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Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust No 1

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 391602180

Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust No 1 is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $132,772 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $7,218 and the largest $25,000. 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 $130,411 the year before.

21% 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$112,83514$2.3 million
2024$130,41117$2.4 million
2025$132,77214$2.6 million

How to apply

ContactMr J Kohout and Mr T Voightman
777 E Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone or email(414) 271-2400
What to submitNo specific form or format is required.
DeadlinesAugust 31.
RestrictionsPreference set forth in trust agreement. Approximately 30% of each year's grants are distrubuted for capital or unrestricted endowment purposes to or among charitable organizations a principal purpose of which is to provide hospital care and/or to provide care or services in the fields of medical, physical, or mental health. Approximately 25% of each year's grants are distributed for capital or unrestricted endowment purposes to or amoung charitable organization a principal purpose of which is dealing with or benefiting children (ie, persons under the age of 18 years), and particularly physically handicapped and/or mentally disadvantaged children. The balance of each year's grants is distributed among religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational organizations for operating, capital and endowment purposes of charitable organizations of an educational or cultural charachacter that provide broad segments of society with an opportunity for self improvement, self development a

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust No 1 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin14$132,772

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sojourner Family Peace Center
Milwaukee, WI
General$25,000
Versiti Blood Research Institute
Milwaukee, WI
General$20,000
Zoological Society
Milwaukee, WI
General$16,310
United Community Center
Milwaukee, WI
General$15,215
Prevent Blindness
Milwaukee, WI
General$10,000
Teens Grow Greens
Milwaukee, WI
General operations$10,000
Schlitz Audubon Center
Bayside, WI
General operations$7,500
Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc
Milwaukee, WI
General$6,937
Pathfinders
Milwaukee, WI
General operations$5,000
Greater Galilee Community Development Center
Milwaukee, WI
General$5,000
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
General$4,280
Milwaukee Rescue Mission
Milwaukee, WI
General operations$3,883
Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
Milwaukee, WI
General$2,272
Neu-Life Community Development
Milwaukee, WI
General$1,375

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust No 1 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 31..

How much does Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust No 1 give?

$132,772 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $7,218.

Who runs Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust No 1?

Its 2025 filing lists Jason J Kohout (Trustee) and Timothy L Voigtman (Trustee).

What does Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust No 1 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly science and research, health and community development.

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