How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Hillary Strebe
401 E Spruce Street
Abbotsford, WI 54405
(715) 223-2345
- Form and materials
- Short letter describing organization and purpose of grant request. Provide proof of tax exempt status under irc 501(c)(3).
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- Grants are generally limited to organizations located within 50 miles of the municipalities of abbotsford, appleton, gresham, medford, shawano, wausau and weston.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$67,150
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $699,676
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Tax year 2024
$61,853
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $670,650
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Tax year 2023
$55,183
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $636,744
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Tax year 2022
$117,224
- Grants listed
- 28
- Assets, end of year
- $612,945
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Tax year 2021
$145,304
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $645,667
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Tax year 2020
$31,892
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $692,417
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Tax year 2018
$37,020
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $588,259
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Rec Center IncMedford, WI
Construction of the walking track
$15,000 -
Rural Arts Museum of ColbyColby, WI
Construction of a new brat barn
$10,250 -
Performing Arts Foundation IncWausau, WI
The second century campaign
$5,000 -
Wisconsin VFW Foundation IncMedford, WI
Construction of a new club house
$5,000 -
Wisconsin Dental Associates Foundation IncWest Allis, WI
Portable xray machines
$4,300 -
Riverview GardensAppleton, WI
Construction of a community teaching garden
$2,500 -
Everest Area Optimist ClubSchofield, WI
Deep fryers and a refrigerator
$2,500 -
Cots IncAppleton, WI
An ebike charging station
$2,500 -
Down Syndrome Association of Wi - Fox CitiesAppleton, WI
Adaptive bicycles
$2,200 -
Shawano Area United WayShawano, WI
Laptops, wireless mice, and a printer
$2,050 -
Huey's Hideaway Children's MuseumMedford, WI
New exhibit
$2,000 -
Indianhead Community Action AgencyLadysmith, WI
Infant toddler classroom furnishings
$2,000 -
Hager HouseWausau, WI
A new building and furnishings
$2,000 -
Trinity Lutheran ChurchAthens, WI
Outdoor tables and chairs
$2,000 -
Down with MylestonesClintonville, WI
Playground equipment
$1,500 -
Red River Riders Therapeutic Horseback Riding IncShawano, WI
A laptop
$1,200 -
Samoset Council Boyscouts of AmericaWeston, WI
Kayaks and life jackets
$1,000 -
St Anthony de Padua Catholic SchoolAthens, WI
Playground fencing
$1,000 -
United Way of Taylor CountyMedford, WI
A printer
$1,000 -
Colby Community LibraryColby, WI
Computer and software
$750 -
St Peter Lutheran SchoolSchofield, WI
An audiobook player, shelf, and audiobooks
$650 -
School District of AbbotsfordAbbotsford, WI
A team tent
$500 -
Adaptive Communities IncWausau, WI
Calming lighting and de-escalation tools for the "calming corner"
$250
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Sports and recreation1 grant $15,00045% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $7,00021% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $3,0509% of the total
- Human services3 grants $2,9509% of the total
- Environment1 grant $2,5008% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $2,5008% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Wisconsin23 grants $67,150
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Craig StuedemannPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Karen PielVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Troy MeyerDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Scott ChristensenDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
- David DiesenDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Curtis DayDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Tricia RathermelDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Patrick TrinkoDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Wisconsin
- Private foundations in Abbotsford
- Foundations that fund sports and recreation in Wisconsin
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Wisconsin
- Foundations that fund philanthropy and grantmaking in Wisconsin
Similar foundations
Same main cause (sports and recreation), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
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- GPC Foundation Inc XXXXXX4938 2 grants Preselected only $60,000 giving
- CLM Park Foundation Inc 5 grants Preselected only $80,000 giving
- Dewitt and Caroline Van Evera FDN 2 grants Accepts applications $52,700 giving
- John J & Judy A Arledge Charitable 7 grants Preselected only $51,100 giving