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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-6487728

Caritas Foundation

A private foundation in Madison, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $250,000 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,261,123
  • Tax year 2023

    $806,045

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $9,099,146
  • Tax year 2022

    $694,080

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $9,093,707
  • Tax year 2021

    $459,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $9,771,294
  • Tax year 2020

    $467,400

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,840,499
  • Tax year 2019

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $8,835,455

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. District Council of Madison Inc Society of St Vincent de PaulFitchburg, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $100,000
  2. The Playing FieldMadison, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $100,000
  3. Access Community Health CentersMadison, WI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $100,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $100,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin3 grants $250,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Frederick P SchwartzPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah A SchwartzVICE-PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hamang B PatelEXEC. DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, Hours 5Pay $24,000
  • Sarah A KuemmelDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Katherine EbyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Joseph M SchwartzDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • David KrugerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000

The return

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