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R R & Clara J Gould Foundation

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 416056658

R R & Clara J Gould Foundation is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $38,000 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $1,440 and the largest $5,175. 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 $37,995 the year before.

35% of its 2024 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$37,99516$856,503
2024$38,00017$924,263

How to apply

ContactRansford Ray Clara J Gould Founda
101 E 5th Street EP-MN-S14, St Paul, MN 55101
Phone or email(651) 466-8731
What to submitGrant application can be made by sending a letter outlining the nature of the request and a copy of your IRS letter.
RestrictionsThe foundation was set up primarily to assist and benefit the youth in and about the donor's home city of brainerd, mn and birthplace of jamestown, ny. The foundation makes no direct grants to individuals.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What R R & Clara J Gould Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota10$25,550
New York6$11,385
New Hampshire1$1,065

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jamestown YMCA (And Team)
Jamestown, NY
General operating$5,175
Brainerd Rotary Foundation
Brainerd, MN
General operating$5,050
Brainerd Family YMCA
Brainerd, MN
General operating$4,980
Elks Lodge #615
Brainerd, MN
General operating$4,030
Aurora Lodge #100 Masonic Temple
Brainerd, MN
General operating$3,510
Central Minnesota Council
Sartell, MN
General operating$2,830
Brainerd Area Girl Scouts
Brainerd, MN
General operating$1,950
Chautauqua Opportunities Inc
Jamestown, NY
General operating$1,440
Boys and Girls Club of Jamestown Inc
Jamestown, NY
General operating$1,440
St Lukes Church Youth Ministry
Jamestown, NY
General operating$1,270
Allegheny Council Bsa
Falconer, NH
General operating$1,065
Family Service of the Chautauqua Region
Jamestown, NY
General operating$1,060
Confidence Learning Center
E Gull Lake, MN
General operating$1,060
Lucille M Wright Air Museum
Jamestown, NY
General operating$1,000
Crow Wing County United Way Inc
Brainerd, MN
General operating$800
Paul Bunyan Arboretum
Brainerd, MN
General operating$760
Crisis Line
Brainerd, MN
General operating$580

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does R R & Clara J Gould Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does R R & Clara J Gould Foundation give?

$38,000 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $1,440.

Who runs R R & Clara J Gould Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does R R & Clara J Gould Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, youth programs and human services.

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