Private Foundation

EDWARD & HILDEGARDE SCHAEFER FOUNDATION

EDWARD & HILDEGARDE SCHAEFER FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in FORT WAYNE, IN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $108K revenue, $110K expenses, $1.9M total assets. IRS filings disclose 162 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $738K.

EIN: 356043926 FORT WAYNE, IN Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$108K

Total Expenses$110K

Total Assets$1.9M

Grants Given162

Grant Total$738K

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

WELLS COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

BLUFFTON, IN · 2025

OPERATING SUPPORT

$10,000

FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC

FORT WAYNE, IN · 2025

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

$10,000

COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK

FORT WAYNE, IN · 2025

OPERATING SUPPORT

$8,000

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FORT WAYNE

FORT WAYNE, IN · 2025

ANNUAL GIFT

$6,250

ACRES LAND TRUST

HUNTERTOWN, IN · 2025

ANNUAL GIFT

$5,000

Showing up to 5 of 162 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Diane S Humphrey

TRUSTEE First Merchants Bank

TRUSTEE Patricia Schaefer

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE

$422,300 95 grants

ANNUAL GIFT

$123,218 26 grants

OPERATING SUPPORT

$43,000 7 grants

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

$37,750 6 grants

CHARITABLECHARITABLE

$27,000 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$108K	$110K	$1.9M
2024	$222K	$102K	$1.9M
2023	$25K	$107K	$1.8M
2022	$59K	$108K	$1.9M
2021	$444K	$93K	$1.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $444K to $108K (-76%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IN, KY.

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