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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4793228

Zanner Foundation

A private foundation in Oro Valley, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $62,796 paid in grants.

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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

    $62,796

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $90,436

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $112,964

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $117,239

  • Tax year 2022

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $122,526

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,283

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $122,439

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,642

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $131,051

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $148,749

  • Tax year 2018

    $10,700

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $92,621

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Litchfield Route 66 MuseumLitchfield, IL

    Preserving Illinois Heritage and the Mother Road's Enduring Spirit

    $20,000
  2. Mayo Clinic MedallionPhoenix, AZ

    Human welfare

    $18,000
  3. Community Foundation for Southern ArizonaTucson, AZ

    Human and animal welfare

    $10,000
  4. Jones Family FoundationRed Wing, MN

    Education grants

    $5,000
  5. Tucson Museum of ArtsTucson, AZ

    Connects art to life

    $4,396
  6. Tucson Wildlife CenterTucson, AZ

    wildlife rehabilitation

    $1,200
  7. The Bear LeagueHomewood, CA

    Protect bears

    $1,000
  8. Tahoe Lake Front AssociationTahoe City, CA

    To protect lakefront property

    $1,000
  9. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Children welfare

    $700
  10. Lahontan Community FoundationTruckee, CA

    Health and human services

    $500
  11. National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance CenterCleveland, OH

    Research

    $500
  12. Arizona Public MediaTucson, AZ

    independent jouralism

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00078% of the total
  2. Animals2 grants $2,20017% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $7005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona5 grants $34,096
  2. Illinois1 grant $20,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $5,000
  4. California3 grants $2,500
  5. Tennessee1 grant $700
  6. Ohio1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ronald ScharfDirector Hours 5Pay $0
  • Suzanne ScharfDirector Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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