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Shaffer Family Charitable Trust: 15 grants to organizations, $609,750 (tax year ended December 2024)
Shaffer Family Charitable Trust, a private foundation in Bethlehem, PA, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $609,750 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 28, 2025. The largest was $250,000 to United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, PA for unrestricted use by donee.
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- EIN
- 232502319
- Based in
- Bethlehem, PA
- Assets
- $8,784,056
- Grants paid
- $609,750
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202513019349101146. It reported $609,750 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley | Bethlehem, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Luke's Hospital | Bethlehem, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Bethany Ministries | Bethlehem, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Communities in Schools of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cadc of Bethlehem | Bethlehem, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley | Bethlehem, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arc | Bethlehem, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children's Home of Easton | Easton, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bishop's Annual Appeal | Allentown, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Easter Seals Eastern Pa | Allentown, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allentown Symphony Association | Allentown, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miller-Keystone Blood Center | Bethlehem, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $5,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lehigh Valley Summerbridge | Bethlehem, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stephen's Place | Bethlehem, PA | Unrestricted use by donee | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $125,000 |
| Human services | $20,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $609,750 |
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Updated October 28, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.