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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1232384

Charles D Ortgiesen Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $65,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,342,768

  • Tax year 2024

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,284,021

  • Tax year 2023

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,203,228

  • Tax year 2022

    $58,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,204,158

  • Tax year 2021

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,309,305

  • Tax year 2020

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $873,208

  • Tax year 2019

    $68,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $959,791

  • Tax year 2018

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $993,644

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Milwaukee Public Museum IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  2. St Marcus SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  3. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $8,500
  4. Milwaukee Repertory TheaterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $8,000
  5. LifestridersWaukesha, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $5,000
  6. Milwaukee Rescue MissionMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $3,000
  7. First StageMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,500
  8. Friends of Boerner Botanical GardensHales Corners, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,000
  9. Risen Savior Youth ServicesMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,000
  10. Literacy Services of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,000
  11. Wellpoint Care NetworkMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,000
  12. Renaissance TheaterworksMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,500
  13. Center for Deaf-Blind PersonsWest Allis, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,500
  14. Urban Ecology CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,500
  15. Milwaukee BalletMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,500
  16. Serenity InnsMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  17. Hope House of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  18. Historic Milwaukee IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  19. Benedict CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted grant

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $30,00075% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $6,50016% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $1,5004% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin19 grants $65,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Julia PetriPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carrie P GaleTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathy PedersonSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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