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Ed and Nancy Reinhart Hengel Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only La Crosse, Wisconsin · EIN 461468814

Ed and Nancy Reinhart Hengel Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $143,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 $370,500 the year before.

36% 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$1.3 million9$4.0 million
2024$370,50010$4.1 million
2025$143,50011$4.6 million

How to apply

Ed and Nancy Reinhart Hengel 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 Ed and Nancy Reinhart Hengel Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin8$124,000
Florida3$19,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club
La Crosse, WI
Support kids of the community$50,000
Providence Academy
La Crosse, WI
Education$50,000
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Naples, FL
Land, water, wildlife protection$10,000
St Claire Health Mission
La Crosse, WI
Community healthcare support$10,000
NCH Center for Philanthropy
Naples, FL
Community health support$7,500
Trinitas Classical Academy
Hayward, WI
Education of children$5,000
La Crosse Area Crime Stoppers
La Crosse, WI
For protecting the community$5,000
Rotary Club la Crosse-Valley View
Onalaska, WI
Community support$2,500
Artis-Naples-Leadership Circle
Naples, FL
Mission support$2,000
Father Joseph Walijewski Legacy Bui
La Crosse, WI
Mission support$1,000
Onalaska Police K-9 Fund
Onalaska, WI
For protecting the community$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ed and Nancy Reinhart Hengel Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ed and Nancy Reinhart Hengel Family Foundation Inc give?

$143,500 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Ed and Nancy Reinhart Hengel Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Nancy E Hengel (President/Tr), Edward J Hengel Jr (Vp/Secretary) and Gerald E Connolly (Director).

What does Ed and Nancy Reinhart Hengel Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and health.

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