Funding search · EIN 391949453 · Brownsville, WI

Michels Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

101
grants reported
$6.5M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$7,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Marquette University Law School3 grants · $3.0M
  • Agnesian Healthcare Foundation3 grants · $1.8M
  • St Vincent De Paul Society3 grants · $220,000
  • Winnebago Lutheran Academy2 grants · $215,000
  • St Mary'S Springs Academy3 grants · $152,000
  • Holy Family Catholic Church3 grants · $145,000
  • Fond Du Lac Family Ymca3 grants · $130,000
  • St Mary'S Catholic Church3 grants · $125,000
  • St Lawrence Seminary1 grant · $100,000
  • The Arc Fond Du Lac1 grant · $55,000

Giving over time

$2.2M
2022
$2.1M
2023
$2.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 101 grants.

  • $1.0M

    Marquette University Law School · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Marquette University Law School · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Marquette University Law School · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $600,000

    Agnesian Healthcare Foundation · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $600,000

    Agnesian Healthcare Foundation · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $600,000

    Agnesian Healthcare Foundation · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $115,000

    Winnebago Lutheran Academy · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Holy Family Catholic Church · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    St Lawrence Seminary · Mt Calvary, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    St. Katharine drexel center

  • $100,000

    Winnebago Lutheran Academy · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    St Mary'S Springs Academy · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    St. Katharine drexel center

  • $85,000

    Fond Du Lac Family Ymca · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $55,000

    The Arc Fond Du Lac · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Waupun Youth Hockey Association · Waupun, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    St Mary'S Catholic Church · Lomira, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $45,000

    St Mary'S Catholic Church · Lomira, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    St Mary'S Catholic Church · Lomira, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $27,000

    St Mary'S Springs Academy · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Fond Du Lac Family Ymca · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Holy Family Catholic Church · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    St Mary'S Springs Academy · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    St Matthews School · Campbellsport, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Pro-Life Wisconsin Education Task Force · Brookfield, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Salvation Army · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $24,000

    Special Olympics Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Fond Du Lac Family Ymca · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    St Paul'S Lutheran Church · Brownsville, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    St. Katharine drexel center

  • $20,000

    Fond Du Lac Area Foundation · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    St Paul'S Lutheran Church · Brownsville, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Holy Family Catholic Church · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    City of Fond Du Lac Police Department · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    St Paul'S Lutheran Church · Brownsville, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $14,000

    Fondy Food Pantry · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $14,000

    Holyland Food Pantry · Malone, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $14,000

    Lomira Food Pantry · Lomira, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $12,500

    Fond Du Lac Symphonic Band · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $12,000

    Fond Du Lac Festivals · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Blandine House · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Lumen Christi Catholic School · Indianopolis, IN · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    St Mary Catholic School · Mayville, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Fond Du Lac Festivals · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Fond Du Lac Symphonic Band · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $8,000

    St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $7,500

    Faith Lutheran Church & School · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $7,500

    Fondy Food Pantry · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $7,500

    Holyland Food Pantry · Malone, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $7,500

    Lomira Food Pantry · Lomira, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $7,500

    Sons of Zebedee-Ss James & John · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $7,500

    Sons of Zebedee-Ss James & John · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $7,000

    Pave · Beaver Dam, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $6,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond Du Lac County · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Fond Du Lac · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    Fond Du Lac Symphonic Band · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    Solutions Center · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Badgerland Youth for Christ · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Shepherd of the Hills Catholic Parish · Eden, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Sisters of St Francis of Assisi · St Francis, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Sons of Zebedee-Ss James & John · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Stacy Fuson Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Waupun Food Pantry · Waupun, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond Du Lac County · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Fond Du Lac · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Solutions Center · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    St Frances Cabrini School · West Bend, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond Du Lac County · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Fond Du Lac · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Fondy Food Pantry · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Holyland Food Pantry · Malone, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Lomira Food Pantry · Lomira, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Solutions Center · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Stacy Fuson Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    War Memorial Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    World Orphan Fund · Randolph, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $4,000

    Fond Du Lac County Ag Society · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Badgerland Youth for Christ · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Gratitude Club · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Stacy Fuson Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Badgerland Youth for Christ · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $3,000

    Macc Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Oakfield Area Historical Society · Oakfield, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Friends of Women in Recovery - Beacon House · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Lumen Christi Catholic School · Mequon, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Special Olympics of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Astop · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Girls On the Run Fond Du Lac County · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Salute the Troops · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    South Shore Chorale · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    St Anthony School · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Astop · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    South Shore Chorale · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $500

    Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $500

    Byron Cemetery Association · Brownsville, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $500

    The Ledge Games · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.