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Private foundation (trust)EIN 853068681Est. 2021-10

The Silseth Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$8.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$443K

FY 2024

Grants Made

47

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$84K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$256K

Total Expenses

$476K

Qualifying Distributions

$454K

Distributable Amount

$352K

Min. Investment Return

$364K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

47 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $6K to maximum $84K, 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 $443K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

116 grants

ELMBROOK CHURCH
$331K
10 grants
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$75K
3 grants
CHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY INTERNATIONAL INC
$60K
3 grants
WORLD RELIEF CORPORATION OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION O
$50K
2 grants
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH OF NAPLES INC
$49K
3 grants
BROOKLINK INC
$40K
3 grants
MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION
$35K
2 grants
THE SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE
$30K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

116 grants

<$10K
92
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Wisconsin
$708K
65% of total
Florida
$98K
9% of total
California
$82K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$75K
7% of total
District of Columbia
$65K
6% of total
North Carolina
$23K
2% of total
Maryland
$19K
2% of total
Ohio
$5K
0% of total
Minnesota
$4K
0% of total
Tennessee
$3K
0% of total

+2 more states

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