Mequon, Wisconsin · EIN 396589261. 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 $3.9M across 51 grants in 2025, a median of $50K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202631349349104958. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 51 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockford Park District Foundation | IL | $500,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. SUPPORTS ENHANCEMENTS AND PROGRAMMING AT THE NICHOLAS CONSERVATORY AND GARDENS. |
| 2 | Children's Wi Foundation | WI | $400,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF PEDIATRIC PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND TEACHING BY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. |
| 3 | Williams Heart Foundation | IL | $350,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. DEDICATED RESEARCH TO HELP FIGHT HEART DISEASE. |
| 4 | United Way of Greater Milwaukee | WI | $325,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING AND MAXIMIZING RESOURCES TO ENABLE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN MILWAUKEE. |
| 5 | Historic Haymarket Milwaukee | WI | $200,000 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. SUPPORTS PERMANENT OR SPECIAL EXHIBIT HABITATS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OR NAMES FOR A CURATORIAL CHAIR FOR THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM. |
| 6 | Church of the Atonement | WI | $150,000 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. |
| 7 | Peninsula School of Art & Gallery | WI | $100,000 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. TO PROVIDE ENRICHING ART EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND BUILD COMMUNITY. |
| 8 | Prevent Blindness Wisconsin | WI | $100,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. PROMOTE HEALTH VISION AND EYE SAFETY. |
| 9 | The Samaritan Family Wellness Foundation Inc | WI | $100,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHO THERAPY AT UW MADISON. COMMITTED TO SERVING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH WHOLE PERSON WELLNESS SERVICES INCLUDING COACHING, CONSULTATION AND PSYCHO THERAPY. |
| 10 | Uw Foundation - Guarding Against Cancer | WI | $100,000 | GUARDING AGAINST CANCER EVENT. DEDICATED TO CANCER ELIMINATION THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE. |
| 11 | Wisconsin Humane Society | WI | $95,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO SUPPORT ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND FORGOTTEN ANIMALS. |
| 12 | Als Association Se Wi Chapter | WI | $75,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. DEDICATED TO THE FIGHT AGAINST ALS THROUGH RESEARCH, PATIENT SUPPORT AND INFORMATION AWARENESS. |
| 13 | American Red Cross Greater Milw Chapter | WI | $75,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO VICTIMS OF DISASTERS AND HELP PEOPLE PREVENT, PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES. |
| 14 | Lad Lakest Rose Center | WI | $75,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. CHANGING HEARTACHE TO HOPE FOR WOMEN, GIRLS AND FAMILIES IN NEED BY PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL CARE, STABILIZATION PLACEMENT AND RESPITE CARE. |
| 15 | Macc Fund | WI | $75,000 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. SUPPORTS RESEARCH INTO EFFECIVE TREATMENTS AND CURE FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER. |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 57 | $3.0M |
| 2021 | 60 | $3.0M |
| 2022 | 49 | $3.4M |
| 2023 | 50 | $3.4M |
| 2024 | 49 | $3.4M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 51 | $3.9M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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