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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-6374303

Wise Family Foundation

A private foundation in Naples, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $343,798 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

    $343,798

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,574,234

  • Tax year 2024

    $314,883

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,305,511

  • Tax year 2023

    $213,655

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,453,357

  • Tax year 2022

    $269,345

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,560,827

  • Tax year 2021

    $177,255

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,934,848

  • Tax year 2020

    $169,755

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,825,824

  • Tax year 2019

    $230,255

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,037,002

  • Tax year 2018

    $162,255

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $5,327,126

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

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

  1. Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA

    To fund scholarships for students selected by University,campus renovations, football team support, Building Fund, etc.

    $144,839
  2. Oxford Adoption FoundationNaples, FL

    To fund for music program

    $100,000
  3. Mayo Clinic FoundationRochester, MN

    Endowment Contribution

    $45,000
  4. Parkland College FoundationChampaign, IL

    To fund scholarships for college students

    $14,755
  5. Individual

    Supporting healthcare

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    General Giving

    $6,204
  7. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL

    General Fund

    $5,000
  8. St Jude Childrens HospitalMemphis, TN

    General Fund

    $5,000
  9. Heartland Museum FoundationClarion, IA

    General Giving

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    General Fund

    $2,000
  11. United WayNaples, FL

    General Fund

    $2,000
  12. Individual

    Charities general Mission

    $1,000
  13. Individual

    Capital Fund

    $1,000
  14. Moffitt Cancer Center FoundationTampa, FL

    General Fund

    $1,000
  15. Naples RetreatNaples, FL

    General Giving

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,00080% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $14,75512% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa2 grants $149,839
  2. Florida5 grants $109,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $45,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $14,755
  5. Tennessee1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • Murray R WisePres & Chairman Hours 1Pay $0
  • Valerie G WiseVP & Director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Melissa SteedDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • John B KirkpatrickDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jason WiseDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alex AndersonDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • William CarlsonDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Julie BarreDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jamie KnightSec/Treasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jeff WrightDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kevin HartDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jason KlingamanDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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