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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1992149

Emily Brooks Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Pewaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $132,500 paid in grants.

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

    $132,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $101,858
  • Tax year 2023

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $112,228
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $127,987
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $141,827
  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $147,209
  • Tax year 2019

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $153,809

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    Donation to organization

    $50,000
  2. Shirley Ryan Ability LabChicago, IL

    Donation to Shirley Ryan

    $50,000
  3. DePaul UniversityChicago, IL

    Scholarship

    $30,000
  4. University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN

    Scholarship

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $80,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $80,000
  2. Wisconsin1 grant $50,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Drew BrooksPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan MilanakDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christy BrooksDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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