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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 39-1741441

John and Alice Forester Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Greenville, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $837,294 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $837,294

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,484,186
  • Tax year 2023

    $945,197

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,164,565
  • Tax year 2022

    $901,019

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,236,118
  • Tax year 2021

    $805,432

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $13,462,947
  • Tax year 2020

    $714,200

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,321,863

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum IncWausau, WI

    Projects

    $546,360
  2. Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum IncWausau, WI

    Birds in art exhibit

    $46,359
  3. The Neighbor's PlaceWausau, WI

    General operations

    $40,000
  4. Salvation Army of WausauWausau, WI

    General operations

    $38,000
  5. Woodson YMCA Foundation IncWausau, WI

    Membership for disadvantaged families

    $30,000
  6. Marathon County Historical SocietyWausau, WI

    General operations

    $25,000
  7. First Universalist Unitarian ChurchWausau, WI

    General operations

    $20,000
  8. The Women's CommunityWausau, WI

    General operations

    $17,500
  9. Badger CampPrairie Du Chien, WI

    General operations

    $16,650
  10. Mosaic of North Central IncWausau, WI

    General operations

    $14,925
  11. Big Brothers Big Sisters of NorthcentralWausau, WI

    General operations

    $8,500
  12. Boys and Girls Club of WausauWausau, WI

    General operations

    $8,500
  13. Gigi's Playhouse Inc - WausauWeston, WI

    General operations

    $8,500
  14. Habitat for HumanityWeston, WI

    General operations

    $8,500
  15. Special Olympics InternationalMadison, WI

    General operations

    $8,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00075% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $8,50025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin15 grants $837,294

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Leigh H TuckeyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John M ForesterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John P Garniewski JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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