Accepts applications
Can I apply?
Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $4,574,927 | $5,126,124 | $2,579,190 | $68,300,160 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 28% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTSTARMILWAUKEE, WI | ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary W Freels | DIRECTOR,PRESIDENT | 2.00 | $10,500 |
| Lon E Roberts | DIRECTOR,SEC-TREAS | 2.00 | $12,000 |
| Dwight E Davis | DIRECTOR, V.P | 2.00 | $10,500 |
| John Dudley | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $65,131,211 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,702,073 | $3,833,505 | $5,161,585 | $67,756,426 | $66,603,543 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $3,029,397 | $3,455,378 | $2,531,378 | $65,168,043 | $64,302,020 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $4,244,616 | $2,568,062 | $2,898,764 | $59,001,757 | $57,997,376 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $3,648,951 | $1,556,710 | $2,489,922 | $70,063,124 | $68,414,957 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $2,974,387 | $4,881,235 | $1,820,722 | $54,348,890 | $51,137,065 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $1,699,549 | $2,428,369 | $2,613,100 | $50,177,765 | $49,607,086 |
| ONWARD AND UPWARD - HOMME ELEVATOR |
| $100,000 |
| 2021 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISWAUSAU, WI | WAUSAU WHITEWATER PARK FUND | $100,000 | 2017 |
| NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONWAUSAU, WI | JUDD & ANNE ALEXANDER SCHOLARSHIP | $100,000 | 2023 |
| CITY OF WAUSAUWAUSAU, WI | ADMINASTRATIVE SETTLEMENT | $92,000 | 2017 |
| WAUSAU AREA CHAMBER FOUNDATION INCWAUSAU, WI | GREATER MARATHON COUNTY 2040 & TALENT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | $90,000 | 2018 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INCWAUSAU, WI | RIVERFRONT CHAMPIONS OF BUSINESS PROJECT | $85,000 | 2018 |
| WAUSAU AREA CHAMBER FOUNDATION INCWAUSAU, WI | TALENT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | $75,000 | 2017 |
| GRAND THEATRE FOUNDATION INCWAUSAU, WI | ADDITIONAL PROPERTY PROJECTS | $75,000 | 2018 |
| INSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENT INCMADISON, WI | DE-CENTRALIZING STATE GOVERNMENT | $70,000 | 2022 |
| CITY OF WAUSAUWAUSAU, WI | COMMUNITY CARES PARTNERSHIP POSITION | $65,000 | 2024 |
| INSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENT INCDELAFIELD, WI | CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM & BUILDING BRIDGES CAMPAIGN | $62,000 | 2025 |
| WAUSAU KAYAK & CANOE CORPORATIONWAUSAU, WI | PHASE 2: UNDERWATER REPAIRS & STABILIZATION | $60,000 | 2018 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE WAUSAU AREA INCWAUSAU, WI | ROOF CAPITAL PROJECT | $60,000 | 2025 |
| MOSINEE COMMUNITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONMOSINEE, WI | FIELD 3 COMPLETION | $55,000 | 2018 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF LA CROSSELA CROSSE, WI | CAPITAL REQUEST FOR EXPANSION TO SECOND & THIRD HOMES | $52,900 | 2018 |
| UNITED WAY OF MARATHON COUNTY INCWAUSAU, WI | 2020 MATCHING FUNDS | $51,666 | 2021 |
| NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONWAUSAU, WI | SALVATION ARMY LEARNING CENTER | $51,207 | 2017 |
| NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONWAUSAU, WI | SALVATION ARMY LEARNING CENTER | $51,188 | 2017 |
| MCDEVCOWAUSAU, WI | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST POSITION | $50,000 | 2017 |
| WAUSAU KAYAK & CANOE CORPORATIONWAUSAU, WI | EAST SIDE IMPROVEMENTS | $50,000 | 2017 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INCWAUSAU, WI | K-12 PROGRAMS FOR BUSINESS/ECONOMIC EDUCATION | $50,000 | 2025 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INCWAUSAU, WI | K-12 PROGRAMS FOR BUSINESS/ECONOMIC EDUCATION | $50,000 | 2024 |
| THE HAGAR HOUSEWAUSAU, WI | FACILITY ACQUISITION PROJECT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INCWAUSAU, WI | K-12 PROGRAMS FOR BUSINESS/ECONOMIC EDUCATION | $50,000 | 2022 |
| 2.00 |
| $10,500 |
| John Tubbs | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $10,500 |
| Dennis M Deloye | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $3,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202540429349100819
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202410379349100011
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202320769349100312
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202230489349100008
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Jun 30, 2018
Filing id 201802989349100115
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Jun 30, 2017
Filing id 201702969349100605
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Jun 30, 2016
Filing id 201612989349100506
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.