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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-4217839

Freer Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $180,000 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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,410,744

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brother Wolf Animal Rescue IncAsheville, NC

    General Operating

    $40,000
  2. Asheville Buncombe County Christian MinistriesAsheville, NC

    General Operating

    $20,000
  3. Center on Colfax TheDenver, CO

    General operating

    $20,000
  4. Manna Food Bank IncMills River, NC

    General Operating

    $20,000
  5. Pennsylvania Bat RescueMertztown, PA

    General operating

    $20,000
  6. Preservation Society of Buncombe AshevilleAsheville, NC

    General operating

    $20,000
  7. WNC Robotics Glitch 20Asheville, NC

    General Operating

    $20,000
  8. Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation IncMorganton, NC

    Train mid-level providers and resident physicians

    $10,000
  9. Brother Wolf Animal Rescue IncAsheville, NC

    General operating

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $70,00070% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina7 grants $140,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $20,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Charles L FreerPresident/Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah G FreerVice-President/Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Molly J LambdinTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Sarah M FreerTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Bea Louise FreerTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Daniel L HornSecretary/Treasurer Hours 2Pay $1,524

The return

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