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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1588898

Rcu Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Eau Claire, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $1.3 million 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

    $1,287,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,865,749

  • Tax year 2023

    $824,519

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,981,736

  • Tax year 2022

    $539,521

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,019,909

  • Tax year 2021

    $871,333

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,599,723

  • Tax year 2020

    $585,748

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,169,118

  • Tax year 2019

    $476,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,049,309

  • Tax year 2018

    $439,167

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,446,059

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Children's Museum of Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI

    New location and building

    $230,000
  2. Operation HelpHudson, WI

    Conference room

    $150,000
  3. Tree TrustSaint Paul, MN

    Van purchase project

    $150,000
  4. Wisconsin Farmers Union FoundationChippewa FLS, WI

    Building renovation

    $150,000
  5. St Croix Valley Food BankHudson, WI

    Food bank project

    $150,000
  6. Friends of D R Moon Public LibraryStanley, WI

    General donation

    $110,000
  7. Lakeshore Players IncWhite Bear LK, MN

    Theatre equipment upgrade

    $100,000
  8. Family Resource Center St Croix Valley IncBaldwin, WI

    FRCSCV building renovation project

    $75,000
  9. Newtrax IncWhite Bear Lake, MN

    Purchase buses

    $72,000
  10. Friends of Willow River-Kinnickinnnic State ParksHudson, WI

    New nature center

    $50,000
  11. CVTC FoundationEau Claire, WI

    New building

    $20,000
  12. Chippewa Humane AssociationChippewa Falls, WI

    General donation (RTRF)

    $15,000
  13. Eau Claire County Humane AssociationEau Claire, WI

    General donation (RTRF)

    $10,000
  14. Dunn County Historical SocietyMenomonie, WI

    General donation (RTRF)

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Hope Village-Tiny Housing Alternatives IncChippewa FLS, WI

    Tiny village workshop project

    $75,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $150,00030% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $110,00022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $100,00020% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $75,00015% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $72,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin11 grants $965,000
  2. Minnesota3 grants $322,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • John SackettCHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tom HuffcuttSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brandon RiechersTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Douglas OlsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Annie BroseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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