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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366117571Est. 1965-09

MESSMER FOUNDATION INC

MILWAUKEE, WI 53227

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Total Assets

$1.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$79K

FY 2024

Grants Made

14

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Not applicable

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$73K

Total Expenses

$104K

Qualifying Distributions

$79K

Distributable Amount

$65K

Min. Investment Return

$65K

Undistributed Income

$21K

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

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $20K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2024. Peak $82K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

52 grants

ALL HANDS BOATWORKS
$22K
4 grants
CHURCH OF THE GESU
$20K
1 grant
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WA
$15K
2 grants
MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION
$15K
4 grants
VMP FOUNDATION INC
$15K
2 grants
PREVENT BLINDNESS WISCONSIN
$15K
2 grants
WOMENS CARE CENTER
$13K
3 grants
ST FRANCIS DE SALES SEMINARY
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants

<$10K
51
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Wisconsin
$213K
98% of total
Missouri
$3K
1% of total
Indiana
$2K
1% of total
Minnesota
$500
0% of total

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