  • Julianne D GrundfestBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $6,000

The return

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