Funder DirectoryCOMER SCIENCE & EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Back to directory

Private foundation (trust)EIN 364244783Est. 1998-10

COMER SCIENCE & EDUCATION FOUNDATION

WAUKESHA, WI 53186

Total Assets

$68.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$842K

FY 2024

Grants Made

9

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$94K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$300K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.6M

Total Expenses

$4.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.0M

Distributable Amount

$387K

Min. Investment Return

$395K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $15K to maximum $300K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $5.9M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

66 grants

GARY COMER YOUTH CENTER
$9.3M
5 grants
BITWISE INDUSTRIES INC
$2.4M
1 grant
NETWORK FOR YOUNG ADULT SUCCESS
$1.5M
4 grants
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$1.1M
3 grants
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$646K
1 grant
SOUTH SHORE DRILL TEAM
$536K
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM
$148K
1 grant
BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER
$53K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

66 grants

<$10K
36
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Illinois
$12.2M
76% of total
California
$2.5M
15% of total
New York
$1.1M
7% of total
Maine
$193K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$48K
0% of total
Oregon
$40K
0% of total
Nebraska
$31K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$28K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$500
0% of total

Ready to work on a proposal for COMER SCIENCE & EDUCATION FOUNDATION?

Open a draft with this funder pre-selected. Add guidelines when you have them.

Draft an application for COMER SCIENCE & EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Funder alerts

Track COMER SCIENCE & EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Get an email when Grantivo has new data for COMER SCIENCE & EDUCATION FOUNDATION, such as a fresh IRS filing, updated financials, or newly reported grants. No account needed.

Free. Unsubscribe anytime. Or create an account to draft an application.