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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-2001356

Mary Ella Jerome Foundation

A private foundation in Barron, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $91,471 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $91,471

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $401,591

  • Tax year 2024

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $441,574

  • Tax year 2023

    $53,350

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $497,384

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $522,894

  • Tax year 2021

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $532,941

  • Tax year 2020

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $504,573

  • Tax year 2019

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $504,713

  • Tax year 2018

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $544,507

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UW River Falls FoundationRiver Falls, WI

    Operating

    $76,500
  2. Barron Area Education FoundationBarron, WI

    Operating

    $11,000
  3. Barron Area School DistrictBarron, WI

    Operating

    $3,761
  4. Barron Area Community Center IncBarron, WI

    Operating

    $210

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $210100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin4 grants $91,471

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mary Ella JeromePRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 20Pay $0
  • Alicia M WirthVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daria L StranskySECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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