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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-1504939

The Dawe Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Janesville, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $48,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $919,834

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $900,624

  • Tax year 2023

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $611,274

  • Tax year 2022

    $41,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $637,827

  • Tax year 2021

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $631,699

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $631,276

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. University of Wisconsin FoundaitonMadison, WI

    Childrens hospital greatest need fund

    $20,000
  2. Individual

    FURTHER THE MISSION OF ST [individual] HOSPITAL

    $10,000
  3. The Village Diaper BankMadison, WI

    To provide free diapers to disadvantaged families

    $8,000
  4. St John Vianney ChurchJanesville, WI

    To support the charitable activities of ST johns

    $6,000
  5. Individual

    Food pantry

    $3,000
  6. Badger Honor FlightMadison, WI

    Honoring veterans

    $1,000
  7. Rotary Botanical GardensJanesville, WI

    Enriching lives - natural beauty education & art

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $8,00084% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,00011% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin5 grants $35,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Allan J HelgestadPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Karen HelgestadSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.13Pay $0
  • Patrick HelgestadSECRETARY Hours 0.03Pay $0
  • Kristen BreyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.03Pay $0

The return

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