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The Hanson Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Spooner, Wisconsin · EIN 392013472

The Hanson Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Spooner, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $2,350 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $200 and the largest $500. 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 up from $2,250 the year before.

22% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2,25010$82,140
2024$2,25010$86,189
2025$2,3509$98,758

How to apply

The Hanson 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

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin8$2,050
Tennessee1$300

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Shell Lake Arts Center
Shell Lake, WI
To provide funds for operation$500
Badger State Boys Foundation
Portage, WI
To provide funds for operation$400
Ducks Unlimited Yellow River
Memphis, TN
To provide funds for operation$300
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary
St Francis, WI
To provide funds for operation$250
Lakeland Family Resource Center
Spooner, WI
To provide funds for operation$200
Shell Lake Lions Charities
Shell Lake, WI
To provide funds for operation$200
Washburn County Humane Society
Spooner, WI
To provide funds for operation$200
White Tails Unlimited-Nw Wi Chapter
Sturgeon Bay, WI
To provide funds for operation$200
Neighbor to Neighbor
Chetek, WI
To provide funds for operation$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Hanson Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Hanson Family Foundation Inc give?

$2,350 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $200.

Who runs The Hanson Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Wayne Hanson (President), Mark Hanson (VP) and Georgia Gruel (Secretary/Treasurer).

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