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The Casper Foundation

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 396484669

The Casper Foundation is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $891,504 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $445,752 and the largest $727,754. 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 $904,583 the year before.

0% 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
2023$904,5832$20.9 million
2024$891,5042$21.6 million

How to apply

ContactEdward Hannah Rutledge Charities
404 N Bridge St PO Box 758, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Phone or email(715) 723-6618
What to submitScholarship applicants and all other grant applicants should obtain applications by writing to: william j & gertrude r casper foundation, % edward & hannah rutledge charities inc at the above address.
RestrictionsSee footnote for restrictions or limitations on awards.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Casper Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin2$891,504

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached - Grants
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$727,754
Individual
WI
Scholarship$163,750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Casper Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Casper Foundation give?

$891,504 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $445,752.

Who runs The Casper Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Edward Hannah Rutledge Charities (Foundation Board) and US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does The Casper Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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