Open Foundations · Wisconsin

Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation

Mequon, Wisconsin · EIN 466194488. 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 $3.5M across 445 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each.

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$3.5M
paid in 2024
445
grants paid
$10K
median grant
19%
to first-time recipients
$56.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
LYNN NICHOLAS
Address
10309 NORTH RIVER ROAD, MEQUON, WI, 53092
Phone
2622423040
Form the request should take
APPLICANT MUST REGISTER AND SUBMIT APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL AID WORKSHEET ONLINE THROUGH THE AB NICHOLAS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION WEBSITE AT ABNICHOLASSCHOLARS.ORG.
Submission deadline
REGULAR APPLICATIONS AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FEBRUARY 1ST THROUGH APRIL 30TH.
Restrictions on awards
APPLICANTS MUST DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED, BE A WISCONSIN RESIDENT, HAVE GRADUATED FROM A WISCONSIN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL, AND HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THEIR SCHOOL'S BOYS OR GIRLS BASKETBALL PROGRAM. APPLICANTS MUST BE ATTENDING A UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM SCHOOL AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT (AT LEAST 12 CREDITS) ENROLLED IN A TWO-YEAR OR FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN NCAA DIVISION I, II OR III ATHELETICS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202600379349100520. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

university wisconsinwisconsin madisonmadison collegewisconsin crossecrosse collegewisconsin plattevilleplatteville collegeeau claire

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 445 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Nadilee FernandezWI$25,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
2Brady HassingerWI$15,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
3Carter PreyWI$15,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PLATTEVILLE SCHOLARSHIP
4Aaden JensenWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PLATTEVILLE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
5Abriana BrownWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
6Adam SchaeferWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
7Adelaide LillaWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
8Aleece JandrainWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
9Alexander AndersonWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
10Alexander PetersonWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
11Alexandra FloresWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - WHITEWATER COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
12Alexis FieldsWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
13Aliliann WeixWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
14Allison CulverWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PLATTEVILLE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
15Ally RichardsonWI$10,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - LA CROSSE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019322$2.5M
2020352$2.7M
2021386$3.0M
2022400$3.2M
2023420$3.4M
2024445$3.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Wisconsin100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

David O NicholasTRUSTEE · 2024
Lynn S NicholasTRUSTEE · 2024
Nancy J NicholasTRUSTEE · 2024
Susan Nicholas FascianoTRUSTEE · 2024

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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