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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-6508655

L S Shoen Foundation

A private foundation in Eagan, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $296,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mr Samuel W Shoen Trustee
1253 Umatilla Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(206) 344-3689
Form and materials
Contact MR. Samuel w shoen at above address
Deadlines
Contact MR. Samuel w shoen at above address
Restrictions
Contact MR. Samuel w shoen at above address

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $296,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,506,537

  • Tax year 2024

    $346,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,280,696

  • Tax year 2023

    $380,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,061,764

  • Tax year 2022

    $246,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,328,733

  • Tax year 2021

    $247,400

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,500,514

  • Tax year 2020

    $212,900

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,182,216

  • Tax year 2019

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,298,222

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Centrum FoundationPort Townsend, WA

    General operating

    $126,500
  2. Habitat for HumanityWaukesha, WI

    General operating

    $60,000
  3. Pet HelpersRound Rock, TX

    General operating

    $60,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $25,000
  5. Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA

    General operating

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $126,50060% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $60,00028% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $25,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $151,500
  2. Texas1 grant $60,000
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Samuel W ShoenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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