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Priebe Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Lake Geneva, Wisconsin · EIN 465350765

Priebe Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $450,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $60,000. 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 up from $430,000 the year before.

14% of its 2025 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
2023$528,22521$8.5 million
2024$430,00015$8.8 million
2025$450,00016$9.0 million

How to apply

Priebe 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 Priebe Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin15$430,000
Virginia1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Edgewood High School
Madison, WI
Capital projects$60,000
Brookfield Academy
Brookfield, WI
Capital projects$50,000
Individual
WI
Financial literacy programs$40,000
The Time Is Now to Help
Lake Geneva, WI
General operating$40,000
Tree House Child and Family Center
Elkhorn, WI
Capital projects$40,000
Three Harbors Council-Boy Scouts
Milwaukee, WI
Scholarship/gen oper$30,000
Boys Girls Club of Greater Milwauke
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$30,000
Individual
WI
General operating$25,000
St Marcus School
Milwaukee, WI
Capital projects$25,000
Messmer Catholic Schools
Milwaukee, WI
Scholarships/cap expend$20,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
West Milwaukee, WI
Scholarships$20,000
All-In Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$20,000
Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
General operating$20,000
Badger High School
Lake Geneva, WI
Scholarship$15,000
Marc Inc
Madison, WI
Job training and coaching program$10,000
John Xxiii Educational Center
Racine, WI
General operating$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Priebe Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Priebe Family Foundation Inc give?

$450,000 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Priebe Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists William A Priebe (President), Sarah J Roy (Vice President), William S Priebe (Treasurer) and John Roy (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Priebe Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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