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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
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Tax year 2025
$524,250
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $713,874
-
Tax year 2024
$503,500
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $821,299
-
Tax year 2023
$344,540
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $765,382
-
Tax year 2022
$290,000
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $756,696
-
Tax year 2021
$396,000
- Grants listed
- 46
- Assets, end of year
- $727,625
-
Tax year 2020
$301,500
- Grants listed
- 40
- Assets, end of year
- $694,740
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Vero Beach Art MuseumVero Beach, FL
General funds
$205,000 -
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI
General funds
$30,000 -
John's Island FoundationIndn Riv SHRS, FL
General funds
$25,000 -
Kenilworth Union ChurchKenilworth, IL
General funds
$25,000 -
Riverside TheatreVero Beach, FL
General funds
$25,000 -
Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL
General funds
$20,000 -
Geneva Foundation PrestySkokie, IL
General funds
$15,000 -
Indian Hill Scholarship FoundationWinnetka, IL
General funds
$15,000 -
Indian River Land TrustVero Beach, FL
General funds
$15,000 -
John's Island Community Service LeagueVero Beach, FL
General funds
$15,000 -
McKee Botanical GardenVero Beach, FL
General funds
$15,000 -
Michigan Shores FoundationWilmette, IL
General funds
$15,000 -
Bay Area Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI
General funds
$10,000 -
Indian River Medical FoundationVero Beach, FL
General funds
$10,000 -
Nantucket Conservation FoundationNantucket, MA
General funds
$10,000 -
Twin Bridges Rescue SquadCrivitz, WI
General funds
$10,000 -
Brian UpFrankfort, IL
General funds
$10,000 -
Lymphoma Research FoundationNew York, NY
General funds
$10,000 -
Chicago Shakespeare TheatreChicago, IL
General funds
$5,000 -
Cleveland ClinicVero Beach, FL
General funds
$5,000 -
Doreen Chapman CenterEvanston, IL
General funds
$5,000 -
Edgewood High SchoolMadison, WI
General funds
$5,000 -
Stephenson Fire DepartmentCrivitz, WI
General funds
$5,000 -
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA
General funds
$5,000 -
Middle Inlet Fire DeptCrivitz, WI
General funds
$3,000 -
Cheetah ConservationAlexandria, VA
General funds
$2,500 -
Marie Selby Botanic GardenSarasota, FL
General funds
$2,500 -
Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FL
General funds
$2,500 -
Physicians for Reproductive HealthHartsdale, NY
General funds
$1,250 -
Friends of Megan AdomPhiladelphia, PA
General funds
$1,250 -
Simon Wiusenthal CenterLos Angeles, CA
General funds
$1,250
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Environment4 grants $60,00031% of the total
- Education2 grants $35,00018% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $25,00013% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00013% of the total
- Religion1 grant $25,00013% of the total
- Health2 grants $20,00010% of the total
- 1 other causes1 grant $1,250<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Florida10 grants $320,000
- Illinois8 grants $110,000
- Wisconsin6 grants $63,000
- Massachusetts2 grants $15,000
- New York2 grants $11,250
- Virginia1 grant $2,500
- California1 grant $1,250
- Pennsylvania1 grant $1,250
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Constance T PattersonPERSIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- D Scott PattersonVP - SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $3,000
- Elizabeth P GiffordDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Donald W PattersonTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Thomas B PattersonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- William T PattersonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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