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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6059569

Chapman Foundation

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $100,000 paid in grants.

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

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $482,520
  • Tax year 2024

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $505,897
  • Tax year 2023

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $636,895
  • Tax year 2022

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $717,080
  • Tax year 2021

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $814,952
  • Tax year 2020

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $879,683
  • Tax year 2019

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $998,511
  • Tax year 2018

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $657,863

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Junior League of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    General Purpose

    $70,000
  2. Girl Scouts of Wisconsin SoutheastMilwaukee, WI

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  3. Penfield Children's CenterMilwaukee, WI

    General Purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $70,00070% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $25,00025% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin3 grants $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Marion ReadSecretary/Treasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • V Ross Read IIIPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gina M MittnachtAsst Secretary/Asst Treas Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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