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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3750837

Liebchen's Gift Foundation

A private foundation in East Amherst, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $5.6 million 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

    $5,613,335

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $9,090,108

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,211,937

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,563,283

  • Tax year 2023

    $533,160

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,132,175

  • Tax year 2022

    $382,205

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,697,499

  • Tax year 2021

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $6,235,185

  • Tax year 2020

    $154,718

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,740,086

  • Tax year 2019

    $51,540

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,587,585

  • Tax year 2018

    $50,450

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $895,173

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southwest Wildlife Conservation CenScottsdale, AZ

    Animal welfare

    $3,277,500
  2. Exotic Feline RescueCenter Point, IN

    Animal welfare

    $780,000
  3. Lions Tigers & Bears the San DiegoAlpine, CA

    Animal welfare

    $268,551
  4. Turpentine Creek Wildlife RefugeEureka Springs, AR

    Animal welfare

    $187,500
  5. Yellow River Animal SanctuaryLiburn, GA

    Animal welfare

    $170,000
  6. Erie County SPCAWest Seneca, NY

    Animal welfare

    $101,784
  7. White Whiskers Senior Dog SanctuaryAkron, NY

    Animal welfare

    $95,000
  8. Fido Friends of Indianapolis DogsIndianapolis, IN

    Animal welfare

    $90,000
  9. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    Animal welfare

    $90,000
  10. Indy Neighborhood CatsIndianapolis, IN

    Animal welfare

    $75,000
  11. Three Ring Ranch Exotic AnimalsKailuakona, HI

    Animal welfare

    $70,000
  12. Phoenix Herpetological SanctuaryScottsdale, AZ

    Animal welfare

    $70,000
  13. Ten Lives ClubNorth Boston, NY

    Animal welfare

    $63,400
  14. Old Friends Senior Dog SanctuaryMount Juliet, TN

    Animal welfare

    $60,000
  15. Hasty's Haven IncBelton, SC

    Animal welfare

    $60,000
  16. Montana Wild Wing Recovery CenterKalispell, MT

    Animal welfare

    $58,600
  17. Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NY

    Animal welfare

    $25,000
  18. Friends of Big Bear ValleyFawnskin, CA

    Animal welfare

    $25,000
  19. Southside Animal ShelterIndianapolis, IN

    Animal welfare

    $25,000
  20. Critter HavenVero Beach, FL

    Animal welfare

    $20,000
  21. Feedmore of Wny FoundationBuffalo, NY

    Human welfare

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals8 grants $570,184100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona2 grants $3,347,500
  2. Indiana4 grants $970,000
  3. California2 grants $293,551
  4. New York5 grants $286,184
  5. Arkansas1 grant $187,500
  6. Georgia1 grant $170,000
  7. Utah1 grant $90,000
  8. Hawaii1 grant $70,000
  9. South Carolina1 grant $60,000
  10. Tennessee1 grant $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David HuckGRANTOR, TRU Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gwen HuckGRANTOR, TRU Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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