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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1049364

Schoenleber Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $500,000 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Frank W Bastian
111 East Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 276-3400
Form and materials
Contact above for application
Deadlines
July 31st of each year
Restrictions
Prefer state of wisconsin organizations

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $8,496,509
  • Tax year 2024

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,160,559
  • Tax year 2023

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,990,301
  • Tax year 2022

    $410,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $7,993,765
  • Tax year 2021

    $479,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $8,178,905
  • Tax year 2020

    $411,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $8,067,480
  • Tax year 2019

    $408,458

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $8,003,431
  • Tax year 2018

    $441,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $7,215,531

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Uwm Research FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $60,000
  2. Planned Parenthood of WiMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $50,000
  3. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    General

    $50,000
  4. Children's Hospital of WiMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $40,000
  5. Hunger Task ForceMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $25,000
  6. Milw Symphony OrchestraMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $25,000
  7. Historic Haymarket MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $25,000
  8. Marquette Univ Law SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $24,000
  9. Lotus Legal ClinicBrookfield, WI

    General

    $20,000
  10. Edward Macdowell MontessoriMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $20,000
  11. Betty Brinn Children's MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $15,000
  12. Journey 21 IncOconomowoc, WI

    General

    $15,000
  13. Milwaukee PBSMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $15,000
  14. Wuwm 897 Milwaukee's NPRMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $15,000
  15. Milw Habitat for HumanityMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $15,000
  16. Acts HousingMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $10,000
  17. Family Promise Ozaukee CountyPort Washington, WI

    General

    $10,000
  18. Wi Adaptive SportsBrookfield, WI

    General

    $10,000
  19. Convergence Resource CtrWauwatosa, WI

    General

    $10,000
  20. Raymond Volunteer Fire & RescueFranksville, WI

    General

    $10,000
  21. Life NavigatorsMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $10,000
  22. Repairers of the BreachMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $10,000
  23. Pathfinders Milwaukee IncMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $10,000
  24. Third Avenue PlayworksSturgeon Bay, WI

    General

    $5,000
  25. Wi EMS Assoc FoundationWind Lake, WI

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $60,00030% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50,00025% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter3 grants $35,00018% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00012% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,00010% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin25 grants $500,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Frank W BastianPRESIDENT/DI Hours 2Pay $0
  • Michael OrgemanVICE PRES/DI Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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