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Raabe Foundation

Accepts applications Pewaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 396589876

Raabe Foundation is a private foundation in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $133,631 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $30,000. 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 $519,000 the year before.

63% 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$519,0005$764,929
2024$133,6318$798,281

How to apply

ContactKent A Raabe
N22W25012 Still River Court, Pewaukee, WI 53072
Phone or email(262) 227-1604
What to submitLetter with description
RestrictionsThe charter agreement only allows solicitation from entities that are affiliated with the Wisconsin evangelical lutheran synod.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Raabe Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin7$118,631
Minnesota1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wels Lutherans for Life Metro Milwaukee Inc
West Allis, WI
Pregnancy counseling center$30,000
Institutional Ministries
Oconomowoc, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$25,000
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI
Raabe hope diversity scholarship, raabe family business scholarship, & athletic equipment$20,000
Friends Network
St Paul, MN
Unrestricted charitable grant$15,000
Kingdom Workers
Waukesha, WI
Kingdom workers meros center$15,000
Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School
Wauwatosa, WI
Supporting the fall gala$10,000
Wisconsin Lutheran High School
Milwaukee, WI
Fund a student initiative$9,500
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Waukesha, WI
Support for rural health centers and mobil clinics$9,131

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Raabe Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Raabe Foundation give?

$133,631 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Raabe Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Daryl K Raabe (Trustee) and Kent A Raabe (Trustee).

What does Raabe Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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