Mequon, Wisconsin · EIN 871448344. 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 $2.5M across 26 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 202631269349103608. 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 26 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nativity Jesuit Academy | WI | $600,000 | DESIGNATED FOR THE NICHOLAS FAMILY FIELD |
| 2 | Friends of Peninsula State Park Inc | WI | $300,000 | DESIGNATED FOR THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL PROJECT. |
| 3 | The Ridges Sanctuary Inc | WI | $265,000 | TO SUPPORT PHASE 0 OF THE MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT TO USE IN THE RESEARCH PROJECT WITH UW MADISON. |
| 4 | Door County Community Foundation Inc | WI | $250,000 | TO SUPPORT THE DOOR COUNTY WINTER COMMONS CAMPAIGN, SISTER BAY ICE RINK |
| 5 | Afar Inc | WI | $200,000 | TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSAL PARK PROJECT. |
| 6 | Friends of the Domes Inc - Milwaukee Domes Alliance | WI | $200,000 | DESIGNATED FOR THE RESTORATION/RENOVATION PROJECT |
| 7 | Uwm Foundation Inc | WI | $100,000 | DESIGNATED TO THE CENTER FOR WATER POLICY AT THE SCHOOL OF FRESHWATER SCIENCES. |
| 8 | Door County Bookmobile | WI | $85,000 | TO SUPPORT THE BOOKMOBILE RENOVATION AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS. |
| 9 | Peninsula School of Art Inc | WI | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM AND THE DIRECTOR SALARY FOR THE DOOR COUNTY PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL. |
| 10 | Radio Milwaukee | WI | $70,000 | TO SUPPORT THE 'UNIQUELY MILWAUKEE' AUDIO SHORTS. |
| 11 | Reflo Inc | WI | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| 12 | St Jude the Apostle School | WI | $50,000 | DESIGNATED FOR SECURITY UPGRADES |
| 13 | The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | WI | $50,000 | DESIGNATED FOR APHASIA RESEARCH. SPECIFICALLY LANGUAGE LAB IN MEMORY OF GINNY WAGNER |
| 14 | Village of Egg Harbor Peg Egan Pac | WI | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PEG EGAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. |
| 15 | Friends of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Inc | WI | $30,000 | DESIGNATED FOR THE SCHLITZ AUDUBON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER. |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | $30K |
| 2023 | 26 | $2.1M |
| 2024 | 24 | $2.5M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 26 | $2.5M |
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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