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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1514700

Bossard Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $24,250 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $24,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $420,301

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $417,673

  • Tax year 2023

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $398,343

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $411,665

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $424,371

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $421,536

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $440,007

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin inMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $10,000
  2. Lakeland UniversitySheboygan, WI

    General

    $10,000
  3. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General

    $1,500
  4. Feeding America Eastern WisconsinMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $1,500
  5. Milwaukee Rescue MissionMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $500
  6. National Arbor Day FoundationNebraska City, NE

    General

    $500
  7. Tosa Skateboarders UnitedWauwatosa, WI

    General

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $1,50086% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $25014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin5 grants $22,250
  2. New York1 grant $1,500
  3. Nebraska1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paul ZiemerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $750
  • Robert SchmidtDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $500
  • Frank W BastianDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $500

The return

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