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Best Family 37th Street Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Mequon, Wisconsin · EIN 921505088

Best Family 37th Street Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Mequon, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $38,441 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $19,220 and the largest $26,311. 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 $14,625 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$25,0002$527,853
2024$14,6252$535,538
2025$38,4412$493,018

How to apply

ContactJames Best
11965 N Sandhill Circle, Mequon, WI 53092
Phone or email(414) 793-4818, jimbest1212@gmail.com
What to submitBest family 37th street foundation form and attach 501(c) (3)
DeadlinesSee bylaws
RestrictionsWisconsin

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin2$38,441

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kinship Mke Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Operating$26,311
Sojourner House of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Operating$12,130

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Best Family 37th Street Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See bylaws.

How much does Best Family 37th Street Foundation Inc give?

$38,441 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $19,220.

Who runs Best Family 37th Street Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists James A Best (Director), Margaret G Hopkins (Vp/Secretary), Catherine van Laanen (Director) and Amy Deyoung (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

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