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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5091063

Commander Wallace P Buerschinger Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Green Bay, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $90,148 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $90,148

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,272,831

  • Tax year 2023

    $224,259

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,350,247

  • Tax year 2022

    $211,655

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,296,811

  • Tax year 2021

    $87,548

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,290,925

  • Tax year 2020

    $91,628

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,248,112

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. National Railroad MuseumGreen Bay, WI

    Program maintenance and capital campaign

    $85,895
  2. NPM foundationGreen Bay, WI

    Program support

    $2,048
  3. Individual

    Candid Fort Ligonier Girl Scouts Kiwanis

    $571
  4. Mensa FoundationHurst, TX

    Program support

    $556
  5. Greater Green Bay Community FoundationGreen Bay, WI

    Program support

    $518
  6. Weidner CenterGreen Bay, WI

    Program support

    $290
  7. Kiwanis club of green bayGreen Bay, WI

    Program support

    $270

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. National Railroad MuseumGreen Bay, WI

    Educational Programs and Property Maintenance

    $88,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $55652% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $51848% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin5 grants $89,021
  2. Texas1 grant $556

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • William W BuerschingerTrustee Hours 18Pay $0
  • Cheryl L BuerschingerManager Hours 15Pay $0

The return

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