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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-6924530

Smarelli Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $983,000 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

    $983,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,585,463

  • Tax year 2024

    $95,850

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,837,391

  • Tax year 2023

    $183,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,882,602

  • Tax year 2022

    $169,947

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,957,313

  • Tax year 2021

    $170,904

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,076,184

  • Tax year 2020

    $575,465

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,649,926

  • Tax year 2019

    $161,550

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,781,686

  • Tax year 2018

    $165,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,909,320

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pius XI High SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    Educational

    $855,000
  2. Eisenhower CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Charitable

    $100,000
  3. Italian Community CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Charitable

    $20,000
  4. Wounded Warriors Abilities RanchPinellas Park, FL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Twin Bridge Rescue SquadCrivitz, WI

    Charitable

    $2,000
  6. Leukemia and Lumphoma Soc Blood Cancer UnitedWashington, DC

    Scientific

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $100,00079% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $20,00016% of the total
  3. Veterans and military1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin4 grants $977,000
  2. Florida1 grant $5,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mary J SmarelliTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John V DohertyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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