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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-2039099

Victor B Scheffer Foundation

A private foundation in Langley, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $15,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $63,460

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $77,242

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $82,242

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $83,601

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $84,680

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $84,278

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,300

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $32,280

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,550

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $38,167

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $37,775

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. The Whale MuseumFriday Harbor, WA

    Education about whales

    $2,500
  2. Orca NetworkFreeland, WA

    Education about whales

    $2,500
  3. Whidbey Watershed StewardsLangley, WA

    Education

    $2,500
  4. Individual

    Aquarium upkeep

    $2,500
  5. Individual

    Education

    $2,500
  6. Cascadia Research CollectiveOlympia, WA

    Education

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $5,00067% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington4 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Linda IrvinePresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jill SchefferVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Julia SchefferTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nicole LuceSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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