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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $3,054,797 | $3,687,078 | $3,574,803 | $56,932,501 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
No public data foundWhere recipients are
Based on the 0% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NADILEE FERNANDEZBELOIT, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | $25,000 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn S Nicholas | TRUSTEE | 20.00 | $120,000 |
| David O Nicholas | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Susan Nicholas Fasciano | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Nancy J Nicholas | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $56,917,456 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $2,886,438 | $3,609,439 | $3,525,069 | $57,564,782 | $57,549,737 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,991,399 | $3,455,225 | $3,373,833 | $58,289,861 | $58,272,738 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $6,013,180 | $3,254,412 | $3,178,833 | $58,753,687 | $58,736,564 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $4,129,781 | $2,990,873 | $2,830,122 | $55,994,948 | $55,977,796 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $4,019,830 | $2,672,092 | $2,592,732 | $54,856,040 | $54,838,888 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $4,467,761 | $2,686,130 | $2,596,949 | $53,508,302 | $53,491,150 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $4,535,953 | $2,644,817 | $2,592,144 | $51,726,672 | $51,709,519 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $2,341,236 | $2,609,625 | $2,565,960 | $49,828,467 | $49,818,383 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - OSHKOSH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| $15,000 |
| 2018 |
| JILLIAN ADAMSSALEM, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2023 |
| BRADY HASSINGERELKHART LAKE, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2025 |
| MYA SCHREIERHORICON, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - STEVENS POINT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2024 |
| ASHLEY GRUMANFREDONIA, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2023 |
| OURAY HARPERMILWAUKEE, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2023 |
| ASHTON BUCKNERMENASHA, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - OSHKOSH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2024 |
| KYLEE ASUNTOHURLEY, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - GREEN BAY & OSHKOSH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | $15,000 | 2024 |
| ELAINA LANDOWSKIBIRNAMWOOD, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - OSHKOSH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2020 |
| CARTER PREYWAUSAU, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PLATTEVILLE SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2025 |
| JONI POLZINPESHTIGO, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - GREEN BAY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2019 |
| BRAYLON KANESTOUGHTON, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON & OSHKOSH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | $15,000 | 2024 |
| ERIC RUETTENRICHLAND CENTER, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2023 |
| MAXWELL NINMANNOCONOMOWOC, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Jillisa SolbergClear Lake, WI | University of Wisconsin - River Falls College Scholarship | $10,000 | 2017 |
| TYLER WHITELEYOSHKOSH, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2019 |
| RYLIE HONNOLDMAUSTON, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2020 |
| GABRIELA MATAMOROSWAUPUN, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - WHITEWATER COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2023 |
| MACKENZIE STELLNERCOON VALLEY, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2024 |
| NOAH BESTULTILLEDA, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2022 |
| ALEXANDER ROHRKEWAUNEE, WI | EDGEWOOD COLLEGE - COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ELIZABETH ROHLRIVER FALLS, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - STOUT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2024 |
| KIRSTEN OSTBYARGYLE, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2022 |
| SOPHIA SANDERSTEUBEN, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2018 |
| 0.00 |
| $0 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Sep 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202520159349100277
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Sep 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202410319349100306
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Sep 30, 2022
Filing id 202340329349100504
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Sep 30, 2021
Filing id 202230529349100353
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Sep 30, 2020
Filing id 202101239349101120
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Sep 30, 2019
Filing id 202020439349100502
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Sep 30, 2018
Filing id 201901619349100305
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Sep 30, 2017
Filing id 201733559349100013
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Sep 30, 2016
Filing id 201643349349100104
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.