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Roger & Violet Noreen Char Trust

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 416309355

Roger & Violet Noreen Char Trust is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $391,346 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $122,246. 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 $354,200 the year before.

77% 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$354,2004$5.3 million
2024$391,34613$5.4 million

How to apply

ContactLisa Hiniker
101 E Fifth St, St Paul, MN 55101
Phone or email(651) 466-8722
What to submitLetter format
DeadlinesApplications accepted at any time
RestrictionsThe trust primarily makes grants for charitable, educational, and religious or scientific purposes.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Roger & Violet Noreen Char Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota10$376,346
California2$12,000
Maryland1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Children's Theatre Company
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$122,246
St Stephen's Lutheran Church
West St Paul, MN
General operating$105,000
Lutheran Mideast Development
West Saint Paul, MN
General operating$93,100
Ordway Ctr for the Performing Arts
Saint Paul, MN
General operating$30,000
NC Little Memorial Hospice Inc
Edina, MN
General operating$10,000
The Lu Family Fund
Moraga, CA
General operating$10,000
Dodge Nature Preschool
West Saint Paul, MN
General operating$5,000
University of Minnesota Law School
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$5,000
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
Saint Paul, MN
General operating$3,000
International Orthodox Christian Charities
Baltimore, MD
General operating$3,000
St Thomas Academy
Mendota HTS, MN
General operating$2,000
Farmlink Project
Los Angeles, CA
General operating$2,000
The Arts Partnership
Saint Paul, MN
General operating$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Roger & Violet Noreen Char Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications accepted at any time.

How much does Roger & Violet Noreen Char Trust give?

$391,346 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Roger & Violet Noreen Char Trust?

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

What does Roger & Violet Noreen Char Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, arts and culture and education.

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