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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-6003165

Fohs Foundation

A private foundation in Roseburg, OR. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $290,000 paid in grants.

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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
Howard Sohn
PO Box 1001
Roseburg, OR 97470
(541) 440-1587
Form and materials
Written request
Deadlines
March 31
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,970,363

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,615,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,683,832

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,270,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $11,056,741

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,597,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $13,297,806

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,408,700

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $14,067,034

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $250,000
  2. American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    Inter agency task forcejewish-arab relations, education and advocacy

    $25,000
  3. Jewish Funders NetworkNew York, NY

    Social venture fund for jewish-arab equality for shared society

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $265,00091% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $25,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $290,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Howard F SohnCHAIRMAN Hours 24Pay $18,000
  • Ruth SohnTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barbara TintTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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