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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-6045992

The Maxon Foundation

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $1.9 million paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,921,300

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $25,026,834
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,727,444

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $25,412,832
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,168,880

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $26,586,449
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,909,057

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $28,610,433
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,960,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $29,129,676

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Elizabeth FoundationEdgewood, KY

    General operating

    $500,000
  2. Munson Healthcare FoundationTraverse City, MI

    General operating

    $351,200
  3. Miami Valley Hospital FoundationDayton, OH

    General operating

    $300,000
  4. The Christ Hospital FoundationCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $250,000
  5. Bronson Health FoundationPortage, MI

    General operating

    $165,100
  6. Mercy Health FoundationBlue Ash, OH

    General operating

    $150,000
  7. Restore SightCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $105,000
  8. Uk Research FoundationHighland Heights, KY

    General operating

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health4 grants $820,10085% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $150,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $805,000
  2. Kentucky2 grants $600,000
  3. Michigan2 grants $516,300

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • US Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $335,089

The return

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