Private foundation · EIN 84-3036130 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

John and Julie Schmidt Family Foundation

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: 28 grants paid, $571K total, median $7,500.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
28
$571K
Median grant
$7,500
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$22M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
FIRST Congregational United Church of ChristAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$100K
Riverview Gardens IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$66K
Victory Community Development Centre (vicodec)Nairobi, KEGeneral & Unrestricted$64K
Kenya Works IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$51K
Basic Needs Giving Partnership IncGreen Bay, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$50K
Trout Museum of Art IncAppleton, WICapital Campaign for New Museum$50K
Cots IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Music That Matters IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Valley Packaging Industries IncAppleton, WICapital Campaign$25K
Boys & Girls Club Fox Valley IncAppleton, WIto support Great Futures$20K
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$12K
Appleton Community Music IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
US Venture Associates Caring Together Fund IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Boy Scouts of AmericaAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus IncCincinnati, OHTo be used at Napenda Kuishi-Ongata Rongai, Kenya$5,000
Community Benefit Tree IncKaukauna, WICharitable Event$5,000
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationNashua, NHGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Fox Valley Literacy Council IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association IncSilver Spring, MDGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Soar Fox Cities IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Trout Museum of Art IncAppleton, WICharitable Event$5,000
Trout Museum of Art IncAppleton, WICharitable Event$5,000
Kenya Works IncAppleton, WIEducation Works Scholarship Fund$3,450
Beaming IncorporatedNeenah, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Children's Tumor FoundationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Infant Welfare Circle IncAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Friends of Appleton Library IncorporatedAppleton, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$500

By state: Wisconsin 23 · INTL 1 · Ohio 1 · New Hampshire 1 · Maryland 1 · Pennsylvania 1

About this foundation

John and Julie Schmidt Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2021. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does John and Julie Schmidt Family Foundation 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 John and Julie Schmidt Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $571K across 28 grants, a median of $7,500.

Where does John and Julie Schmidt Family Foundation give?

Wisconsin (23 grants), INTL (1 grants), Ohio (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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