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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 39-6609049

Powers-Wolfe Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Madison, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $631,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $631,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $11,495,046

  • Tax year 2023

    $657,500

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $12,001,735

  • Tax year 2022

    $661,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $13,172,358

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $13,794,876

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $13,509,362

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wis Nature ConservancyMadison, WI

    General purpose

    $410,000
  2. PBS WisconsinMadison, WI

    General purpose

    $75,000
  3. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin IncMadison, WI

    General purpose

    $20,000
  4. The Clearing Folk SchoolEllison Bay, WI

    General purpose

    $15,000
  5. NRDCChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $15,000
  6. Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $15,000
  7. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $15,000
  8. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  9. Wis AcademyColumbus, WI

    General purpose

    $10,000
  10. Eagle School - Andy Wright DirectorFitchburg, WI

    General purpose

    $10,000
  11. Wisconsin Public RadioMadison, WI

    General purpose

    $10,000
  12. Women's Medical FundMadison, WI

    General purpose

    $10,000
  13. Southern Wisconsin Bird AllianceMadison, WI

    General purpose

    $7,500
  14. Bach Dancing and Dynamite SocietyMadison, WI

    General purpose

    $5,000
  15. The FoundryCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment3 grants $37,50065% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,00017% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin10 grants $572,500
  2. New York2 grants $25,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $15,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Thomas R WolfeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia A PowersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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