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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-4339510

Schaefer Family Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Madison, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $58,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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 2024

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,453,929

  • Tax year 2023

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $993,506

  • Tax year 2022

    $56,363

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $959,331

  • Tax year 2021

    $58,530

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,035,131

  • Tax year 2020

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,052,676

  • Tax year 2019

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $953,167

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ronald McDonald House of CharitiesMadison, WI

    Program support

    $12,000
  2. American Red Cross SW WiMadison, WI

    Support badger CHPT and

    $12,000
  3. Our Saviors Lutheran ChurchSun Prairie, WI

    Program support

    $10,000
  4. Sun Prairie Food PantrySun Prairie, WI

    Program support

    $6,000
  5. Shelter From the Storm MinistriesSun Prairie, WI

    Program support

    $5,000
  6. Tunnels 2 Towers FDNCookeville, TN

    Program support

    $5,000
  7. Agrace FoundationMadison, WI

    Program support

    $3,000
  8. Fisher House of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  9. Folds of Honor FoundationOwasso, OK

    Program support

    $2,000
  10. Hope to OthersSun Prairie, WI

    Program support

    $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 $5,00071% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin8 grants $51,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $5,000
  3. Oklahoma1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • John SchaeferTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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