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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 39-2012234

Daniel W Erdman Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $707,627 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $707,627

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,478,362

  • Tax year 2023

    $175,625

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,103,082

  • Tax year 2022

    $253,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,731,617

  • Tax year 2021

    $253,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,206,562

  • Tax year 2020

    $198,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,011,939

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UW FoundationMadison, WI

    General operating

    $525,000
  2. One CityMadison, WI

    General operating

    $50,000
  3. Bayview FoundationMadison, WI

    General operating

    $25,000
  4. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General operating

    $25,000
  5. Rural Behavioral Health InstituteBozeman, MT

    General operating

    $25,000
  6. CXCMadison, WI

    General operating

    $22,127
  7. Museum of Wisconsin ArtWest Bend, WI

    General operating

    $17,500
  8. Madison Museum of Contemporary ArtMadison, WI

    General operating

    $5,000
  9. Access Community Health CentersMadison, WI

    General operating

    $5,000
  10. Madison Area Food Pantry GardensMadison, WI

    General operating

    $5,000
  11. Groundswell ConservancyMadison, WI

    General operating

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $25,00050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $17,50035% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $3,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin10 grants $682,627
  2. Montana1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Daniel W ErdmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah Erdman-LuderDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Darrell W BehnkeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Natalie Bock ErdmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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