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Private foundation (trust)EIN 208837127Est. 2007-06

LAU & BEA CHRISTENSEN CHARITABLE FOUNDAT

MADISON, WI 53704

Total Assets

$481K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$19.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

54

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$362K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$200–$16.3M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.4M

Total Expenses

$19.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$19.5M

Distributable Amount

$786K

Min. Investment Return

$832K

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

54 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $20K to maximum $16.3M, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $19.5M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

269 grants

MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$18.5M
5 grants
JDRF TID FUND LLC
$430K
6 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN
$220K
2 grants
PPWI
$210K
1 grant
UWF ECON PROFESSORSHIP
$200K
3 grants
ACLU FOUNDATION OF WI
$184K
5 grants
GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER
$170K
6 grants
MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
$155K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

269 grants

<$10K
159
grants
$10–50K
99
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

6 states

Wisconsin
$23.2M
99% of total
New York
$105K
0% of total
Tennessee
$60K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$17K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$5K
0% of total
Colorado
$700
0% of total

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