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Private foundation (trust)EIN 391582654Est. 1987-08

NELSON & VERA HICKS CHARITABLE FDN

MADISON, WI 537115517

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$6.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$261K

FY 2024

Grants Made

47

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$295K

Total Expenses

$267K

Qualifying Distributions

$261K

Distributable Amount

$298K

Min. Investment Return

$302K

Undistributed Income

$188K

Payout rate 88%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.88%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

47 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $25K, 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 $298K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

277 grants

ST AMBROSE ACADEMY
$130K
5 grants
CHURCH HEALTH SERVICES
$90K
6 grants
BEAVER DAM AREA COMMUNITY THEATRE BUILDING PROJECT
$75K
3 grants
MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$74K
6 grants
BEAVER DAM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$67K
6 grants
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$64K
6 grants
GREEN VALLEY ENTERPRISES & ALZHEIMER UNIT
$60K
6 grants
ST VINCENT DEPAUL BEAVER DAM
$60K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

277 grants

<$10K
247
grants
$10–50K
30
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Wisconsin
$1.6M
99% of total
Illinois
$12K
1% of total

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