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Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth

Preselected recipients only Thiensville, Wisconsin · EIN 346968228

Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth is a private foundation in Thiensville, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,875 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $250 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 down from $20,825 the year before.

15% 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$00$690,218
2024$20,82518$739,008
2025$8,87513$830,279

How to apply

Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth 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 Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin9$3,575
North Carolina1$2,500
California1$2,400
Ohio1$300
New York1$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope Reins
Raleigh, NC
General purpose$2,500
Franciscan School of Theology
San Diego, CA
General purpose$2,400
Zoological Society of Milwaukee County
Milwaukee, WI
General support$1,500
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
General support$500
Children's Wisconsin Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
General support$500
Riverside Cemetery Foundation
Cleveland, OH
General support$300
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
General support$250
Skylight Music Theatre
Milwaukee, WI
General support$250
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WI
General support$225
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Milwaukee, WI
General support$150
Hobart and Williams Smith College
Geneva, NY
General support$100
Camp Manitowish YMCA
Boulder Junction, WI
General support$100
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, WI
General support$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth accept grant applications?

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

How much does Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth give?

$8,875 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $250.

Who runs Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth?

Its 2025 filing lists Elizabeth Foster Vaeth (Trustee).

What does Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and arts and culture.

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