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Leon & Beatrice Obenhaus Grodhaus Foundation

Accepts applications Columbus, Texas · EIN 746328959

Leon & Beatrice Obenhaus Grodhaus Foundation is a private foundation in Columbus, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $120,700 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $5,800 and the largest $35,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $124,600 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$124,60011$0
2024$120,70011$0

How to apply

ContactLisa McNutt
420 Walnut, Columbus, TX 78934
Phone or email(979) 732-2332
What to submitLetter - no specific form
DeadlinesNo deadline
RestrictionsOrganizations supporting elderly and/or needy; education institutions nearweimar, Texas

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Leon & Beatrice Obenhaus Grodhaus Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas11$120,700

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbus Education Foundation Inc
Columbus, TX
High school scholarships$35,000
Weimar Ind School District
Columbus, TX
High school scholarships$35,000
Columbus Historical Preservation Tr
Columbus, TX
Maintain historical buildings$12,500
Weimar Boys Girls Club
Weimar, TX
Youth after school and summer programs$8,700
Columbus Boys Girls Club
Columbus, TX
Youth and after school summer programs$8,700
Weimar Ministerial Fellowship Alli
Weimar, TX
Christmas food and food for local indigents$5,800
First United Methodist Church
Columbus, TX
Share your christmas$4,800
Columbus Food Pantry
Columbus, TX
Food for the needy$3,900
Colorado County Fair Association
Columbus, TX
Assist in building restroom facilities$2,900
Columbus Ministerial Alliance
Columbus, TX
Food for local indigents$1,900
Weimar FFA
Weimar, TX
Food for needy families$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leon & Beatrice Obenhaus Grodhaus Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadline.

How much does Leon & Beatrice Obenhaus Grodhaus Foundation give?

$120,700 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $5,800.

Who runs Leon & Beatrice Obenhaus Grodhaus Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Melissa Parks (Trustee), Gus H Miller (Trustee), Chris Arthur (Trustee) and Harvey Vornsand (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Leon & Beatrice Obenhaus Grodhaus Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and food and hunger.

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