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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6062183

William D Connor Educational Fund

A private foundation in Merrill, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $31,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Dawn Marie Drach
3055 Maine Drive
Merrill, WI 54452
(715) 536-8787
[email protected]
Form and materials
There is no prescribed form for applications.
Deadlines
There is no submission deadline.
Restrictions
Awards are limited to students at marshfield, auburndale & stratford, wi high schools who will attend carroll college or a UW system school.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $449,363
  • Tax year 2024

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $455,397
  • Tax year 2023

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $473,810
  • Tax year 2022

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $529,607
  • Tax year 2021

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $563,798
  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $187,907
  • Tax year 2019

    $21,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $188,245

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stratford High SchoolStratford, WI

    Student scholarship

    $10,000
  2. Marshfield Senior High SchoolMarshfield, WI

    Student scholarship

    $8,000
  3. Auburndale High SchoolAuburndale, WI

    Student scholarship

    $7,000
  4. Marshfield Columbus High SchoolMarshfield, WI

    Student scholarship

    $6,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin4 grants $31,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Dawn Marie DrachMANAGER/TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $1,500

The return

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