Funding search · EIN 854224305 · Brownsville, WI

Patrick & Marysue Michels Family

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

69
grants reported
$1.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Saint Francis De Sales Seminary1 grant · $400,000
  • St Francis De Sales Seminary1 grant · $300,000
  • Badgerland Youth for Christ4 grants · $200,000
  • Holy Family Catholic Community4 grants · $190,000
  • Fond Du Lac Area Foundation4 grants · $120,000
  • The Arc Fond Du Lac3 grants · $75,000
  • Love One Another Campaign2 grants · $60,000
  • Agnesian Healthcare Foundation1 grant · $50,000
  • Shepard of the Hills1 grant · $36,000
  • St Katherine Drexel Shelter3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$140,500
2022
$262,500
2023
$618,000
2024
$753,000
2025

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

  • $400,000

    Saint Francis De Sales Seminary · St Francis, WI · 2025

    General support

  • $300,000

    St Francis De Sales Seminary · St Francis, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Holy Family Catholic Community · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2025

    General support and warming shelter campaign

  • $100,000

    Fond Du Lac Area Foundation · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    Fdl county vehicle fund

  • $50,000

    Agnesian Healthcare Foundation · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Badgerland Youth for Christ · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

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

    General support

  • $50,000

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

    General support and warming shelter campaign

  • $50,000

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

    General support

  • $50,000

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

    Operating expenses

  • $36,000

    Shepard of the Hills · Hickman, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Love One Another Campaign · Milwakee, WI · 2025

    The catholic campaign

  • $30,000

    Love One Another Campaign · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    The catholic campaign

  • $30,000

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

    General support and warming shelter campaign

  • $30,000

    Love One Another · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    The catholic campaign

  • $30,000

    St Marys Catholic Church · Lomira, WI · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $25,000

    The Arc Fond Du Lac · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

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

    General support

  • $25,000

    The Arc Fond Du Lac · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

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

    General support

  • $10,000

    Catholic Community Schools Mn · St Cloud, MN · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Charis Pregnancy & Family Help Center · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    St Katherine Drexel Shelter · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Unlimited Play · St Peters, MO · 2025

    Creekside campground kewaskum

  • $10,000

    Archdiocese of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Catholic stewardship appeal

  • $10,000

    Charis Pregnancy & Family Help Center · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    St Katherine Drexel Shelter · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    St Mary Parish · Lomira, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

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

    General support

  • $10,000

    All Saints Catholic Church · Berlin, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Archdiocese of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Catholic stewardship appeal

  • $10,000

    Charis Pregnancy & Family Help Center · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

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

    Davig g. Cook scholarship fund

  • $10,000

    Lumen Christi Catholic Church · Mequon, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    St Katherine Drexel Shelter · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

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

    General support

  • $10,000

    Archdiocese of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Catholic stewardship appeal

  • $10,000

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

    Operating expenses

  • $6,000

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

    Operating expenses

  • $5,000

    Fond Du Lac Area Foundation · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2025

    David g cook scholarship fund

  • $5,000

    Oshkosh Area Community Foundation · Oshkosh, WI · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    St Francis Xavier · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Catholic Charities · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Manitoqua Ministries · Frankfort, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Camp Manitoqua and Retreat Center · Frankfort, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Cops for Kids Foundation · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Fondy Food Pantry · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Solution Center Shelter & Support Services · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    St Francis Xavier School · Sartell, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    St Mary'S Catholic School · Mayville, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Fond Du Lac Area Foundation · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    Davig g. Cook scholarship fund

  • $5,000

    Fondy Food Pantry · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $5,000

    Green Lake Association · Green Lake, WI · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $5,000

    Manitoqua Ministries · Frankfort, IL · 2022

    Camp manitoqua

  • $5,000

    Solution Center Shelter & Support Services · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $5,000

    St John the Baptist Catholic Church · Malone, WI · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $4,000

    Fond Du Lac Symphonic Band · Fond Du Lac, WI · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    The Stacy Fuson Foundation · Scouttsdate, AZ · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Stacy Fuson Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $2,000

    Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication · St Louis Park, MN · 2025

    General support

  • $2,000

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

    General support

  • $2,000

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

    General support

  • $1,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Cure for Casey · Oregon, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Forest Athletic Club Newcorp · Mt Calvary, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Heart of the Nation Catholic Mass · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Moraine Park Technical College · Found Du Lac, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Faith United Methodist Church · Brillion, WI · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $1,000

    Heart of the Nation Catholic Mass · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Operating expenses

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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.