THE SAMUEL LYON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $120K · expenses $81K · assets $1.0M

Also known as
FOUNDATION INC
EIN
31-6651291
Address
712 BRAEVIEW RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40206-2990
NTEE code
T23
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2001 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sheldon M Yoffe TRUSTEE2011-2025 0 $0 reported 2
Elaine Y Weinberg TRUSTEE2011-2025 0 $0 reported 2
Marlene Y Schaffer TRUSTEE2011-2025 0 $0 reported 2

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2012 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2011 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELDON M YOFFE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
ELAINE Y WEINBERG TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
MARLENE Y SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 28 grants to organizations · $78K
2024 · 26 grants to organizations · $75K
2023 · 21 grants to organizations · $80K
2022 · 27 grants to organizations · $74K
2021 · 23 grants to organizations · $62K
2020 · 21 grants to organizations · $60K
2019 · 24 grants to organizations · $58K
2018 · 21 grants to organizations · $56K
2017 · 18 grants to organizations · $49K
2016 · 16 grants to organizations · $33K
2014 · 21 grants to organizations · $52K
2013 · 20 grants to organizations · $50K
2012 · 14 grants to organizations · $37K
2011 · 17 grants to organizations · $36K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2012 · 1 contributor · $177K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SAMUEL LYON CHARITABLE REMAINDER TR Person LOUISVILLE, KY $176,892- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,145$81,185 $1,020,330$1,020,330 -- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,610$77,013 $981,370$981,370 -- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,718$81,996 $965,773$965,773 -- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$98,646$75,414 $939,051$939,051 -- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,557$64,002 $915,819$915,819 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,358$61,860 $883,264$883,264 -- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,195$59,802 $864,766$864,766 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,279$57,843 $853,373$853,373 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,929$51,380 $843,937$843,937 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,177$35,980 $824,388$824,388 -- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,320$833 $809,191$809,191 -- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,455$53,002 $767,704$767,704 -- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,724$51,949 $782,251$782,251 -- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$199,588$38,427 $800,476$800,476 -- $0--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,337$41,485 $639,315$639,315 -- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $176,892 in all, tax years 2012 to 2012. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SAMUEL LYON CHARITABLE REMAINDER ANNUITY Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE SAMUEL LYON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC” 2012 1$176,892 2012$176,892
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HALA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCOT23 $63,493$58,384 CO-TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T23, revenue within 2x, similar name
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TAJ AND ZAKIR SYED FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCCAT23 $124,549$1,481 President-Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code T23, revenue within 2x, similar name
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KATHERINE & KEITH L SACHS CHARITABLE ROUNDATION INCPAT23 $231,540$298,302 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T23, revenue within 2x, similar name
KAIROS IMPACT CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCAT23 $103,976$114,704 BOARD CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code T23, revenue within 2x, similar name
ADAMS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSCT23 $150,000- Director$0 Same NTEE code T23, revenue within 2x, similar name
CHARLES PAGELLA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONOHT23 $238,836$127,751 TRUSTEE$21,407 Same NTEE code T23, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $81,185 spent · pay $0 · grants $78,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $78,000 96.1%
Taxes $1,760 2.2%
Fees: accounting $1,100 1.4%
Other expenses $325 0.4%
Total$81,185100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $77,013 spent · pay $0 · grants $75,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $75,000 97.4%
Other expenses $1,112 1.4%
Taxes $901 1.2%
Total$77,013100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $81,996 spent · pay $0 · grants $80,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $80,000 97.6%
Other expenses $1,034 1.3%
Taxes $962 1.2%
Total$81,996100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $75,414 spent · pay $0 · grants $74,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $74,000 98.1%
Other expenses $1,140 1.5%
Taxes $274 0.4%
Total$75,414100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $64,002 spent · pay $0 · grants $61,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $61,500 96.1%
Taxes $1,483 2.3%
Other expenses $1,019 1.6%
Total$64,002100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $61,860 spent · pay $0 · grants $60,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $60,100 97.2%
Other expenses $1,024 1.7%
Taxes $736 1.2%
Total$61,860100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $59,802 spent · pay $0 · grants $58,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $58,100 97.2%
Other expenses $1,072 1.8%
Taxes $630 1.1%
Total$59,802100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $57,843 spent · pay $0 · grants $56,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $56,400 97.5%
Other expenses $999 1.7%
Taxes $444 0.8%
Total$57,843100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $51,380 spent · pay $0 · grants $48,900 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $48,900 95.2%
Taxes $1,494 2.9%
Other expenses $986 1.9%
Total$51,380100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $35,980 spent · pay $0 · grants $32,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $32,800 91.2%
Other expenses $1,910 5.3%
Taxes $1,270 3.5%
Total$35,980100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $833 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Taxes $737 88.5%
Other expenses $96 11.5%
Total$833100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $53,002 spent · pay $0 · grants $51,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $51,500 97.2%
Fees: accounting $900 1.7%
Taxes $590 1.1%
Other expenses $12 0.0%
Total$53,002100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $51,949 spent · pay $0 · grants $49,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $49,500 95.3%
Fees: accounting $1,900 3.7%
Taxes $500 1.0%
Other expenses $49 0.1%
Total$51,949100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $38,427 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $36,800 95.8%
Fees: accounting $775 2.0%
Other expenses $602 1.6%
Taxes $250 0.7%
Total$38,427100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $41,485 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $36,000 86.8%
Other expenses $4,435 10.7%
Fees: accounting $800 1.9%
Taxes $250 0.6%
Total$41,485100%

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