Well Told Grants

Foundations / Wisconsin

Randy and Nancy Trachte Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Middleton, Wisconsin · EIN 475544736

Randy and Nancy Trachte Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Middleton, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $150,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 the same as $150,000 the year before.

60% of its 2025 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$90,00010$2.0 million
2024$150,0007$2.0 million
2025$150,00010$2.2 million

How to apply

Randy and Nancy Trachte 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 Randy and Nancy Trachte Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin7$75,000
Georgia1$25,000
Oregon1$25,000
Virginia1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Food Allergy Research & Education
McLean, VA
General operations$25,000
The X for Boys
Albany, GA
General operations$25,000
Necanicum Watershed Council
Seaside, OR
General operations$25,000
Wisconsin Veterans Network
West Allis, WI
General operations$20,000
Porchlight Inc
Madison, WI
General operations$20,000
Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
Middleton, WI
General operations$10,000
Blackhawk Church
Middleton, WI
General operations$8,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin
Madison, WI
General operations$8,000
Madison Cat Project
Madison, WI
General operations$5,000
Dane County Humane Society
Madison, WI
Wildlife center$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Randy and Nancy Trachte Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Randy and Nancy Trachte Family Foundation Inc give?

$150,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Randy and Nancy Trachte Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Randolph Trachte (President/Treasurer), Nancy Trachte (Vice President/Secretary), Tysen Trachte (Director) and Tiffany Johnson (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Randy and Nancy Trachte Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and food and hunger.

Similar foundations in Wisconsin