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Vogel Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Madison, Wisconsin · EIN 391639595

Vogel Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Madison, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $96,325 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $67,625. 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 $119,904 the year before.

7% of its 2025 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$96,38527$658,395
2024$119,90428$708,544
2025$96,32528$721,961

How to apply

ContactDavid L Vogel
PO Box 7696, Madison, WI 53707
Phone or email(608) 241-5454
What to submitThere is no required application form. However, all applications should include a full description of the project, a copy of this applicant's IRS determination letter, a project budget, and the applicant's current year organization budget, showing anticipated sources of support in each case.
RestrictionsGrants are made to units of government, public schools, and non-profit organizations and institutions which are exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the internal revenue code. The general focus of the foundation's grants are in the areas of education and health and human services. Grants are not made to individuals. All grants for scholarships or research are given to the educational or research institutions, which have full responsibility for selecting the individual recipients.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Vogel Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin19$88,725
North Carolina4$4,100
Florida4$2,500
Iowa1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
School Supplies To Various School Districts
Various, WI
To supply school supplies to various school districts$67,625
St John's Lutheran Church
Madison, WI
General Support - Not Building Fund$9,000
Goodman Community Center
Madison, WI
General Support$2,500
Mitchell County Long Term Resilience Group
Bakersville, NC
General Support$2,500
Solace Friends Inc
Madison, WI
General Support$1,500
The Salvation Army
Lakeland, FL
General Support$1,100
The Salvation Army
Madison, WI
General Support$1,100
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
Disaster Fund - National$1,000
Three Gaits Inc
Stoughton, WI
General Support$1,000
Fair Shake Village Africa
Gorblee, WI
Develop Facilities$1,000
Just Dane
Madison, WI
General Support$700
Spruce Pine Montessori School
Spruce Pine, NC
General Support$700
Arthur Morgan School
Burnsville, NC
General Support$600
Society of St Vincent de Paul
Madison, WI
General Support$500
St Ann's School
Stoughton, WI
General Support$500
University of Florida- Foundation
Gainesville, FL
General Support$500
Boys and Girls Club of Polk County
Lakeland, FL
General Support$500
YWCA
Madison, WI
General Support$500
Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Inc
Madison, WI
General Support$400
Habitat for Humanity of Lakeland Inc
Lakeland, FL
General Support$400
Arts for all Wisconsin
Madison, WI
General Support$400
Wisconsin Council of the Blind
Madison, WI
General Support$400
Wisconsin Public Radio
Milwaukee, WI
General Support$400
Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc
Madison, WI
General Support$400
Mitchell County Animal Rescue Inc
Spruce Pine, NC
General Support$300
Porchlight Inc
Madison, WI
General Support$300
Samaritan Counseling Center of Southern WI
Madison, WI
General Support$300
Epilepsy Foundation of Wisconsin
Stevens Point, WI
General Support$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vogel Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Vogel Foundation Inc give?

$96,325 in tax year 2025, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Vogel Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists David Vogel (President), Katherine Vogel (Secretary), Peter Vogel (Vice President) and Darren Vogel (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Vogel Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and arts and culture.

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