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SAUERLAND FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $781K · expenses $2.4M · assets $27.1M

EIN
34-1787952
Address
PO BOX 985, MILFORD, OH 45150-0985
NTEE code
T20Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 1995 (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
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
John Sauerland TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Paul Sauerland TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Robert Sauerland TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Franz Sauerland (former) TRUSTEE2010-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Sauerland (former) TRUSTEE2010-2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANZ SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT SAUERLAND TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANZ SAUERLAND TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH SAUERLAND TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANZ SAUERLAND TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH SAUERLAND TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01

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 · 48 grants to organizations · $2.4M
2024 · 51 grants to organizations · $2.3M
2023 · 42 grants to organizations · $1.4M
2022 · 29 grants to organizations · $660K
2021 · 23 grants to organizations · $442K
2020 · 18 grants to organizations · $261K
2011 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 15 grants to individuals · $150K
2010 · 18 grants to organizations · $168K

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.

2024 · 1 contributor · $10.8M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 FRANZ SAUERLAND IRA Person JERSEY CITY, NJ $10,803,593$10,803,593 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $12.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SAUERLAND FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST Person SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH $12,693,844- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $5.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 FRANZ SAUERLAND IRA Person JERSEY CITY, NJ $2,643,685- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 SAUERLAND FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST Person SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH $2,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2011 · 1 contributor · $101K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 FRANZ SAUERLAND Person CHAGRIN FALLS, OH $100,764- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2011 · filing
2010 · 1 contributor · $95K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 FRANZ AND ELIZABETH SAUERLAND Person CHAGRIN FALLS, OH $95,060- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2010 · 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 ↗
$780,988$2,419,640 $27,144,420$27,144,420 -- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,372,595$2,301,993 $28,789,296$28,789,296 $10,803,593- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,778,606$1,441,449 $19,720,854$19,720,854 $12,693,844- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,275,924$661,456 $8,384,157$8,384,157 $5,143,685- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$417,617$443,456 $3,771,579$3,771,579 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$111,769$262,400 $3,798,858$3,798,858 -- ---
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$258,494$152,050 $3,098,675$3,098,675 -- ---
2010 · Form 990PF period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$259,012$171,039 $2,995,913$2,995,913 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
MAAS FAMILY FOUNDATIONOHT20 $841,905$2,210,832 EXEC. DIRECTOR/CHAIRPERSON$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
KOHNEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONOHT20 $743,856$342,615 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GAYNOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONOHT20 $724,891$915,162 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
PETER AND KATY GIBBONS FOUNDATIONOHT20 $724,551$504,902 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CANDIS J STERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONOHT20 $790,921$580,875 TRUSTEE$54,362 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WALTER AND OLIVIA KIEBACH FOUNDATIONOHT20 $803,590$603,360 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WAGNALLS MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONOHT20 $836,107$1,024,053 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SMILEY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONOHT20 $767,144$764,117 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE@KIM AND GARY HEIMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONOHT20 $723,606$375,825 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ROBERT R & GAY C CULL FAMILY FOUNDATIONOHT20 $732,304$605,855 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SANYA FOUNDATIONCAT20 $814,385$495,846 CO-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
BERLIND FOUNDATIONNYT20 $737,808$288,722 TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
SYAR FOUNDATIONCAT20 $759,657$1,866,240 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
SYYK FOUNDATIONVAT20 $809,551$1,687,710 President / Treasury$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
SEREN FOUNDATIONCAT20 $771,198$40,673 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
SWAHA FOUNDATIONCOT20 $814,475$655,936 President$80,738 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
SOWER FOUNDATIONMNT20 $734,349$398,661 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
FOUR1 FOUNDATIONART20 $795,350$918,214 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/TREASUR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
FDC FOUNDATIONILT20 $726,274$715,497 President$24,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
MCR FOUNDATIONNHT20 $782,139$100,352 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
JEC FOUNDATIONCAT20 $812,493$684,182 Director President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
B & D FOUNDATIONILT20 $750,075$193,038 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
DCM FOUNDATIONMNT20 $817,505$1,127,320 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
RJW FOUNDATIONMNT20 $846,241$826,641 Executive Dir.$130,852 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
TYE FOUNDATIONNYT20 $848,800$2,502,126 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
ESB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$900,0006 22021–2024 MBD & JFD FOUNDATION; ETC FAMILY FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$155,0005 12020–2024 ARCADIA FOUNDATION
HONG ZHANG & LIYA LIANG FOUNDATION Private foundation$92,2506 12017–2023 PEACH FOUNDATION
GRANITE FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0001 12023–2023 MAINSL FOUNDATION
UNITED CHARITABLE DAF sponsor$14,1511 12014–2014 RJW FOUNDATION
MICAH FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,6191 12023–2023 SWAHA FOUNDATION
JOHN P ELLBOGEN FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,5002 12022–2023 ORRS HOPE FOUNDATION
LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$5001 12022–2022 ORRS HOPE FOUNDATION

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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 · $2,419,640 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,418,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,418,000 99.9%
Fees: accounting $1,100 0.0%
Other expenses $340 0.0%
Taxes $200 0.0%
Total$2,419,640100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $2,301,993 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,260,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,260,000 98.2%
Other expenses $40,429 1.8%
Fees: accounting $975 0.0%
Taxes $589 0.0%
Total$2,301,993100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $1,441,449 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,440,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,440,000 99.9%
Fees: accounting $975 0.1%
Other expenses $274 0.0%
Taxes $200 0.0%
Total$1,441,449100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $661,456 spent · pay $0 · grants $660,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $660,000 99.8%
Fees: accounting $950 0.1%
Other expenses $306 0.0%
Taxes $200 0.0%
Total$661,456100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $443,456 spent · pay $0 · grants $442,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $442,000 99.7%
Fees: accounting $1,100 0.2%
Taxes $200 0.0%
Other expenses $156 0.0%
Total$443,456100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $262,400 spent · pay $0 · grants $261,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $261,000 99.5%
Fees: accounting $1,200 0.5%
Taxes $200 0.1%
Total$262,400100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $152,050 spent · pay $0 · grants $150,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $150,000 98.7%
Fees: accounting $1,650 1.1%
Taxes $400 0.3%
Total$152,050100%

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2010 · Form 990PF · $171,039 spent · pay $0 · grants $168,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $168,500 98.5%
Fees: accounting $1,800 1.1%
Taxes $739 0.4%
Total$171,039100%

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