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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 39-1771579

Anon Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 130 grants and $2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Foley Lardner
777 E Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 297-5786
Form and materials
Letter stating description of agency, summary of project, and evidence that applicant is an irc 509 public charity
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Grants only for scientific, literary, educational, or religious purposes to a 509(a)(1), (2), or (3) charity.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,969,065

    Grants listed
    130
    Assets, end of year
    $17,867,438

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,847,177

    Grants listed
    115
    Assets, end of year
    $19,587,616

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,857,195

    Grants listed
    116
    Assets, end of year
    $21,124,961

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,844,332

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $20,373,201

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,684,326

    Grants listed
    115
    Assets, end of year
    $19,233,625

Grants paid in 2024

130 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys & Girls ClubMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $125,000
  2. Children's Wisconsin FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $90,000
  3. Make-A-Wish WisconsinWauwatosa, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $60,075
  4. Milwaukee Jewish FederationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $55,000
  5. Acts HousingMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $50,000
  6. Historic Haymarket MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $50,000
  7. Milwaukee Jr AdmiralsMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $50,000
  8. All-In MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $47,500
  9. Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate AcademyMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $40,000
  10. Milwaukee Academy of ScienceMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $40,000
  11. Milwaukee College PrepMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $40,000
  12. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $35,000
  13. Hunger Task ForceMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $35,000
  14. Milwaukee World Festival Inc (summerfest)Milwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $30,000
  15. St Marcus SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $30,000
  16. Admirals Power Play FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $27,500
  17. Big Brothersbig SistersMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $27,500
  18. Safe & SoundMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $27,500
  19. Brewers Community FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $25,000
  20. Meta HouseMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $25,000
  21. Secure FuturesMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $25,000
  22. St Augustine Preparatory AcademyMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $25,000
  23. St Norbert CollegeDe Pere, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $25,000
  24. United Community CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $25,000
  25. UW Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $25,000
  26. Journey HouseMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $20,000
  27. Kathy's HouseMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $20,000
  28. Milwaukee Jewish Free Loan AssnMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $20,000
  29. Mke Urban Stables IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $20,000
  30. Ronald McDonald House Eastern WisconsinMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $20,000
  31. Wisconsin Institute for Torah StudyMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $20,000
  32. Prevent Blindness WisconsinMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $18,700
  33. Seeds of Health IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $18,000
  34. Holocaust Education Resource Center (herc)Milwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $17,500
  35. Sharp Literacy IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $17,500
  36. Coa Youth & Family CentersMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $16,000
  37. Sojourner FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $16,000
  38. Teens Grow GreensMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $16,000
  39. Milwaukee Repertory TheaterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $15,500
  40. Cristo Rey High SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $15,000
  41. Grand Avenue ClubMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $15,000
  42. Jewish Family ServicesMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $15,000
  43. St Francis Children's CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $15,000
  44. United Performing Arts FundMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $15,000
  45. UW Milwaukee Graduate SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $15,000
  46. Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative CorporationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $15,000
  47. Zoological Society of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $13,500
  48. College PossibleSaint Paul, MN

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $12,500
  49. Hear WisconsinWest Allis, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $12,500
  50. Riverworks Development CorpMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $12,500
  51. United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha CountyMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $12,500
  52. Florentine Opera CompanyMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $12,000
  53. Junior Achievement of Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $12,000
  54. Milwaukee Public MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $12,000
  55. Habitat for HumanityMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,150
  56. Betty Brinn Children's MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  57. BizstartsMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  58. Boys & Girls Club - MVP Salute to Youth EventMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  59. Feeding AmericaMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  60. Girl Scouts of Wisc - SoutheastMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  61. Hometown HeroesGrafton, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  62. Hope House of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  63. LEAD2CHANGEMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  64. Milwaukee County Historical SocietyMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  65. Milwaukee Jewish Day SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  66. Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  67. Milwaukee Youth Symphony OrchestraMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  68. PathfindersMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  69. Project ReturnMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  70. Revitalize MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  71. Special Spaces WisconsinMequon, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  72. St Ann CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  73. The Ability CenterWauwatosa, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  74. Uwm Nil Panther CollectiveMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  75. Wi Humane SocietyMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  76. Life NavigatorsMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $9,215
  77. Playworks WisconsinMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $9,000
  78. Beyond VisionWest Allis, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $8,000
  79. City on A HillMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $8,000
  80. Mosorec International FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $8,000
  81. AbcdGlendale, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  82. Able- Audio & Braille Literacy EnhancementMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  83. Camp for All KidsChicago, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  84. Literacy Services of WiMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  85. Luther ManorWauwatosa, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  86. Lutheran Social Services of WisconsinWest Allis, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  87. Silver Spring Neighborhood CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  88. War Memorial CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  89. Schlitz Audubon Nature CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,000
  90. Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $6,500
  91. Beckum-Stapleton Little League IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $6,000
  92. Urban Ecology CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $6,000
  93. Whitefish Bay Civic FoundationWhitefish Bay, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,500
  94. Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  95. Community AdvocatesMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  96. Friends of Boerner Botanical GardensHales Corners, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  97. Gigi's PlayhouseFox Point, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  98. Highland Community SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  99. Impact IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  100. Kinship Community Food CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  101. Milwaukee Diaper MissionCudahy, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  102. Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  103. Milwaukee Jewish MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  104. Milwaukee Tennis & Education FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  105. Northcott Neighborhood HouseMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  106. STEM ForwardMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  107. Tbey Arts Center IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  108. Upstream ArtsMinneapolis, MN

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  109. Milwaukee Firefighters Charitable FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $4,800
  110. MCC Scholars Foundation IncRiver Hills, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $4,500
  111. Boys & Girls Club - for Soref Scholarship FundMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $4,125
  112. Milwaukee Air & Water ShowMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $4,000
  113. VetsnetWest Allis, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $4,000
  114. American Lung AssociationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $3,000
  115. Forever Fallucca FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $3,000
  116. Humane Animal Welfare Society (haws)Waukesha, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $3,000
  117. Afp Southeastern Wisconsin ChapterNew Berlin, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,500
  118. Aurora Health Care Foundation - Pence FundOak Brook, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,500
  119. Charles Kubly FoundationMequon, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,500
  120. Community Smiles DentalWaukesha, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,500
  121. Kesem UW MadisonMadison, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,500
  122. Racine Kiwanis BaseballRacine, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,500
  123. The Lux CenterHales Corners, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,500
  124. Mentor Greater MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,000
  125. All-Hands Boatworks IncMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $1,000
  126. Fishing Has No Boundaries Milwaukee ChapterMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $1,000
  127. Homestead High School Blue Line ClubMequon, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $1,000
  128. Lakeshore Lightening Blue Line ClubMequon, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $1,000
  129. Mequon Nature PreserveMequon, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $1,000
  130. What Everett Takes FoundationMequon, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services12 grants $183,50019% of the total
  2. Education9 grants $177,50019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture9 grants $133,50014% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $111,50012% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter3 grants $70,0007% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation2 grants $51,0005% of the total
  7. 11 other causes23 grants $216,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin127 grants $1,954,065
  2. Illinois2 grants $10,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Herbert L BilskyCO-TTEE/EMPLOYEE Hours 40Pay $220,000
  • Wayne R LuedersCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Harris J TurerCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

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