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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-2965178

Rhizomium Foundation

A private foundation in Barneveld, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $255,000 paid in grants.

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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $255,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,648,701
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Savanna InstituteMadison, WI

    Advocacy

    $125,000
  2. Clearspring SchoolEureka Spirngs, AR

    Advocacy

    $25,000
  3. Rooted Wi IncMadison, WI

    Advocacy

    $25,000
  4. The BodgeryMadison, WI

    Advocacy

    $25,000
  5. Florida School of WoodworkTampa, FL

    Advocacy

    $10,000
  6. Mycological SocietyWindsor, WI

    Advocacy

    $10,000
  7. Plane WellnessFord City, PA

    Advocacy

    $10,000
  8. River Valley CommonsPlain, WI

    Advocacy

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    Advocacy

    $10,000
  10. Wave PoolCincinnati, OH

    Advocacy

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $150,00075% of the total
  2. Community development2 grants $35,00018% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $15,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin5 grants $195,000
  2. Arkansas1 grant $25,000
  3. Florida1 grant $10,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Narayan NayarDirector Hours 20Pay $0
  • Christopher SchwarzDirector Hours 5Pay $0
  • Megan Fitzpatrick-JonesDirector Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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