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Bethke Family Foundation Inc 75001000

Preselected recipients only Wausau, Wisconsin · EIN 920608068

Bethke Family Foundation Inc 75001000 is a private foundation in Wausau, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $203,400 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $190,400. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $4.8 million 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$4.1 million1$1.2 million
2024$4.8 million6$30,164
2025$203,4005$7,282

How to apply

Bethke Family Foundation Inc 75001000 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bethke Family Foundation Inc 75001000 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin2$191,400
Arizona1$4,000
District of Columbia1$4,000
Pennsylvania1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Augusta Area School District
Augusta, WI
Charitable$190,400
National Foundation for Cancer Research
Washington, DC
Charitable$4,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable$4,000
American Heart Association
Phoenix, AZ
Charitable$4,000
Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin
Stevens Point, WI
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bethke Family Foundation Inc 75001000 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Bethke Family Foundation Inc 75001000 give?

$203,400 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Bethke Family Foundation Inc 75001000?

Its 2025 filing lists Jennifer M Bethke (Director, President), Eric Johnson (Director, Secretary), Tom Madison (Director, Vice President) and Brent Hartsough (Director, Treasurer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Bethke Family Foundation Inc 75001000 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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