Private foundation · EIN 39-1585269 · Windsor, California

Bleser Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 42 grants paid, $1.8M total, median $15K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
42
$1.8M
Median grant
$15K
Stays in CA
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$36M

Grants paid in 2024

42 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$225K
Snc Scholarship FundDe Pere, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$225K
Craig HospitalEnglewood, COUnrestriced charitable gift$200K
Mayo Clinic FundRochester, MNUnrestriced charitable gift$200K
Sacred Heart SchoolShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$120K
Children's HospitalMilwaukee, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$100K
Waisman Center - UW MadisonMadison, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$100K
Safe HavenShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$60K
Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$50K
Sacred Heart ParishShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$47K
Friends of Shawano County LibraryShawno, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$35K
Bonduel Scholarship & DevBonduel, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$30K
Dollars for ScholarsShawno, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$30K
Sam25Shawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$30K
Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource CenterShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$30K
Boys & Girls Club of ShawanoShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$25K
Pauls PantryGreen Bay, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$25K
Navarino Nature CenterShiocton, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$20K
Shawano County Humane SocietyShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$20K
St Martins ParishCecil, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$20K
RawhideNew London, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$15K
Leadership Shawano CountyShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$14K
Big Brother Big SisterGreenbay, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$13K
St Martins Food PantryCecil, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$12K
Shawano Jazz FoundationShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$11K
Feeding America Eastern WisconsinAppleton, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$10K
Green Bay Botanical GardensGreen Bay, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$10K
Jesuit PartnershipMilwaukee, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$10K
Maac FundMilwaukee, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$10K
Norbertine CommunityAlbuquerque, NMUnrestriced charitable gift$10K
Shawano Area Community FundAppleton, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$10K
USA Midwest Province JesuitsCarol Stream, ILUnrestriced charitable gift$10K
Make a Wish WisconsinWauwatosa, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$5,000
Red River RidersShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$5,000
Wolf River Habitat for HumanityShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$5,000
Shawano County Literacy CouncilShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$3,000
Trees for TomorrowEagle River, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$3,000
Woodland Dunes Nature CenterTwo Rivers, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$3,000
Shawano County Art CouncilShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$2,000
Special Olympics Wi Ne AreaMadison, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$2,000
Zion Lutheran ChurchShawano, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$1,300
Badger Boys State IncPortage, WIUnrestriced charitable gift$1,200

By state: Wisconsin 38 · Colorado 1 · Minnesota 1 · New Mexico 1 · Illinois 1

About this foundation

Bleser Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Windsor, California, administered in care of Marsha E Huff, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Bleser Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Bleser Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.8M across 42 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Bleser Family Foundation Inc give?

Wisconsin (38 grants), Colorado (1 grants), Minnesota (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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