Private foundation
DENVER, COEIN
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025amended | 990-PF | $17,014 | $19,858 | $17,261 | $7,647 |
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
No public data foundWhere recipients are
Based on the 0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ellen Strong FoundationMilwaukee, WI | Scholarship | $63,500 | 2023 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl Climenhaga | President | 1.00 | $0 |
| Sandra Cobb | Vice President | 1.00 | $0 |
| Chloe Climenhaga | Secretary | 1.00 | $0 |
| Grace Climenhaga | Treasurer |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $7,647 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,961 | $10,955 | $9,000 | $10,491 | $10,491 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $42,936 | $80,588 | $80,500 | $17,485 | $17,485 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $40,350 | $80,404 | $78,945 | $55,137 | $55,137 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $34,206 | $61,509 | $60,500 | $135,516 | $135,516 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $31,836 | $76,768 | $74,500 | $162,819 | $162,819 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $39,058 | $45,712 | $42,983 | $207,751 | $207,751 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $31,587 | $44,841 | $42,663 | $214,405 | $214,405 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $23,634 | $39,659 | $37,025 | $227,659 | $227,659 |
| Scholarship |
| $45,000 |
| 2022 |
| Mary Ellen Strong FoundationMilwaukee, WI | Scholarship | $35,500 | 2019 |
| Various RecipientsDekalb, IL | Scholarship | $33,945 | 2022 |
| Mary Ellen Strong FoundationMilwaukee, WI | Scholarship | $19,500 | 2020 |
| Eleanor SolakianEdina, MN | Scholarship | $17,261 | 2025 |
| Mary Ellen Strong FoundationMilwaukee, WI | Scholarship | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Allison LarkinWalnut, IL | Scholarship | $6,000 | 2024 |
| Allison LarkinWalnut, IL | Scholarship | $6,000 | 2023 |
| Stephanie OrozcoLockport, IL | Scholarship | $5,167 | 2017 |
| Jaedan McIntoshLexington, KY | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Jaedan McIntoshLexington, KY | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Olivia BambachSt Charles, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Taylor EganOregon, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Jamie-Ann ClarkBatavia, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Taylor EganOregon, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Megan BauwensSaint Charles, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Olivia BambachSt Charles, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Jamie-Ann ClarkBatavia, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Olivia BambachSt Charles, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Jamie-Ann ClarkBatavia, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Jamie-Ann ClarkBatavia, IL | Scholarship | $5,000 | 2017 |
| Ari ReyesMilwaukee, WI | Scholarship | $4,746 | 2017 |
| Lisbeth Orozco BarreraLockport, IL | Scholarship | $4,232 | 2016 |
| Kettle Range ConservationRepublic, WA | Grant | $4,000 | 2019 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
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 Oct 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202532279349100703
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Oct 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202412549349100141
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Oct 31, 2022
Filing id 202322589349100627
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Oct 31, 2021
Filing id 202240139349100104
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Oct 31, 2020
Filing id 202122579349101007
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Oct 31, 2019
Filing id 202001819349100605
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Oct 31, 2018
Filing id 201901979349100300
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Oct 31, 2017
Filing id 201810719349100611
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Oct 31, 2016
Filing id 201730669349100203
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Oct 31, 2015
Filing id 201602439349100300
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.