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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6681135

Pax Am Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Coon Valley, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $161,180 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

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

    $161,180

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,104,077
  • Tax year 2024

    $165,410

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,833,747
  • Tax year 2023

    $114,492

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,581,285
  • Tax year 2022

    $180,898

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,596,558
  • Tax year 2021

    $159,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,601,985
  • Tax year 2020

    $140,450

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $624,489
  • Tax year 2019

    $37,290

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $684,558
  • Tax year 2018

    $51,351

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $660,716

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Thoreau CollegeViroqua, WI

    Educational

    $131,000
  2. Youth Initiative High SchViroqua, WI

    Educational

    $16,750
  3. Threshold Care CircleViroqua, WI

    Educational

    $3,000
  4. Red Oak Outdoor SchoolDecorah, IA

    Educational

    $2,500
  5. Living Faith Food PantryViroqua, WI

    General

    $2,500
  6. Pleasant Ridge Waldorf SchoolViroqua, WI

    Educational

    $2,180
  7. Norsekedalen Heritage CenCoon Valley, WI

    General

    $1,000
  8. Adult Teen ChallengeLa Crosse, WI

    General

    $500
  9. Crawford Stewardship ProjectGays Mills, WI

    Educational

    $250
  10. Valley Stewarship NetworkViroqua, WI

    Educational

    $250
  11. Organic EyeLa Farge, WI

    General

    $250
  12. KgapViroqua, WI

    General

    $250
  13. Joe Was Just JoeLa Crosse, WI

    Educational

    $250
  14. Lakota Waldorf SchoolKyle, SD

    Educational

    $250
  15. Aquinas AcademyMenomonee Falls, WI

    Educational

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $133,18098% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $3,0002% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin13 grants $158,430
  2. Iowa1 grant $2,500
  3. South Dakota1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Vincent G HundtTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dawn Smith HundtTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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