Well Told Grants

Foundations / Wisconsin

Bouwer Family Foundation

Accepts applications Appleton, Wisconsin · EIN 391897340

Bouwer Family Foundation is a private foundation in Appleton, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $13,000 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10,4952$147,943
2024$13,0002$144,133
2025$12,0002$149,264

How to apply

ContactLisa Bouwer-Hansen
W2829 Kebe Court, Appleton, WI 54915
Phone or email(920) 734-9977
What to submitWritten application with detailed description of nature of request for funds
DeadlinesContinuous acceptance
RestrictionsNo limitations, but charitable interest of the foundation is in humanitarian medical and rehabilitation services.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bouwer Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin2$12,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Hmong American Assoc
Appleton, WI
Scholarships to hmong students$8,000
Fox Valley Literacy
Appleton, WI
English literacy tutoring$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bouwer Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bouwer Family Foundation give?

$12,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Bouwer Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Kathryn Peotter (Executive Co), Lisa Bouwer-Hansen (Executive Co), Marc Bouwer (Executive Co) and Joel Bouwer (Executive Co).

What does Bouwer Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

Similar foundations in Wisconsin