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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2982916

FFBW Community Foundation

A private foundation in Brookfield, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $42,500 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

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $370,278

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $404,830

  • Tax year 2023

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $384,958

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $408,222

  • Tax year 2021

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $452,971

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $445,795

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $511,319

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $497,047

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Asset Builders of AmericaMadison, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  2. Junior Achievement of Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  3. Operation Finally HomeNew Braunfels, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  4. Rooted and RisingMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  5. SecurefuturesMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Wisconsin Women's Business Iniative CorporationMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Acts HousingMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $2,500
  8. La Casa de Esperanza Inc Center for Financial StabilityWaukesha, WI

    General support

    $2,500
  9. The Women's Center IncWaukesha, WI

    General support

    $2,500
  10. Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $2,500
  11. Employ Milwaukee IncMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $1,500
  12. Ronald McDonald HouseMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter2 grants $7,50035% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00023% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $5,00023% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2,50012% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $1,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin11 grants $37,500
  2. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Steven L WierschemPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leann EddingsaasTREASURER (THRU 06/25) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lukas KregerTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jay B KaunSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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