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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-3218282

The Willard Aschenbrener Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $88,279 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), 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
Bmo Bank N A
14850 N Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 348-7702
Form and materials
Written request with organization name, reason for request and dollar amount
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes

Assets and giving by year

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

    $88,279

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $939,415
  • Tax year 2024

    $82,435

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $946,646
  • Tax year 2023

    $78,816

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $944,793
  • Tax year 2022

    $87,205

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,003,013
  • Tax year 2021

    $80,697

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,047,185
  • Tax year 2020

    $75,802

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $980,897
  • Tax year 2019

    $74,931

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,022,348
  • Tax year 2018

    $74,891

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,083,221

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    Program support

    $88,279

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $88,279100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin1 grant $88,279

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bmo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,970

The return

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