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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-3144483

The Mabel Ekman Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $75,900 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,900

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $713,494

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $747,148

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $751,785

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $789,881

  • Tax year 2020

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $765,489

  • Tax year 2019

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $748,815

  • Tax year 2018

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $735,682

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchAustin, TX

    Charitable

    $17,000
  2. Lutheran Sunset MinistriesClifton, TX

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Lutheran World ReliefBaltimore, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Charitable

    $7,500
  5. Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA

    Charitable

    $5,200
  6. Augsburg LutheranMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $5,200
  7. Abiding Grace Lutheran EndowmentSouthlake, TX

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Holden Village Lutheran Ret CommunChelan, WA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  9. Friends of Moline Lutheran CemetaryAustin, TX

    Charitable

    $5,000
  10. Pastoral Benevolant FundStamford, TX

    Charitable

    $2,500
  11. Elim Lutheran ChurchPetaluma, CA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  12. Lutheran Indian MinistriesBrookfield, WI

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,00040% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $10,00040% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,20021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $39,500
  2. Washington2 grants $10,200
  3. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $5,200
  5. California1 grant $2,500
  6. Wisconsin1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Rev Karl A GronbergTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel K Lundquist JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sharon K NettleTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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