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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-5507760

Donald E Weig Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Madison, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $225,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,201,281

  • Tax year 2024

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,594,967

  • Tax year 2023

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,735,842

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,705,418

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,546,922

  • Tax year 2020

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $350,617

  • Tax year 2019

    $35,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $356,711

  • Tax year 2018

    $102,768

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $369,289

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Saving Grace Animal Rescue IncWinter, WI

    Pet rescueUnrestricted charitable

    $175,000
  2. Ocooch Mountain Humane SocietyRichland Ctr, WI

    Pet rescueUnrestricted charitable

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $225,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin2 grants $225,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth Ellefson co AxleyDir/VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bradley D Ellefson co AxleyDir/President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven E GrimmDir/Secretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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