Open Foundations · Wyoming

Arthur B Schultz Foundation

Lander, Wyoming · EIN 953980014. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $352K across 41 grants in 2024, a median of $8K each.

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$352K
paid in 2024
41
grants paid
$8K
median grant
10%
to first-time recipients
$5.8M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Rachael Knapp Richards
Address
PO Box 1570, Lander, WY, 82520
Phone
3077145665
Form the request should take
Letter of Intent first guidelines at www.absfoundation.org
Submission deadline
See Website: www.absfoundation.org
Restrictions on awards
See Website: www.absfoundation.org

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533219349104043. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

adolescent girlsyoung womenleadership mentorshiphigh qualityeducation leadershipmentorship leadershipwezesha bintiempowers girls

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 41 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Possibility LabsCA$50,000Support the development of the JEI Alumni grant pool
2Northern Kenya FundMT$26,000Education and leadership, mentorship at the high school and university level for adolescent girls in Northern Kenya
3Creative Action InstituteMA$15,000Leadership and mentorship training for young women in East Africa
4The Girls Foundation of TanzaniaME$15,000High quality education, leadership, mentorship, sexual and reproductive health training for adolescent girls
5Bulogo Women's Groupn/a$12,500Empowering women to become entrepreneurs in Kamuli Ditrict, including funding for personnel/trainers, transportation, start up grants for trained women, equipment and training materials, and entrepreneurial vocational skills project associated costs.
6Friends of Transitions GuatemalaCA$12,500Wheelchair manufacturing and provision and follow up support for children and adults w disabilities in Guatemala
7Girl Up InitiativeCA$12,500Women's vocational, life skills, and leadership training for at risk young women in Kampala slums
8Gulu Persons Disabled Networkn/a$12,500Assembly, production & distribution of wheelchairs & mobility aids; Small workshop development for adjustments & replacements; & Staff salaries for persons with disabilities in Gulu, Uganda.
9Jifindishen/a$12,500Independent study support for nontraditional learners to complete the Tanzanian National Exam - a 2-3 year program with teachers, classrooms, outdoor space and debate opportunities
10Kyaninga Child Development Centern/a$12,500Support of the Mobility Hub - a bamboo wheelchair production center for PWDs in rural Kyaninga District.
11Street Business SchoolCO$12,500Entrepreneurship training for marginalized women in East Africa
12Young Strong Mothers Foundationn/a$12,500Preventive education materials for Adolescent Girls and Tailoring Equipment for young Tanzanian mothers in the Vocational Training Center for Out of school young mothers in Morogoro.
13Ascatedn/a$11,500Promoting the Inclusion of Children and Young people with physical disabilities in community and school through teacher education, school modifications, and physical therapy.
14Abaana Community Outreach African/a$10,000Advancing Girls' Education Project which supports 50 girls in Mityana and Rakai-Kyotera District with school fees, internship expenses, and income generating training & activities.
15Nurturing MindsMA$10,000Supporting girls with disabilities to attend SEGA, a high quality secondary boarding school for girls in Morogoro, TZ

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202032$263K
202140$349K
202247$501K
202331$388K
202441$352K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
??54%
California12%
Massachusetts7%
Montana5%
Maine5%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Erik SchultzTreasurer · 2024
Preben SchultzDirector · 2024
Rachael Knapp RichardsExecutive Dir. · 2024
Shanu BashunaDirector · 2024
Tale FinnangerChairman · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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