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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
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Tax year 2025
$756,850
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $1,369,719
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Tax year 2024
$793,300
- Grants listed
- 39
- Assets, end of year
- $1,149,714
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Tax year 2023
$841,350
- Grants listed
- 32
- Assets, end of year
- $1,949,078
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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
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Tax year 2020
$1,076,133
- Grants listed
- 34
- Assets, end of year
- $2,212,729
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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The Community Foundation Fox Valley Region IncAppleton, WI
Scholarship fund
$196,000 -
Northern Sky TheatreFish Creek, WI
Capital campaign
$125,000 -
Door County YMCA IncSturgeon Bay, WI
Capital campaign
$120,000 -
Northern Door Children's CenterSister Bay, WI
General fund
$55,500 -
Birch Creek Music PerformanceEgg Harbor, WI
Play it forward campaign
$45,000 -
Third Avenue PlayhouseSturgeon Bay, WI
Capital campaign
$40,000 -
Door Community AuditoriumFish Creek, WI
Auditorium society annual fund
$32,000 -
Uu Fellowship of Door CountySister Bay, WI
Pledge
$27,750 -
Door County Housing PartnershipBaileys HBR, WI
Housing partnership pledge
$20,000 -
Individual
Concert series
$15,000 -
Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI
Lawrence fund
$12,000 -
American Red CrossBoone, IA
Hurricane relief
$10,000 -
Knock PublishingEgg Harbor, WI
News match campaign
$10,000 -
Door County Community FoundationSturgeon Bay, WI
Food pantry
$5,000 -
Door County Summer HorizonsLake Forest, IL
DCSH employment program
$5,000 -
Peninsula Music FestivalEphraim, WI
Annual campaign
$5,000 -
World Central KitchenWashington, DC
Wildfire relief
$4,000 -
Door Kinetic ArtsFish Creek, WI
General fund
$3,000 -
Peninsula PlayersFish Creek, WI
Preservation fund
$3,000 -
Gibraltar Area SchoolsEllison Bay, WI
Post prom activities
$2,600 -
MuseSturgeon Bay, WI
Annual fund
$2,500 -
Ephraim Volunteer Fire DepartmentEphraim, WI
General fund
$2,000 -
School District of SevastopolSturgeon Bay, WI
Destination imagination team
$2,000 -
Wisconsin Humane SocietySturgeon Bay, WI
Operations fund
$2,000 -
Midsummer's Music LTDSister Bay, WI
Concert sponsorship
$1,500 -
Wisconsin Public RadioMadison, WI
Annual campaign
$1,500 -
Wisconsin Public TelevisionMadison, WI
General fund
$1,500 -
American Humane SocietyWashington, DC
Wildfire relief
$1,000 -
Door County Medical Center FoundationSturgeon Bay, WI
Dental clinc
$1,000 -
Hope UccSturgeon Bay, WI
Leaf
$1,000 -
Make-A-Wish Foundation of WisconsinAppleton, WI
Wish granting fund
$1,000 -
Sturgeon Bay SchoolsSturgeon Bay, WI
Rock the dock
$1,000 -
The Miller Art MuseumSturgeon Bay, WI
Sponsorship program
$1,000 -
Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist FellowshipAppleton, WI
Annual fund
$500 -
Francis Hardy Center for the ArtsEphraim, WI
Annual fund
$500 -
Southern Door Community AuditoriumSturgeon Bay, WI
Arts in education series
$500 -
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.
- Education2 grants $152,00052% of the total
- Human services1 grant $55,50019% of the total
- Arts and culture6 grants $51,00017% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $20,0007% of the total
- Jobs and employment1 grant $5,0002% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0002% of the total
- 3 other causes4 grants $6,5002% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Wisconsin32 grants $721,850
- Iowa1 grant $10,000
- California1 grant $5,000
- District of Columbia2 grants $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
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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