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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 25-1757468

The Norbell Foundation

A private foundation in Appleton, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 53 grants and $281,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $281,000

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $2,228,667

  • Tax year 2023

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $2,351,581

  • Tax year 2022

    $269,000

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $2,471,020

  • Tax year 2021

    $281,000

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $2,612,091

  • Tax year 2020

    $255,500

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $2,760,508

  • Tax year 2019

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $2,879,643

  • Tax year 2018

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $3,042,344

Grants paid in 2024

53 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Cancer SocietyPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $18,000
  2. Telluride Humane SocietyTelluride, CO

    General operating expenses

    $13,000
  3. Hope InternationalLancaster, PA

    General operating expenses

    $12,000
  4. First Presbyterian ChurchRacine, WI

    General operating expenses

    $10,000
  5. Hollow Oak Land TrustMoon Township, PA

    General operating expenses

    $10,000
  6. St Anne SchoolLaguna Niguel, CA

    General operating expenses

    $10,000
  7. The Salvation ArmyCarnegie, PA

    General operating expenses

    $10,000
  8. Greendale Community ChurchGreendale, WI

    General operating expenses

    $8,000
  9. Planned Parenthood FederationNew York, NY

    General operating expenses

    $8,000
  10. Racine Zoological SocietyRacine, WI

    General operating expenses

    $8,000
  11. Carnegie Library of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $7,000
  12. Carnegie Museums of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $7,000
  13. Cypress-Park High SchoolCypress, TX

    General operating expenses

    $7,000
  14. Meadowbrook Educational FoundationPoway, CA

    General operating expenses

    $7,000
  15. Mt Carmel Athletic FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General operating expenses

    $7,000
  16. Creekside Elementary Parent Staff OrganizationSan Diego, CA

    General operating expenses

    $6,000
  17. Montour Trail CouncilPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $6,000
  18. Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania IncPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $6,000
  19. Stratford High School PTAHouston, TX

    General operating expenses

    $6,000
  20. Archangel Gabriel Catholic ParishMcKees Rocks, PA

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  21. Charcot-Marie-Tooth AssociationGlenolden, PA

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  22. Epilepsy Foundation of Western & Central PAPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  23. Highmark Caring FoundationWarrendale, PA

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  24. Humane Animal RescuePittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  25. Mooncrest Neighborhood ProgramsCoraopolis, PA

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  26. Racine Public LibraryRacine, WI

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  27. Racine Symphony OrchestraRacine, WI

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  28. Ronald McDonald House PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  29. The Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  30. Center for Hope Faith CenterAmbridge, PA

    General operating expenses

    $4,000
  31. Health Care NetworkRacine, WI

    General operating expenses

    $4,000
  32. Racine Art MuseumRacine, WI

    General operating expenses

    $4,000
  33. Boy Scouts of America - Laurel Highlands CouncilPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  34. Heinz History CenterPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  35. Mt Carmel High School Music FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  36. National Aviary in PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  37. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High SchoolCoraopolis, PA

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  38. Racine Heritage MuseumRacine, WI

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  39. Racine Theatre GuildRacine, WI

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  40. Shorecliffs Middle SchoolSan Clemente, CA

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  41. St Monica's Senior LivingCaledonia, WI

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  42. The Church at Rancho BernardoSan Diego, CA

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  43. YMCA of RacineMount Pleasant, WI

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  44. American Diabetes AssociationMerrifield, VA

    General operating expenses

    $2,500
  45. Forest Park Middle School PawsFranklin, WI

    General operating expenses

    $2,500
  46. Hockomock Area YMCAN Attleboro, MA

    General operating expenses

    $2,500
  47. Massachusetts Audubon SocietyLincoln, MA

    General operating expenses

    $2,500
  48. Coraopolis Youth CreationsCoraopolis, PA

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  49. Girl Scouts of Wisconsin SoutheastMilwaukee, WI

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  50. Racine Literacy CouncilRacine, WI

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  51. Three Harbors Council Boy Scouts of AmericaMilwaukee, WI

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  52. River Bend Nature CenterCaledonia, WI

    General operating expenses

    $1,000
  53. The Nature Conservancy in WiMadison, WI

    General operating expenses

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals4 grants $29,00025% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $15,00013% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $14,00012% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $13,50012% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $12,00010% of the total
  6. Religion2 grants $11,0009% of the total
  7. 4 other causes6 grants $22,50019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania21 grants $129,000
  2. Wisconsin17 grants $66,500
  3. California7 grants $39,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $13,000
  5. Texas2 grants $13,000
  6. New York1 grant $8,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  8. Massachusetts2 grants $5,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ellen S EasleyTRUSTEE & FOUNDATION MANAGER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Joyce S BiffarTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Travis S BiffarTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Charles S StuckemanTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Fiduciary Partners Trust CoTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $21,186

The return

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