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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-7005566

The Rose M Buckarma Foundation

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $2.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,073,881

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,841,081
  • Tax year 2023

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,209,309
  • Tax year 2022

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,181,913
  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,270,779
  • Tax year 2020

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,212,305

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Holy Family Catholic CommunityFond Du Lac, WI

    General support

    $2,000,000
  2. Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Community FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $33,881
  3. Society of the Little FlowerDarien, IL

    General support

    $20,000
  4. St Joseph Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    General support

    $10,000
  5. St Labre Indian SchoolAshland, MT

    General support

    $10,000

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 $33,881100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin2 grants $2,033,881
  2. Illinois1 grant $20,000
  3. Montana1 grant $10,000
  4. South Dakota1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • John A HerbersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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