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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-3640917

Michael W Louis Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Geneva, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $634,300 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $634,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,801,611

  • Tax year 2024

    $731,550

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,536,920

  • Tax year 2023

    $529,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,238,562

  • Tax year 2022

    $637,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,161,662

  • Tax year 2021

    $625,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,391,595

  • Tax year 2020

    $675,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,607,538

  • Tax year 2018

    $625,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,809,425

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Half Moon FoundationLake Geneva, WI

    General contribution

    $175,000
  2. J Jeffry & Elizabeth S Louis Foundation IncLake Geneva, WI

    General contribution

    $175,000
  3. Louis Stewart FoundationLake Geneva, WI

    General contribution

    $175,000
  4. National Louis UniversityWheeling, IL

    General contribution

    $100,000
  5. Lake Owen Association IncCable, WI

    General contribution

    $9,300

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 $175,00062% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $100,00035% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $9,3003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin4 grants $534,300
  2. Illinois1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Kimberly C Louis StewartPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tracy L MerrillVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • John Jeffry LouisVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Eoin M DempseyTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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