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Chapin Fdn of Wis Tr

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 396033716

Chapin Fdn of Wis Tr is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $65,165 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $3,332 and the largest $7,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $62,500 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$57,50016$1.2 million
2024$62,50017$1.3 million
2025$65,16516$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactBmo Bank N A
320 S Canal St Fl 12, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone or email(312) 461-5154
What to submitWritten

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Chapin Fdn of Wis Tr funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin16$65,165

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lake Geneva YMCA
Lake Geneva, WI
Program support$7,500
Church of the Holy Communion
Lake Geneva, WI
Program support$6,200
First Congregational Church Ucc
Lake Geneva, WI
Program support$6,200
Kiswauetoe Nature Education
Williams Bay, WI
Program support$4,500
Lake Geneva Public Library
Lake Geneva, WI
Program support$4,300
Fontana Public Library
Fontana, WI
Program support$4,300
Barrett Memorial Library
Williams Bay, WI
Program support$4,300
Open Arms
Elkhorn, WI
Program support$3,465
First Lutheran Church and School
Lake Geneva, WI
Program support$3,200
First Methodist Church
Lake Geneva, WI
Program support$3,200
Ucc Congregational Church
Williams Bay, WI
Program support$3,200
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Lake Geneva, WI
Program support$3,200
St Benedict Church
Fontana, WI
Program support$3,200
Fontana Community Church
Fontana, WI
Program support$3,200
Williams Bay Lutheran Church
Williams Bay, WI
Program support$3,200
Water Safety Patrol
Williams Bay, WI
Program support$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chapin Fdn of Wis Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Chapin Fdn of Wis Tr give?

$65,165 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $3,332.

Who runs Chapin Fdn of Wis Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Bmo Bank N A (Trustee), Martha Militello (Chairman), Derek D'auria (Secretary) and Bill Duncan (Board Member) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Chapin Fdn of Wis Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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