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The PMG Foundation Inc Agy - Uma

Accepts applications La Crosse, Wisconsin · EIN 391568547

The PMG Foundation Inc Agy - Uma is a private foundation in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $410,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $35,000 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $450,000 the year before.

58% 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
2021$382,67012$10.1 million
2023$675,0006$10.6 million
2024$450,0008$11.3 million
2025$410,00012$12.6 million

How to apply

ContactSandra Cavadini
126 South Water Street, Sparta, WI 54656
Phone or email(608) 269-3000
What to submitNo specific form required
RestrictionsGenerally limited to organizations serving the la crosse - sparta area

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The PMG Foundation Inc Agy - Uma funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin10$300,000
Minnesota1$75,000
Wyoming1$35,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Medical$75,000
La Crosse County Historical Society
La Crosse, WI
Historical preservation and$55,000
La Crosse Area Family YMCA Inc
La Crosse, WI
Humanitarian$50,000
Boy Scouts of America Gateway Area Council
La Crosse, WI
Educational$50,000
La Crosse Community Foundation
La Crosse, WI
Humanitarian$50,000
The Parenting Place Inc
La Crosse, WI
Humanitarian$35,000
Hellships Memorial Foundation
Cheyenne, WY
Education$35,000
Boys and Girls Club of Sparta Inc
Sparta, WI
Humanitarian$25,000
Courte Oreilles Lake Association
Hayward, WI
Environmental$10,000
Mississippi Valley Conservancy Inc
La Crosse, WI
Environmental$10,000
Friends of Riverside Park
La Crosse, WI
Environmental$10,000
ALS Association Inc Wisconsin Chapter
Wauwatosa, WI
Medical$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The PMG Foundation Inc Agy - Uma accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The PMG Foundation Inc Agy - Uma give?

$410,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $35,000.

Who runs The PMG Foundation Inc Agy - Uma?

Its 2025 filing lists Philip M Gelatt (President/Treasurere), Melissa K Gelatt (Vice President) and Sandra Cavadini (Secretary).

What does The PMG Foundation Inc Agy - Uma fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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