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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6571237

MMG Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Kimberly, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $756,850 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

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

    $756,850

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,369,719
  • Tax year 2024

    $793,300

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,149,714
  • Tax year 2023

    $841,350

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,949,078
  • Tax year 2022

    $826,250

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,368,844
  • Tax year 2021

    $767,100

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,873,209
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,076,133

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,212,729

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

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

  1. The Community Foundation Fox Valley Region IncAppleton, WI

    Scholarship fund

    $196,000
  2. Northern Sky TheatreFish Creek, WI

    Capital campaign

    $125,000
  3. Door County YMCA IncSturgeon Bay, WI

    Capital campaign

    $120,000
  4. Northern Door Children's CenterSister Bay, WI

    General fund

    $55,500
  5. Birch Creek Music PerformanceEgg Harbor, WI

    Play it forward campaign

    $45,000
  6. Third Avenue PlayhouseSturgeon Bay, WI

    Capital campaign

    $40,000
  7. Door Community AuditoriumFish Creek, WI

    Auditorium society annual fund

    $32,000
  8. Uu Fellowship of Door CountySister Bay, WI

    Pledge

    $27,750
  9. Door County Housing PartnershipBaileys HBR, WI

    Housing partnership pledge

    $20,000
  10. Individual

    Concert series

    $15,000
  11. Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI

    Lawrence fund

    $12,000
  12. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    Hurricane relief

    $10,000
  13. Knock PublishingEgg Harbor, WI

    News match campaign

    $10,000
  14. Door County Community FoundationSturgeon Bay, WI

    Food pantry

    $5,000
  15. Door County Summer HorizonsLake Forest, IL

    DCSH employment program

    $5,000
  16. Peninsula Music FestivalEphraim, WI

    Annual campaign

    $5,000
  17. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Wildfire relief

    $4,000
  18. Door Kinetic ArtsFish Creek, WI

    General fund

    $3,000
  19. Peninsula PlayersFish Creek, WI

    Preservation fund

    $3,000
  20. Gibraltar Area SchoolsEllison Bay, WI

    Post prom activities

    $2,600
  21. MuseSturgeon Bay, WI

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  22. Ephraim Volunteer Fire DepartmentEphraim, WI

    General fund

    $2,000
  23. School District of SevastopolSturgeon Bay, WI

    Destination imagination team

    $2,000
  24. Wisconsin Humane SocietySturgeon Bay, WI

    Operations fund

    $2,000
  25. Midsummer's Music LTDSister Bay, WI

    Concert sponsorship

    $1,500
  26. Wisconsin Public RadioMadison, WI

    Annual campaign

    $1,500
  27. Wisconsin Public TelevisionMadison, WI

    General fund

    $1,500
  28. American Humane SocietyWashington, DC

    Wildfire relief

    $1,000
  29. Door County Medical Center FoundationSturgeon Bay, WI

    Dental clinc

    $1,000
  30. Hope UccSturgeon Bay, WI

    Leaf

    $1,000
  31. Make-A-Wish Foundation of WisconsinAppleton, WI

    Wish granting fund

    $1,000
  32. Sturgeon Bay SchoolsSturgeon Bay, WI

    Rock the dock

    $1,000
  33. The Miller Art MuseumSturgeon Bay, WI

    Sponsorship program

    $1,000
  34. Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist FellowshipAppleton, WI

    Annual fund

    $500
  35. Francis Hardy Center for the ArtsEphraim, WI

    Annual fund

    $500
  36. Southern Door Community AuditoriumSturgeon Bay, WI

    Arts in education series

    $500
  37. The Ridges SanctuaryBaileys Harbor, WI

    Festival of nature

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $152,00052% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $55,50019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture6 grants $51,00017% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $20,0007% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $6,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin32 grants $721,850
  2. Iowa1 grant $10,000
  3. California1 grant $5,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Cynthia StiehlPRESIDENT Hours 8Pay $0
  • Daniel J PeterichTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Judith A KantelbergSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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