The Illinois State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6307373

Harvey Nelson Char TR

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $59,032 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
Colleen Gostisha Bmo Harris Bank N
320 S Canal St Fl 12
Chicago, IL 60606
(715) 845-3121
Form and materials
Short letter explaining purpose of organization and use of grant request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Contributions limited to charitable orgs in wausau

Assets and giving by year

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

    $59,032

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,198,756
  • Tax year 2024

    $55,595

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,187,985
  • Tax year 2023

    $59,250

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,156,207
  • Tax year 2022

    $68,491

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,165,690
  • Tax year 2021

    $59,400

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,223,545
  • Tax year 2020

    $58,975

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,142,502
  • Tax year 2019

    $60,285

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,155,234
  • Tax year 2018

    $59,275

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,135,187

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Marathon County Child Development AgencyWausau, WI

    Program support

    $6,000
  2. D C Everest Senior High SchoolSchoefield, WI

    Program support

    $4,000
  3. Wausau West High SchoolWausau, WI

    Program support

    $4,000
  4. Boys & Girls Club of WausaWausau, WI

    Program support

    $4,000
  5. Wausau East High SchoolWausau, WI

    Program support

    $4,000
  6. Wausau Conservatory of MusicWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,532
  7. Marathon County Park FDNWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,500
  8. Monk Botanical GardensWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,500
  9. Habitat for Humanity of Wausau IncWeston, WI

    Program support

    $2,500
  10. Junior Achievement of Wi-NorthcentralWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,500
  11. Performing Arts FoundationWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,500
  12. Wausau Lyric ChoirWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  13. Woodson Ymcainvest in YouthWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  14. Girl Scouts of the Northwestern GreatAppleton, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  15. University of Wisconsin Campus FoundatWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  16. Leigh Yawkey Wooodson Art MuseumWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  17. North Central Technical College FoundationWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  18. Northland Luthern High SchoolKronenwetter, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  19. Newman Catholic High SchoolWausau, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  20. Samoset Council Boys Scouts of AmericaWeston, WI

    Program support

    $2,000
  21. Mosaic of North Central WisconsinWausau, WI

    Program support

    $1,000
  22. Marathon County Historical SocietyWausau, WI

    Program support

    $1,000
  23. Center for the Visual Arts IncWausau, WI

    Program support

    $1,000
  24. The Open Door of Marathon CountyWausau, WI

    Program support

    $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 culture4 grants $8,03264% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $2,50020% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $2,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin24 grants $59,032

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bmo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $17,638

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (arts and culture), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Bessie Shields Foundation XXXXX1004Chicago, IL 11 grants Accepts applications $60,904 giving
  2. The Frank and Mary Lamberson FoundationChicago, IL 8 grants Accepts applications $61,000 giving
  3. TR UW Anna Hughes 4 Itr XXXXX5008Chicago, IL 2 grants Preselected only $55,888 giving
  4. The Sedoh FoundationChicago, IL 5 grants Preselected only $64,500 giving
  5. Robinson Erdis G XXXXX4001Chicago, IL 3 grants Preselected only $64,906 giving