Funding search · EIN 391619399 · Wausau, WI
Victor & Helen Geisel 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.
- 85
- grants reported
- $86,900
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $750
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Woodson Ymca Foundation of Wausau4 grants · $10,000
- Rochester Community Inclusive Rowing3 grants · $6,500
- Performing Arts Foundation3 grants · $6,500
- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum4 grants · $5,000
- Caroga Arts Collective3 grants · $5,000
- American Red Cross4 grants · $4,750
- Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area4 grants · $3,750
- Center for the Visual Arts4 grants · $3,500
- The Episcopal Church of St John the Baptist4 grants · $3,250
- Stable Hands3 grants · $3,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 85 reported grants, largest first.
- $3,500
Performing Arts Foundation · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations; second century capital campaign
- $3,000
Rochester Community Inclusive Rowing · Rochester, NY · 2023
General operations
- $3,000
Woodson Ymca Foundation of Wausau · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $3,000
Rochester Community Inclusive Rowing · Rochester, NY · 2022
General operations
- $3,000
Woodson Ymca Foundation of Wausau · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $2,000
Family Life Ministries · Bath, NY · 2024
Youth fine arts program
- $2,000
The Hagar House · Wausau, WI · 2024
Current building legacies capital campaign
- $2,000
Woodson Ymca Foundation of Wausau · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $2,000
American Red Cross · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $2,000
Caroga Arts Collective · Caroga Lake, NY · 2022
General operations
- $2,000
Stable Hands · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $2,000
Woodson Ymca Foundation of Wausau · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $2,000
Caroga Arts Collective · Caroga Lake, NY · 2021
General operations
- $1,800
Heritage Military Music Foundation · Watertown, WI · 2022
General operations
- $1,600
Caffe Lena · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
Underwriting of four sober salons
- $1,500
Performing Arts Foundation · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $1,500
Performing Arts Foundation · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $1,500
North Urbana Chapel (Bethesda House) · Hammondsport, NY · 2021
General operations
- $1,500
Performing Arts Foundation · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $1,250
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $1,250
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $1,250
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $1,250
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $1,250
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2021
Youth orchestra
- $1,000
American Red Cross · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Caroga Arts Collective · Caroga Lake, NY · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Center for the Visual Arts · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity of Wausau · Weston, WI · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
The Episcopal Church of St John the Baptist · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
Caroga Arts Collective · Caroga Lake, NY · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
Center for the Visual Arts · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity of Wausau · Weston, WI · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
The Episcopal Church of St John the Baptist · Wausau, WI · 2023
Youth program
- $1,000
American Red Cross · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
Center for the Visual Arts · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity of Wausau · Weston, WI · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
The Episcopal Church of St John the Baptist · Wausau, WI · 2022
Youth program
- $1,000
Wausau & Marathon County Parks & Recreation Foundation · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
Marathon County Historical Society · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $750
Camp Manitowish Ymca · Boulder Junction, WI · 2024
General operations
- $750
Camp Manito-Wish Ymca · Boulder Junction, WI · 2023
General operations
- $750
Camp Manito-Wish Ymca · Boulder Junction, WI · 2022
General operations
- $750
Trinity Episcopal Church · Rochester, NY · 2022
General operations
- $750
American Red Cross · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $750
Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $750
Camp Manito-Wish Ymca · Boulder Junction, WI · 2021
General operations
- $750
Patriot K9s Partners of Wisconsin · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $750
Trinity Episcopal Church · Rochester, NY · 2021
General operations
- $500
Good News Project · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $500
Marathon County Historical Society · Wausau, WI · 2024
Articles and information digital format preservation projcet
- $500
Rochester Community Inclusive Rowing · Rochester, NY · 2024
General operations
- $500
Rochester Curling Club · Rochester, NY · 2024
Support of general operations in honor and memory of keith fredlund and anne geisel fredlund
- $500
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2024
Grant for support of the scholarship fund for the youth orchestra
- $500
Stable Hands · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $500
Trinity Episcopal Church · Rochester, NY · 2024
General operations
- $500
Wausau Conservatory of Music · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $500
Central Wisconsin Indigenous Peoples Day Committee · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $500
Marathon County Historical Society · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $500
Rochester Curling Club · Rochester, NY · 2023
General operations
- $500
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth orchestra
- $500
Stable Hands · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $500
Trinity Episcopal Church · Rochester, NY · 2023
General operations
- $500
Wausau Conservatory of Music · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $500
Good News Project · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $500
Marathon County Historical Society · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $500
Rochester Curling Club · Rochester, NY · 2022
General operations
- $500
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2022
Youth orchestra
- $500
Wausau Conservatory of Music · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $500
Center for the Visual Arts · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $500
Central Wisconsin Indigenous Peoples Day Committee · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $500
Good News Project · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $500
Rochester Curling Club · Rochester, NY · 2021
General operations
- $500
The Hagar House · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $500
Wausau Conservatory of Music · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $250
Wausau Lyric Choir · Wausau, WI · 2024
General operations
- $250
Wausau Lyric Choir · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $250
Workplace Volunteer Council · Wausau, WI · 2023
General operations
- $250
Wausau Lyric Choir · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $250
Workplace Volunteer Council · Wausau, WI · 2022
General operations
- $250
The Episcopal Church of St John the Baptist · Wausau, WI · 2021
Youth program
- $250
Wausau Lyric Choir · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
- $250
Workplace Volunteer Council · Wausau, WI · 2021
General operations
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