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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-0939149

Cramer Family Foundation

A private foundation in Beaver Dam, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $150,000 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

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,110,705

  • Tax year 2023

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,156,143

  • Tax year 2022

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,189,184

  • Tax year 2021

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,208,465

  • Tax year 2020

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,268,953

  • Tax year 2019

    $172,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,316,924

  • Tax year 2018

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,404,202

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Federated Youth Foundation IncMiddleton, WI

    Scholarships

    $45,000
  2. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    To help with their mission to help wisconsin children be the healthiest in the nation

    $15,000
  3. Prairie Ridge Health Foundation IncColumbus, WI

    To support the equipment endowment

    $15,000
  4. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Church Health ServicesBeaver Dam, WI

    General support

    $10,000
  6. First Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBeaver Dam, WI

    Fellowship

    $10,000
  7. PaveBeaver Dam, WI

    Protect, advocate, validate and educate the women of beaver dam in need

    $10,000
  8. St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN

    General support

    $10,000
  9. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Friends of PBS WisconsinMadison, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Medecins San Frontieres USA Inc (doctors Without Borders)New York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  13. Wounded Warrior Project IncJacksonville, FL

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $45,00053% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $15,00018% of the total
  3. Religion2 grants $15,00018% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin7 grants $110,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  4. Florida1 grant $5,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  6. New York1 grant $5,000
  7. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • David CramerTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sonja CramerTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $22,500
  • Courtney CramerTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $22,500

The return

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