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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-2090883

ESTEAMed Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $33,695 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

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

    $33,695

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,136,400
  • Tax year 2024

    $21,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,168,776
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,190,155
  • Tax year 2022

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,126,176
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,179,770

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lichtblick Seniorenhilfe E VMunich, Germany

    Support work with underprivileged retirees

    $20,000
  2. Bridge Ministries of Shelby CountyShelbyville, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,845
  3. American Autoimmune Related Diseases AssociationClinton TWP, MI

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Shelbyville Community ChurchShelbyville, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $850

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $7,84557% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,00037% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $8506% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana2 grants $8,695
  2. Michigan1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lesley PowellDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Neil PowellDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anja RettigDir, Sec Hours 20Pay $12,000
  • Bjorn C RettigDir, Pres, Treas, Sec Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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