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The Elmwood Foundation Inc

Accepts applications La Crosse, Wisconsin · EIN 396044165

The Elmwood Foundation Inc is a private foundation in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $749,166 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $15,833 and the largest $330,000. 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 $874,166 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$874,16613$17.7 million
2024$749,16612$18.9 million

How to apply

ContactC Daniel Gelatt Co Janet Bahr
230 Front Street North, La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone or email(608) 782-1148
What to submitNone specified
RestrictionsGeographic area as defined in the articles of incorporation and bylaws

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Elmwood Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin11$734,166
Minnesota1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Greater la Crosse
La Crosse, WI
General operations$330,000
Viterbo College Inc
La Crosse, WI
General operations$250,000
Family and Childrens Center
La Crosse, WI
General operations$30,000
Great Rivers United Way
Onalaska, WI
General operations$30,000
Chasing Daylight Animal Shelter Inc
Tomah, WI
General operations$25,000
La Crosse Promise Inc
La Crosse, WI
General operations$16,666
College Possible
St Paul, MN
National program$15,000
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
La Crosse, WI
General operations$15,000
United Fund for the Arts & Humanities
La Crosse, WI
General operations$12,500
University of Wisconsin- la Crosse
La Crosse, WI
Self-sufficiency program$10,000
Womens Fund of Greater la Crosse
La Crosse, WI
General operations$10,000
Hunger Task Force
La Crosse, WI
General operations$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Elmwood Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Elmwood Foundation Inc give?

$749,166 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $15,833.

Who runs The Elmwood Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists C Daniel Gelatt (Director/President/Treasurer/Secretary), Mark J Chamberlain (Director/Vice President) and P M Gelatt (Director).

What does The Elmwood Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and arts and culture.

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