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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 39-1340893

Bidwell Foundation

A private foundation in Portage, WI. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 7 grants and $51,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Jan 31, 2020), 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
Bidwell Foundation Co Donald Witt
PO Box 873
Portage, WI 53901
(608) 429-3818
Form and materials
No specific form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2019

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $53,615

  • Tax year 2018

    $64,339

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $143,598

Grants paid in 2019

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UW Eau Claire CollegeEau Claire, WI

    Scholarship

    $16,000
  2. City of Portage - Park&rec DeptPortage, WI

    Park shelter

    $10,000
  3. UW Platteville CollegePlatteville, WI

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  4. UW Lacrosse CollegeLacrosse, WI

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  5. 2nd Harvest Food PantryMadison, WI

    Food for hungry

    $4,000
  6. Portage Food PantryPortage, WI

    Food for hungry

    $4,000
  7. Columbia County Visitors BureauPortage, WI

    Concerts in the park

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $4,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin7 grants $51,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Donald WittTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $9,000
  • Gary WittTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $9,000
  • Mark WittTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $9,000

The return

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