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DL and LF Rikkers Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Madison, Wisconsin · EIN 391870689

DL and LF Rikkers Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Madison, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $24,039 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,500. 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 up from $21,580 the year before.

27% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$13,88827$180,862
2024$21,58031$178,733
2025$24,03929$177,138

How to apply

DL and LF Rikkers Family Foundation Inc 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 DL and LF Rikkers Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin16$13,789
New York3$3,000
District of Columbia2$2,800
Illinois2$1,500
Connecticut1$1,500
California2$1,050
Florida2$300
Colorado1$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
World Food Program USA
Washington, DC
Program support$2,500
Madison Symphony Orchestra
Madison, WI
Program support$2,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Program support$1,500
Forward Theater Company
Madison, WI
Program support$1,500
Nature Conservancy
Madison, WI
Program support$1,500
PBS Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Program support$1,500
Save the Children
Fairfield, CT
Program support$1,500
Clean Lakes Alliance
Madison, WI
Program support$1,200
Agrace Health
Fitchburg, WI
Program support$1,037
Access Community Health Centers
Madison, WI
Program support$1,000
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ithaca, NY
Program support$1,000
Madison Rotary Foundation
Madison, WI
Program support$1,000
Porchlight
Madison, WI
Program support$1,000
Porchlight
Madison, WI
Program support$1,000
Stanford Giving
Palo Alto, CA
Program support$1,000
The Rotary Foundation
Evanston, IL
Program support$1,000
Asa Charitable Foundation
Schaumburg, IL
Program support$500
National Audubon Society
New York, NY
Program support$500
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC
Program support$300
Mundo Esperanza
Madison, WI
Program support$258
Grace Episcopal Church
Madison, WI
Program support$250
Natural Resources Foundation of Wi
Madison, WI
Program support$250
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
Program support$150
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
Program support$150
American Birding Association
Colorado Springs, CO
Program support$100
Madison Rotary Foundation
Madison, WI
Program support$100
Wisconsin Medical Society Foundatio
Madison, WI
Program support$100
Wisconsin Alumni Foundation
Madison, WI
Program support$94
Wikipedia Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Program support$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does DL and LF Rikkers Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does DL and LF Rikkers Family Foundation Inc give?

$24,039 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs DL and LF Rikkers Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Diane L Rikkers (Sec/Dir), Layton F Rikkers (Pres/Dir), Steven Layton Rikkers (V-P/Dir) and Kristin Rikkers Davis (Treas/Dir).

What does DL and LF Rikkers Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, health and environment and conservation.

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