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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 72-6040895

Emy Lou Biedenharn Foundation

A private foundation in Monroe, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $280 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
There are no restrictions, but there are some preferences. The foundation prefers charities from the ouachita parish area. Other charities given special consideration are ones involved in the arts, particularly music.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $280

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,847,182
  • Tax year 2023

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,421,323
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,609,933
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,769,278
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,837,578

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kedm Public RadioMonroe, LA

    Charitable

    $180
  2. American Camellia SocietyFort Valley, GA

    Charitable

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $100100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana1 grant $180
  2. Georgia1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Henry Biedenharn IIIDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • F Murray BiedenharnVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ralph CalhounEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $103,549
  • Malcolm B OakleyPRESIDENT/TREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Malcolm S SagerDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Keith BiedenharnDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bernard A SagerDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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