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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4661673

Lumw Foundation

A private foundation in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 70 grants and $4.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $4,253,876

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $7,700,400

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,257,980

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $6,385,469

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,604,374

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $7,310,213

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,868,183

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $6,676,253

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,929,622

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $4,881,936

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,815,110

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,731,576

Grants paid in 2024

70 grants, largest first

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

  1. Friends of Genesee TheatreWaukegan, IL

    General

    $2,000,000
  2. Individual

    General

    $1,032,282
  3. St Joseph Catholic AcademyKenosha, WI

    General

    $323,093
  4. Individual

    General

    $275,000
  5. Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL

    General

    $200,000
  6. Town of Manitowish WatersManitowish Waters, WI

    General

    $134,926
  7. City of Lake Forest ElawaLake Forest, IL

    General

    $53,016
  8. Ice Age Trail AllianceCross Plains, WI

    General

    $30,000
  9. North Lakeland Discovery CenterManitowsh WTR, WI

    General

    $28,301
  10. Individual

    General

    $27,201
  11. Seno KRLT ConservancyBurlington, WI

    General

    $26,661
  12. North Lakeland School DistrictManitowish Waters, WI

    General

    $25,196
  13. Matthias AcademyBenet Lake, WI

    General

    $10,000
  14. Preservation Foundation of the LakeLibertyville, IL

    General

    $10,000
  15. Nicolet College FoundationRhinelander, WI

    General

    $10,000
  16. Manitowish Waters Bike Trail IncManitowsh WTR, WI

    General

    $9,431
  17. Howard Young FoundationMinocqua, WI

    General

    $5,000
  18. Mercer Cross Country Ski Club IncMercer, WI

    General

    $5,000
  19. Northeast Illinois CouncilVernon Hills, IL

    General

    $5,000
  20. CM Russell MuseumGreat Falls, MT

    General

    $3,000
  21. Individual

    General

    $3,000
  22. Individual

    General

    $2,640
  23. Marshfield ClinicMarshfield, WI

    General

    $2,500
  24. National Museum of Wildlife ArtJackson, WY

    General

    $2,500
  25. North Chicago Community PartnersLake Bluff, IL

    General

    $2,500
  26. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  27. Individual

    General

    $2,000
  28. St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General

    $2,000
  29. Geneva Lake ConservancyFontana, WI

    General

    $1,500
  30. Individual

    General

    $1,200
  31. Lake Bluff Open Lands AssociationLake Bluff, IL

    General

    $1,000
  32. Little Star FoundationSanta Rosa Beach, FL

    General

    $1,000
  33. Morton ArboretumLisle, IL

    General

    $1,000
  34. National Audubon SocietyChicago, IL

    General

    $1,000
  35. Individual

    General

    $1,000
  36. Individual

    General

    $1,000
  37. OpenlandsChicago, IL

    General

    $1,000
  38. Young Americas FoundationReston, VA

    General

    $1,000
  39. Individual

    General

    $500
  40. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    General

    $500
  41. Northwoods Land TrustEagle River, WI

    General

    $500
  42. Old World FoundationEagle, WI

    General

    $500
  43. Paws ChicagoChicago, IL

    General

    $500
  44. Schlitz Audubon Nature CenterMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $500
  45. Aldo Leopold FoundationBaraboo, WI

    General

    $500
  46. Individual

    General

    $500
  47. Northwoods Wildlife CenterMinocqua, WI

    General

    $500
  48. Individual

    General

    $400
  49. Individual

    General

    $350
  50. Cable Natural History MuseumCable, WI

    General

    $300
  51. Friends of the Koller LibraryManitowish Waters, WI

    General

    $300
  52. Lambs FarmLibertyville, IL

    General

    $300
  53. Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art MuseumWausau, WI

    General

    $300
  54. Pleasant Prairie Historical SocietyPleasant PR, WI

    General

    $300
  55. Gorton Community CenterLake Forest, IL

    General

    $300
  56. Individual

    General

    $300
  57. Autry Museum of the American WestLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $300
  58. Northwestern University Wildcat FNDEvanston, IL

    General

    $300
  59. Manitowish Waters Alliance FoundatiManitowish Wates, WI

    General

    $254
  60. Individual

    General

    $250
  61. Mercy Home for Boys and GirlsChicago, IL

    General

    $250
  62. Individual

    General

    $250
  63. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    General

    $250
  64. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General

    $250
  65. Center for Enriched LivingRiverwoods, IL

    General

    $200
  66. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    General

    $200
  67. Anti-Cruelty SocietyChicago, IL

    General

    $200
  68. Individual

    General

    $150
  69. Individual

    General

    $125
  70. Individual

    General

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $202,75064% of the total
  2. Environment9 grants $42,66113% of the total
  3. Arts and culture6 grants $34,70111% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $14,4315% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $11,3004% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  7. 3 other causes5 grants $5,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois17 grants $2,276,566
  2. Wisconsin24 grants $615,812
  3. Montana1 grant $3,000
  4. Wyoming1 grant $2,500
  5. Tennessee1 grant $2,000
  6. Virginia2 grants $1,200
  7. Florida1 grant $1,000
  8. Texas1 grant $500
  9. California1 grant $300
  10. District of Columbia1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Maureen O' Leary-GuthDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rick McCallDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth A UihleinDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Amy KobussenDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Phil HuntDIRECTOR/TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0

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