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JF Ahern Co Foundation

Accepts applications Fond du Lac, Wisconsin · EIN 391667434

JF Ahern Co Foundation is a private foundation in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 15 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $97,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$96,00018$971,984
2023$97,00018$2.1 million
2024$1.1 million15$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactAdam J Wunderlin
855 Morris St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Phone or email(920) 921-9020
What to submitAdam j. Wunderlin a written request that describes the charitable purpose of the organization
RestrictionsAdam j. Wunderlin public charity

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What JF Ahern Co Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin14$1.1 million
Iowa1$7,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Mary's Springs Academy
Fond du Lac, WI
Smsa annual fund$1.0 million
Agnesian Healthcare Foundation
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual appeal$25,000
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI
Hermann viets tower & robert spritzer dinning commons renovation$10,000
American Heart Association
Des Moines, IA
Sponsor hard hats fy25 milwaukee$7,500
Badgerland Youth for Christ
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual appeal$7,500
YMCA of Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual campaign$7,500
Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual appeal$5,000
Cops for Kids Foundation
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual appeal$5,000
Individual
WI
Michael krueger scholarship$5,000
Individual
WI
Michael krueger scholarship$5,000
Arc of Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual appeal$2,500
National Alliance on Mental Illness - FDL Chapter
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual appeal$2,500
Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation
Madison, WI
Summer camp for burn-injured youth$2,500
Stout University Foundation
Menomonie, WI
Annual appeal$2,500
Chippewa Valley Technical College Foundation Inc
Eau Claire, WI
Annual appeal$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does JF Ahern Co Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does JF Ahern Co Foundation give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs JF Ahern Co Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists John E Ahern III (President/Director), Anthony J Ahern (Vice President/Director), Krista J Ebbens (Secretary/Director) and Adam J Wunderlin (Treasurer/Director).

What does JF Ahern Co Foundation fund?

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

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