This organization files Form 990, which has no section for application policy. Its filings cannot say either way.
The latest filing we hold carries no statement about applications. That is not the same as closed: public-charity Form 990s have no field for it, and many foundations leave the section blank.
Financials
59 grants on file · $1.9M · FY2020–2024
IRS 990 · FY2024
Grants paid
$1.1M
FY2024 · grants and similar amounts paid
Total assets
$1.91B
FY2024 · end of year
Revenue
$162.8M
FY2024
Expenses
$158.7M
FY2024
Grants paid by year
Total assets by year
Where the money went · FY2024
Program services100%
Management and general0%
Fundraising0%
Form 990 splits expenses into program services, management and fundraising. The split is self-reported, and a grantmaker, a research institute and a direct-service nonprofit book the same work differently. A line the return does not carry reads "not available"; it is never counted as zero.
Year
Form
Revenue
Expenses
Grants paid
Assets
Net assets
FY2024
990
$162,824,762
$158,715,741
$1,149,097
$1,905,498,742
$161,517,699
FY2023
990
$161,829,151
$151,748,838
$1,168,381
$1,731,339,776
$138,363,367
FY2022
990
$127,605,313
$118,686,636
$1,086,364
$1,688,153,935
$133,771,483
FY2021
990
$138,292,152
$127,105,719
$1,289,052
$1,696,774,589
$123,985,613
FY2020
990
$141,566,619
$127,613,237
$906,181
$1,683,228,815
$114,127,622
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.
What they fund
Recipient focus areas
Philanthropy and grantmaking$1.1M · 6
Human services$189K · 11
Arts and culture$76.7K · 4
Recreation and sports$52.9K · 4
Education$31.5K · 4
Food and agriculture$15K · 1
Where recipients are
WI$1.8M · 53
MO$70.4K · 4
IL$13.4K · 2
Based on the 88% 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.
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.
Officers and directors
Name
Title
Hours / week
Compensation
John T Borgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
45
$509,886
Christopher J Martin
Vice President Compliance
45
$410,094
Kari R Diestelhorst
Chief Financial Officer
45
$287,809
Michael C Eyrich
Vice President Distribution
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.