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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-6538323

Bernadette M Otto Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Tomah, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $50,000 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

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $638,690

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $660,061

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $698,510

  • Tax year 2022

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $761,447

  • Tax year 2021

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $796,176

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $859,843

  • Tax year 2019

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $904,808

  • Tax year 2018

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $847,121

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Area Community Theatre IncTomah, WI

    Building repairs and maintenance

    $10,000
  2. First Congregational United Church of ChristTomah, WI

    General supplies

    $5,000
  3. Neighbor for Neighbor IncTomah, WI

    Food

    $5,000
  4. Tomah Concert AssociationTomah, WI

    Promotion of the arts in tomah area

    $4,000
  5. Veterans Assistance Foundation IncTomah, WI

    General supplies

    $4,000
  6. Families First of Monroe CountyTomah, WI

    General supplies

    $3,000
  7. Kindness Community IncTomah, WI

    General supplies

    $3,000
  8. Tomah Area Historical SocietyTomah, WI

    Building repairs and maintenance

    $3,000
  9. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1382Tomah, WI

    Repairs and maintenance

    $3,000
  10. Boys & Girls Club of West Central WisconsinTomah, WI

    General supplies

    $2,000
  11. Mr Ed's Community Thansgiving DinnerTomah, WI

    Food

    $2,000
  12. Tomah Area Cancer SupportTomah, WI

    General supplies

    $2,000
  13. Chasing Daylight Animal Shelter IncTomah, WI

    General supplies

    $1,000
  14. North American Squirrel AssociationHolmen, WI

    General supplies

    $1,000
  15. Our Town Tomah CommitteeTomah, WI

    Flowers

    $1,000
  16. Sleep in Heavenly Peace IncPocatello, ID

    Beds

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $7,00032% of the total
  2. Veterans and military1 grant $4,00018% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $3,00014% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $3,00014% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $2,0009% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $1,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $2,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin16 grants $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Charles M SchaeveTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $6,000

The return

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