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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-2711393

ORC Sheltered Friends Foundation

A private foundation in La Crosse, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $658,478 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $658,478

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $19,483,445
  • Tax year 2023

    $477,871

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $17,931,338
  • Tax year 2022

    $483,850

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $16,017,930
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $19,995,506

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Big HeroesBrownsville, TX

    Disability services

    $243,760
  2. Western Technical College FdtnLa Crosse, WI

    Education

    $100,000
  3. Boys Girls ClubLa Crosse, WI

    Community Services

    $76,980
  4. Individual

    Disability services

    $50,000
  5. La Crosse Area Development CorpLa Crosse, WI

    Economic development

    $50,000
  6. CouleeCapWestby, WI

    Community Services

    $50,000
  7. Paws With A CauseWayland, MI

    Disability services

    $32,738
  8. Individual

    [individual] Services

    $30,000
  9. Outdoor Recreation AllianceLa Crosse, WI

    Community Services

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment1 grant $243,76075% of the total
  2. Mutual benefit1 grant $50,00015% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $32,73810% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin5 grants $301,980
  2. Texas1 grant $243,760
  3. Michigan1 grant $32,738

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Robert BurgTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelly IversonChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph ConnellVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Darla KrzoskaSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Larry VangenDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard RecordVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shirley HolmanVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brenda StuhrPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Chad HillDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie SchroederDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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