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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6608889

Thomas A Fox Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Madison, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $79,775 paid in grants.

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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
Jill Brodkey
313 Sauk Creek Dr
Madison, WI 53717
(414) 732-6344
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applicants should include their mission and financials.
Deadlines
No submission deadlines
Restrictions
Charitable nature, wildlife, and AIDS are the areas that will be considered.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $79,775

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,294,662

  • Tax year 2024

    $86,300

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,257,297

  • Tax year 2023

    $72,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,285,062

  • Tax year 2022

    $72,950

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,311,861

  • Tax year 2021

    $73,900

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,295,223

  • Tax year 2020

    $76,160

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,272,746

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI

    AIDS

    $26,000
  2. Treatment Action GroupNew York, NY

    AIDS

    $7,500
  3. Illinois Birddog RescueWood Dale, IL

    Nature

    $6,975
  4. Gathering WatersMadison, WI

    Nature

    $6,650
  5. Landmark ConservancyMenomonee, WI

    Nature

    $5,250
  6. Wisconsin Humane SocietySturgeon Bay, WI

    Wildlife rehabilitation

    $5,000
  7. Door County Land TrustSister Bay, WI

    Nature

    $4,975
  8. Waukesha Land ConservancyWaukesha, WI

    Nature

    $4,975
  9. Groundswell ConservancyMadison, WI

    Nature

    $4,975
  10. Northeast Wisconsin Land TrustAppleton, WI

    Nature

    $4,475
  11. Animal RetreatMeridian, ID

    Wildlife

    $2,000
  12. Riveredge Nature CenterSaukville, WI

    Nature

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $26,00051% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $16,10032% of the total
  3. Animals2 grants $8,97518% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin9 grants $63,300
  2. New York1 grant $7,500
  3. Illinois1 grant $6,975
  4. Idaho1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jill BrodkeyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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