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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-2636791

Scheel Family Foundation

A private foundation in Tulsa, OK. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $116,675 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $116,675

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,019,788
  • Tax year 2024

    $128,725

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $890,808
  • Tax year 2023

    $99,495

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $949,435
  • Tax year 2022

    $78,398

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,035,605
  • Tax year 2021

    $78,630

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,086,487
  • Tax year 2020

    $31,060

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,067,959
  • Tax year 2019

    $66,100

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $773,478
  • Tax year 2018

    $70,965

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $642,465

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Catholic Leadership InstituteMalvern, PA

    General fund

    $30,000
  2. Augustine InstituteFlorissant, MO

    General fund

    $21,200
  3. Christ the King Catholic ChurchTulsa, OK

    General fund

    $18,600
  4. TashPittsburgh, PA

    General fund

    $15,000
  5. St ColumbaDurango, CO

    General fund

    $13,250
  6. Diocese of TulsaBroken Arrow, OK

    General fund

    $6,500
  7. Tulsa Catholic Womens ConferenceJenks, OK

    General fund

    $5,000
  8. FocusDenver, CO

    General fund

    $2,000
  9. LegatusAnn Arbor, MI

    General fund

    $1,500
  10. EwtnIrondale, AL

    General fund

    $1,000
  11. The Becket FundWashington, DC

    General fund

    $1,000
  12. UnboundKansas City, KS

    General fund

    $675
  13. His House MinistriesClaremore, OK

    General fund

    $500
  14. SHCC ScholarshipTulsa, OK

    General fund

    $250
  15. Go LifeTulsa, OK

    General fund

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $30,00044% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $21,20031% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $15,67523% of the total
  4. Social science1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $45,000
  2. Oklahoma6 grants $31,050
  3. Missouri1 grant $21,200
  4. Colorado2 grants $15,250
  5. Michigan1 grant $1,500
  6. Alabama1 grant $1,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  8. Kansas1 grant $675

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James ScheelTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Judith Van Schoyck ScheelTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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