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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6045140

Alexander Charitable Foundationinc

A private foundation in Port Edwards, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 107 grants and $1.2 million 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

    $1,150,100

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $20,477,693

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,002,000

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $19,477,919

  • Tax year 2023

    $979,000

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $19,007,116

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,020,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $19,094,377

  • Tax year 2021

    $875,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $19,256,144

  • Tax year 2020

    $865,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $17,214,064

  • Tax year 2019

    $860,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $16,651,355

  • Tax year 2018

    $866,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $16,691,253

Grants paid in 2025

107 grants, largest first

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

  1. So Wood Co YMCAPort Edwards, WI

    Same

    $437,500
  2. Anna Maria Island Community CenterAnna Maria, FL

    Same

    $50,000
  3. Marshall Buehler Scholarship FundWisconsin Rapids, WI

    Same

    $42,000
  4. Northern Sky TheaterEphraim, WI

    Meet financial needs

    $32,400
  5. Boys Girls ClubWisconsin Rapids, WI

    Same

    $30,000
  6. Individual

    Same

    $23,000
  7. Odc IncWisconsin Rapids, WI

    Same

    $20,000
  8. Companion Animal Medical ProgramBend, OR

    Meet financial needs

    $15,000
  9. Milkweed GardensSouth Bend, IN

    Same

    $15,000
  10. Uwsp Foundation IncStevens Point, WI

    Meets financial needs

    $15,000
  11. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    Same

    $13,000
  12. Family CenterWisconsin Rapids, WI

    Meet financial needs

    $12,000
  13. American Family Children's HospitalMadison, WI

    Same

    $10,000
  14. Create Portage CountyStevens Point, WI

    Same

    $10,000
  15. Desert View Elementary SchoolPhoenix, AZ

    Same

    $10,000
  16. East Side High School Womens TennisMadison, WI

    Same

    $10,000
  17. Family Effect the Phoenix CenterGreenville, SC

    Same

    $10,000
  18. Individual

    Same

    $10,000
  19. Holy Family MinistryWestchester, IL

    Same

    $10,000
  20. Mammoth Mountain Community FDNMammoth Lakes, CA

    Same

    $10,000
  21. McCallum TheaterPalm Desert, CA

    Same

    $10,000
  22. Northern Lights FoundationDuluth, MN

    Same

    $10,000
  23. Individual

    Same

    $10,000
  24. Individual

    Same

    $10,000
  25. Wolrd Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    Same

    $10,000
  26. Individual

    Same

    $9,500
  27. United Methodist ChurchPort Edwards, WI

    Same

    $9,000
  28. Individual

    Meet financial needs

    $8,000
  29. Individual

    Same

    $8,000
  30. Evans Scholar FoundationGlenview, IL

    Same

    $8,000
  31. Human Rights CampaignWashington, DC

    Same

    $8,000
  32. Individual

    Same

    $7,400
  33. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Same

    $7,400
  34. Chicago Public MediaChicago, IL

    Same

    $7,000
  35. Homes of HopeGreenville, SC

    Same

    $7,000
  36. Forgotten HarvestOak Park, MI

    Same

    $6,000
  37. Ronald McDonald House Charities ofMadison, WI

    Same

    $6,000
  38. Childrens Museum of Stevens PointStevens Point, WI

    Same

    $5,500
  39. Port Edwards Education FoundationPort Edwards, WI

    Same

    $5,100
  40. American Red CrossStevens Point, WI

    Same

    $5,000
  41. Boys Girls Club of the NorthlandDuluth, MN

    Same

    $5,000
  42. Charles Joann Lester Library of NNekoosa, WI

    Same

    $5,000
  43. Individual

    Same

    $5,000
  44. City of RefugeAtlanta, GA

    Same

    $5,000
  45. Community Foundation of Central WiStevens Point, WI

    Same

    $5,000
  46. Individual

    Same

    $5,000
  47. First Witness Child Advocacy CenterDuluth, MN

    Same

    $5,000
  48. Food Bank of the RockiesAurora, CO

    Same

    $5,000
  49. Lester Public Library of ArpinArpin, WI

    Same

    $5,000
  50. Lester Public Library of VesperVesper, WI

    Same

    $5,000
  51. Individual

    Same

    $5,000
  52. National FDN for Ectodermal DysplasFairview Heights, IL

    Same

    $5,000
  53. Old Town School of MusicChicago, IL

    Same

    $5,000
  54. Orangewood FoundationSanta Ana, CA

    Same

    $5,000
  55. Pace Center for GirlsJacksonville, FL

    Same

    $5,000
  56. Palm Springs Art MuseumPalm Springs, CA

    Same

    $5,000
  57. Individual

    Meet financial needs

    $5,000
  58. Salvation Army of Chicago MetroChicago, IL

    Same

    $5,000
  59. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Same

    $5,000
  60. So Wood Co Humane SocietyWisconsin Rapids, WI

    Meets financial needs

    $5,000
  61. Walker Basin ConservancyReno, NV

    Same

    $5,000
  62. YMCA of Metropolitan MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Same

    $5,000
  63. Josselyn CenterNorthfield, IL

    Same

    $4,500
  64. Boysgirls Club SarasotaSarasota, FL

    Meet financial needs

    $4,000
  65. Living Traditions Jalopy TheatreBrooklyn, NY

    Same

    $4,000
  66. Royal Oak Civic FoundationRoyal Oak, MI

    Same

    $4,000
  67. Sarasota Institute of LearningSarasota, FL

    Same

    $4,000
  68. Detroit Performint Artists IncDetroit, MI

    Same

    $3,400
  69. Individual

    Same

    $3,000
  70. Detroit Youth GolfDetroit, MI

    Same

    $3,000
  71. Florida Studio TheaterSarasota, FL

    Same

    $3,000
  72. Henry Ford Medical CenterDetroit, MI

    Meet financial needs

    $3,000
  73. Legacy Park FriendsGreenville, SC

    Meet financial needs

    $3,000
  74. Beyond HungerOak Park, IL

    Same

    $2,500
  75. Individual

    Same

    $2,500
  76. Kinship Community Food CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Same

    $2,500
  77. LGBTQ Community Center of DesertPalm Springs, CA

    Same

    $2,500
  78. Lift Up Routt CountySteamboat Springs, CO

    Same

    $2,500
  79. Northfield Food PantryGlenview, IL

    Same

    $2,500
  80. Strings Music FestivalSteamboat SPR, CO

    Same

    $2,500
  81. The Miles Society Il InstituteChicago, IL

    Same

    $2,500
  82. The Women's Center WaukeshaWaukesha, WI

    Same

    $2,500
  83. Acacia Foundation of Central WiWisc Rapids, WI

    Same

    $2,000
  84. Individual

    Same

    $2,000
  85. Dane County Humane SocietyMadison, WI

    Same

    $2,000
  86. Desert Community FoundationPalm Desert, CA

    Same

    $2,000
  87. Living DesertPalm Desert, CA

    Same

    $2,000
  88. McMillan Memorial LibraryWisconsin Rapids, WI

    Same

    $2,000
  89. Milwaukee Humane SocietyMilwaukee, WI

    Same

    $2,000
  90. Individual

    Same

    $2,000
  91. The ExtensionMarietta, GA

    Same

    $2,000
  92. Il Coalition of Immigrant RefugeeChicago, IL

    Same

    $1,700
  93. Individual

    Same

    $1,700
  94. Incourage Community FoundationWisc Rapids, WI

    Same

    $1,500
  95. Individual

    Same

    $1,500
  96. St Mary's Food Bank AlliancePhoenix, AZ

    Same

    $1,500
  97. Wi Alzheimer's AssociationMilwaukee, WI

    Same

    $1,500
  98. Individual

    Same

    $1,500
  99. American Players TheatreSpring Green, WI

    Same

    $1,000
  100. Individual

    Same

    $1,000
  101. Friends of the Forest PreservesChicago, IL

    Same

    $1,000
  102. Marwen FoundationChicago, IL

    Meet financial needs

    $1,000
  103. Never Forgotten Honor FlightWausau, WI

    Same

    $1,000
  104. Radio Harbor CountySawyer, MI

    Same

    $1,000
  105. Siena Retreat Center IncRacine, WI

    Same

    $1,000
  106. Neighborhood MinistriesPhoenix, AZ

    Same

    $500
  107. So Wood Co Historical CorpWisconsin Rapids, WI

    Same

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $65,00030% of the total
  2. Arts and culture6 grants $26,50012% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $21,40010% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture4 grants $15,0007% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $15,0007% of the total
  6. Civil rights2 grants $10,5005% of the total
  7. 10 other causes18 grants $60,00028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin34 grants $712,000
  2. Florida5 grants $66,000
  3. Illinois13 grants $55,700
  4. California7 grants $36,500
  5. Michigan6 grants $20,400
  6. Minnesota3 grants $20,000
  7. South Carolina3 grants $20,000
  8. District of Columbia2 grants $18,000
  9. Indiana1 grant $15,000
  10. Oregon1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Leslie V ArendtPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tracy McCormickMEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • J Marshall BuehlerV PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Karen ThielSEC/TREAS Hours 0Pay $3,014
  • Lauren ArendtDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wendy MospanV PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joann LesterMEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Crystal RietveldMEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shawna BartimocciaDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patricia RobertsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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