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Primum Bonum Inc

Accepts applications De Pere, Wisconsin · EIN 391742945

Primum Bonum Inc is a private foundation in De Pere, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $130,500 in 41 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $5,500. 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 $132,500 the year before.

5% 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$138,50044$2.5 million
2023$132,50044$3.1 million
2024$130,50041$3.2 million

How to apply

ContactPaul Koch
3680 Ponds Edge Court, De Pere, WI 54115
Phone or email(920) 983-0116
What to submitLetter format

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Primum Bonum Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin38$118,000
Michigan3$12,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 41 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Appleton, WI
Community$5,500
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Black Creek, WI
Community$5,500
Valley Lutheran
Saginaw, MI
Education$5,500
Christian Family Solutions
Germantown, WI
Community$5,000
Paul's Pantry
Green Bay, WI
Community$5,000
Els Lutheran Mission of Salvation - India
Brookfield, WI
Community$4,500
Lutheran Churches of the Reformation
Janesville, WI
Community$4,500
Risen Savior Lutheran School
Milwaukee, WI
Community$4,500
City Rescue Mission of Saginaw
Saginaw, MI
Community$3,500
Collegeready
Green Bay, WI
Education$3,500
Freedom House
Green Bay, WI
Community$3,500
Good Samaritan Rescue Mission
Bay City, MI
Community$3,500
Hand-N-Hand
Green Bay, WI
Community$3,500
Leaven
Menasha, WI
Community$3,500
Rawhide Boys Ranch
New London, WI
Community$3,500
Wels Lutherans for Life
West Allis, WI
Community$3,500
Wisconsin Lutheran Institutional Ministries
Milwaukee, WI
Community$3,500
Wisconsin Right to Life
Milwaukee, WI
Community$3,500
Casa
Green Bay, WI
Community$3,000
Golden House
Green Bay, WI
Housing$3,000
Harbor House
Superior, WI
Housing$3,000
Kingdom Workers
Wauwatosa, WI
Community$3,000
Mount Olive Lutheran School
Green Bay, WI
Education$3,000
New Community Shelter
Green Bay, WI
Community$3,000
Peters Pantry
Manitowoc, WI
Community$3,000
Pillars
Appleton, WI
Housing$3,000
Vilas Food Pantry
Eagle River, WI
Community$3,000
Altrusa
Green Bay, WI
Housing$2,500
Childrens Museum of Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
Community$2,500
Community Clothes Closet
Menasha, WI
Clothing$2,500
Exceptional Equestrians
De Pere, WI
Community$2,500
House of Hope
Green Bay, WI
Community$2,500
Northwoods Childrens Museum
Eagle River, WI
Community$2,500
Fall Prevention Alliance of Northeast Wisconsin Inc
Green Bay, WI
Community$2,500
Adult & Teen Challenge Northeastern Wisconsin
Howard, WI
Housing$2,500
E-Hub
Green Bay, WI
Community$2,000
Hope Center
Appleton, WI
Community$2,000
Transformation House Inc
Green Bay, WI
Housing$1,500
Bay Area Life Center
Green Bay, WI
Community$1,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Green Bay, WI
Community$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Primum Bonum Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Primum Bonum Inc give?

$130,500 in tax year 2024, across 41 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Primum Bonum Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Paul D Koch (Pres/Tres/Dir), Linda L Koch (Vp/Sect/Dir) and Christine R Koch (Director).

What does Primum Bonum Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, housing and homelessness and education.

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