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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1598681

Paul E Stry Foundation Inc

A private foundation in La Crosse, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $160,034 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $160,034

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,568,528

  • Tax year 2024

    $120,168

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,550,555

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,550

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,518,286

  • Tax year 2022

    $99,137

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,475,852

  • Tax year 2021

    $238,217

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,605,574

  • Tax year 2020

    $208,650

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,315,112

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. City of La CrescentLa Crescent, MN

    Donation

    $50,000
  2. Wisconsin DNRMadison, WI

    Donation

    $40,000
  3. Friends of the La Crosse River MarshLa Crosse, WI

    Donation

    $12,000
  4. NorskedalenCoon Valley, WI

    Donation

    $10,000
  5. WiscorpsLa Crosse, WI

    Donation

    $10,000
  6. Friends of the BlufflandsLa Crosse, WI

    Donation

    $10,000
  7. The Prairie EnthusiastsViroqua, WI

    Donation

    $7,500
  8. Grow La CrosseLa Crosse, WI

    Donation

    $6,200
  9. Driftless BirdsOnalaska, WI

    Donation

    $5,394
  10. University of Wisconsin La Crosse Foundation Music DepartmentLa Crosse, WI

    Donation

    $3,300
  11. Pleasant Ridge Waldorf SchoolViroqua, WI

    Donation

    $3,000
  12. AblelightWatertown, WI

    Donation

    $1,320
  13. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Donation

    $660
  14. First Evangelical Lutheran ChurchLa Crosse, WI

    Donation

    $330
  15. Coulee Region Sierra ClubLa Crosse, WI

    Donation

    $165
  16. La Crosse Family & Childrens CenterLa Crosse, WI

    Donation

    $165

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment3 grants $25,39471% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $6,20017% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $3,0008% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,3204% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin15 grants $110,034
  2. Minnesota1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Robert SwartzPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $5,000
  • R Patrick CaffreyVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Craig ThompsonSEC/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert Skemp JrPAST SEC/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $5,000
  • Theodore SkempPAST VICE-PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $5,000

The return

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