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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4787702

Makers Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Cave Creek, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $26,440 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

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

    $26,440

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,806,050
  • Tax year 2024

    $30,117

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,820,827
  • Tax year 2023

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,833,668
  • Tax year 2022

    $34,950

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,637,436
  • Tax year 2021

    $89,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $940,527
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $202,749

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Barrett JacksonScottsdale, AZ

    Cars n cones donation

    $5,943
  2. Dubois County 4-H CouncilJasper, IN

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  3. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $3,997
  6. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $750
  7. Special Olympics Dubois CountyJasper, IN

    Charitable donation

    $500
  8. Dubois County MuseumJasper, IN

    Charitable donation

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $5,00095% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2505% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona1 grant $5,943
  2. Indiana3 grants $5,750

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Bret VoelkelPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Sharon VoelkelVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $0

The return

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