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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 39-6048588

Discoverers Fund Inc

A private foundation in Eau Claire, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $136,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,147,953

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,171,564

  • Tax year 2022

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,021,154

  • Tax year 2021

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $965,203

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,193,867

  • Tax year 2019

    $74,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,180,336

  • Tax year 2018

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,165,590

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Independence Fund IncCharlotte, NC

    General support

    $26,000
  2. Grace Baptist ChurchChippewa FLS, WI

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Wounded Warrior Project IncJacksonville, FL

    General support

    $25,000
  5. Hope Gospel MissionEau Claire, WI

    General support

    $20,000
  6. International Fellowship of Christians and JewsChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Chetek Baptist Assembly (DBA Camp Chetek)Chetek, WI

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Veterans and military1 grant $26,00021% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,00021% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,00021% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $25,00021% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin3 grants $50,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $26,000
  3. Kansas1 grant $25,000
  4. New York1 grant $25,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Scott FirariPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Charles FirariSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David BergstedtDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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