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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-6463406

Donald Weesner Charitable TR UA

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $307,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $307,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $10,647,057

  • Tax year 2023

    $644,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,156,448

  • Tax year 2022

    $736,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $10,406,307

  • Tax year 2021

    $596,674

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,815,142

  • Tax year 2020

    $660,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $10,233,093

  • Tax year 2019

    $556,090

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $10,732,746

  • Tax year 2018

    $645,922

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $10,253,258

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Great River GreeningSaint Paul, MN

    General operating

    $61,000
  2. Wildlife Rehabilitation CenterRoseville, MN

    General operating

    $60,000
  3. Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning CenterFinland, MN

    General operating

    $51,000
  4. Thomas Irvine Dodge Nature CenterWest St Paul, MN

    General operating

    $50,000
  5. Twin Cities PBSSt Paul, MN

    General operating

    $35,000
  6. True FriendsAnnandale, MN

    General operating

    $25,000
  7. Great Lakes AquariumDuluth, MN

    General operating

    $20,000
  8. Lake Superior ZooDuluth, MN

    General operating

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $121,00061% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $51,00026% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota8 grants $307,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • US Bank N ACORPORATE TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $118,748

The return

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