Funding search · EIN 391540822 · Waukesha, WI

Derse Foundation

Name: Derse Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

53
grants reported: $832,825
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $954
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

environmental arts culture educational scholarship services social derse

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

International Crane Foundation3 grants · $173,422
Uwm Foundation2 grants · $125,000
Aldo Leopold Foundation3 grants · $108,616
Ice Age Trail Alliance1 grant · $100,100
Boundless Brilliance3 grants · $75,230
Old World Wisconsin Foundation2 grants · $60,075
Lincoln Park Zoological Society2 grants · $25,378
Bread of Healing1 grant · $25,000
Nelson Institute1 grant · $25,000
Arroyos Foothills Conservancy1 grant · $25,000

Giving over time

$83,518

2022

$590,571

2023

$158,736

2024

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

$126,287
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2023
Environmental support
$100,100
Ice Age Trail Alliance · Cross Plains, WI · 2023
Environmental support
$100,000
Aldo Leopold Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2023
Environmental support
$100,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Doris derse scholarship
$50,000
Boundless Brilliance · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Educational support
$50,000
Old World Wisconsin Foundation · Elkhorn, WI · 2023
Educational support
$30,517
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2022
Environmental support
$25,115
Boundless Brilliance · Houston, TX · 2022
Educational support
$25,000
Bread of Healing · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General support
$25,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Doris derse scholarship
$25,000
Arroyos Foothills Conservancy · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Environmental support
$25,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Environmental support
$25,000
Nelson Institute · Madison, WI · 2023
Environmental support
$20,000
Zoological Society of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General support
$16,618
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
Environmental support
$11,200
Milwaukee Pbs · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Educational support
$10,075
Old World Wisconsin Foundation · Elkhorn, WI · 2022
Educational support
$10,000
Horseshoe Bay Nature Park · Horseshoe Bay, TX · 2023
Environmental support
$10,000
The Prairie Enthusiasts · Viroqua, WI · 2023
Environmental support
$10,000
University of Wi Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
School of nursing scholarship
$10,000
Uw Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Educational support
$7,574
Aldo Leopold Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
Environmental support
$5,000
Colorado Crane Conservation Coaliti · Hayden, CO · 2023
Environmental support
$5,000
Hsb Park · Horseshoe Bay, TX · 2022
Environmental support
$1,042
Aldo Leopold Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2022
Environmental support
$1,000
Milwaukee Pbs · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Educational support
$954
Waukesha Civic Theatre · Waukesha, WI · 2023
Arts & culture support
$889
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukeee, WI · 2024
Arts & culture support
$611
Huntington Library Art Gallery Bg · San Marino, CA · 2024
General support
$520
Pasadena Playhouse · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Arts & culture support
$500
Madison Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2023
Arts & culture support
$500
St Coletta of Wisconsin · Jefferson, WI · 2023
Social services support
$439
Palm Springs Air Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
Educational support
$425
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukeee, WI · 2022
Arts & culture support
$400
Skylight Music Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts & culture support
$378
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Environmental support
$324
Descanso Gardens · La Canada, CA · 2023
Educational support
$300
Overture Center for the Arts · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
$295
Pasadena Playhouse · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Arts & culture support
$272
Waukesha Civic Theatre · Waukesha, WI · 2022
Arts & culture support
$236
Descanso Gardens · La Canada, CA · 2024
Educational support
$213
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukeee, WI · 2023
Arts & culture support
$180
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General support
$168
Skylight Music Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Arts & culture support
$150
United Way · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Social services support
$115
Boundless Brilliance · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Educational support
$110
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts & culture support
$90
Friends of Palm Springs Animal Shel · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
Social services support
$62
Colorado Crane Conservation Coaliti · Hayden, CO · 2024
Environmental support
$53
American Players Theatre · Spring Green, WI · 2022
Arts & culture support
$43
Friends of the Desert Mountains · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
Environmental support
$37
Ten Chimneys Foundation · Waukesha, WI · 2022
Arts & culture support
$33
Bob Baker Marionette Theater · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Arts & culture 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.