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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7042261

Knights Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Elm Grove, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $45,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $45,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $272,710

  • Tax year 2024

    $23,050

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $276,573

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $266,893

  • Tax year 2022

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $267,284

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $270,152

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $293,492

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Meals & other support

    $11,000
  2. The Salesianum TrustMilwaukee, WI

    Cap campaign support

    $10,000
  3. Lifes ConnectionMukwonago, WI

    Educational assistance

    $4,000
  4. St Jude Apostle ParishMilwaukee, WI

    Parish support

    $2,500
  5. Individual

    Youth ministry

    $2,000
  6. Christ King ParishMilwaukee, WI

    Parish support

    $2,000
  7. St Marys ParishElm Grove, WI

    Parish support

    $2,000
  8. Individual

    Support material for making beds for kids without

    $2,000
  9. Individual

    Education conferences

    $1,500
  10. Womens Support CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Educational assistance

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Educational support

    $1,000
  12. Womens Care CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Educational assistance

    $1,000
  13. Carmolite Ministry of St TeresaMilwaukee, WI

    Educational assistance

    $1,000
  14. Veritas SocietyMilwaukee, WI

    Educational support

    $1,000
  15. Individual

    Food & clothing support

    $1,000
  16. Tosa Cares Food BankWauwatosa, WI

    Food support

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    [individual] SUPPLIES SUPPORT

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    Educational support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $4,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin10 grants $25,500

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Jim DraganiPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeff RauhSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas M PowersTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wayne MillerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • James WebbTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel WoehrerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ron ZeiseTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bill RoedellTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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