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Gering Family Foundation

Accepts applications Wausau, Wisconsin · EIN 391874006

Gering Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wausau, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $6,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $12,750 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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$12,7503$3.3 million
2024$6,0002$3.5 million

How to apply

ContactRick Gering
6870 Cr-W, Winchester, WI 54557
Phone or email(715) 845-9231, winmantrails@gmail.com
What to submitSend written applications to address as listed
DeadlinesApril 15th
RestrictionsGrants approved by board.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Gering Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin2$6,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
North Lakeland Bucks North Lakeland Bucks
Manitowish Waters, WI
General support$5,000
Grow Community Garden Grow Community Garden
Manitowish Waters, WI
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gering Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 15th.

How much does Gering Family Foundation give?

$6,000 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Gering Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Richard Gering (Vice Preside).

What does Gering Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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