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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6044635

Walter Alexander Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wausau, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $430,300 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robert Zimmerman
PO Box 1325
Wausau, WI 54401
(715) 230-1401
[email protected]
Form and materials
Requests should be emailed. There is no set format. Request must demonstrate a good cause and not merely an annual request for operating funds.
Deadlines
No deadline, but meet quarterly
Restrictions
Prefer northern wisconsin, wausau area, or fox valley

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $430,300

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,126,795

  • Tax year 2024

    $410,100

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,004,599

  • Tax year 2023

    $553,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $7,263,195

  • Tax year 2022

    $438,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $7,675,882

  • Tax year 2021

    $306,375

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,083,576

  • Tax year 2020

    $262,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,714,397

  • Tax year 2019

    $170,710

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,175,438

  • Tax year 2018

    $158,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,025,206

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Performing Arts FoundationWausau, WI

    Grand theater second century capital campaign

    $100,000
  2. Community Foundation of NC WisconsiWausau, WI

    Donor advised funds

    $85,000
  3. City of WausauWausau, WI

    Community improvements

    $64,800
  4. Sayner Community ChurchSayner, WI

    Save our church project

    $25,000
  5. Wausau East High SchoolWausau, WI

    Scholarships

    $22,500
  6. Chapman UniversityOrange, CA

    Common loon study in northern wisconsin

    $20,000
  7. Wausau West High SchoolWausau, WI

    Scholarships

    $15,000
  8. Individual

    Public television operations

    $15,000
  9. Walleye Restoration FoundationStar Lake, WI

    Northwoods walleye restoration project

    $10,000
  10. Fort Wilderness MinistriesMcNaughton, WI

    Stable renovation project

    $10,000
  11. Northwoods Childrens MuseumEagle River, WI

    Renovation project

    $10,000
  12. Individual

    K-12 student projects

    $5,000
  13. DC Everest High SchoolWeston, WI

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  14. Newman Catholic SchoolsWausau, WI

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  15. Pilots to the RescueBrooklyn, NY

    Higher capacity aircraft program

    $5,000
  16. Marathon County Literacy CouncilWausau, WI

    Literacy programs

    $5,000
  17. Central Wisconsin Childrens MuseumStevens Point, WI

    Community cove exhibit

    $5,000
  18. Wausau School FoundationWausau, WI

    DC everest dolly parton library

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    Give the gift of a lift program

    $5,000
  20. Little Forest SchoolManitowsh WTR, WI

    Winter gear for littlest explorers program

    $5,000
  21. Individual

    Volunteer expansion project

    $5,000
  22. Individual

    BURN SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND [individual] FIGHTER SUPPORT

    $2,000
  23. Town of Plum LakeSayner, WI

    Reichl memorial

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $115,00058% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $25,00012% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $25,00012% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin16 grants $373,300
  2. California1 grant $20,000
  3. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Walter KoskinenPresident Hours 1Pay $4,500
  • Alexander ReichlDirector Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Anne KoskinenSecretary Hours 1Pay $4,500
  • Kate ReichlVice President Hours 1Pay $4,500
  • Frederick PrehnTreasurer Hours 1Pay $4,500
  • Robert ZimmermanDirector Hours 1Pay $4,500
  • Natalie ReichlDirector Hours 0Pay $3,000

The return

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