Private foundation · EIN 36-3218800 · Milwaukee, WI · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Sommer Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $72,308 in grants paid across 45 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 63.4% of those dollars to 24 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
NO PARTICULAR FORM REQUIRED, INCLUDE STATUS AS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
Deadlines
NONE
Restrictions
NONE

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 41 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Applegate Regional Theater
Veneta, OR · EIN 68-0603171
$10,308GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 0.94
Bristol Fire Department Corp
Bristol, IN · EIN 31-1113367
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Exact name 1.00
Suncoast Humane Societyinc
Englewood, FL · EIN 23-7174193
$3,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same ZIP 1.00
St John's Presbyterian
CA · outside the US
$3,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Foreign
Venice Symphony (Florida)
Venice, FL · no confident EIN match
$3,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Denison University
Granville, OH · EIN 31-4379459
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 0.85
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY · EIN 15-0532078
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 1.00
Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area
Danville, CA · EIN 91-1904304
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 0.94
Friends of the Venice Public Library
Venice, FL · EIN 59-1027774
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 1.00
Landmark College
South Putney, VT · EIN 22-2586208
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same ZIP 1.00
Middlesex School
Concord, MA · EIN 04-2103821
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same ZIP 1.00
Sheridan Shore Sailing School
Wilmette, IL · EIN 36-4336526
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 1.00
Hdps Inc Under Leslie Shankman School Corp
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2971864
$1,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 1.00
The Adler Planetarium
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6210902
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same street 1.00
The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167725
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 1.00
Community Rowing
Brighton, MA · EIN 04-2863756
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 0.67
Cottey College
Nevada, MO · EIN 44-0545271
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same street 1.00
Great Lakes Coalition
New Buffalo, MI · EIN 38-2682069
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Exact name 1.00
Lemon Bay Conservancy
Englewood, FL · EIN 59-6510980
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same city 1.00
National Outdoor Leadership School
Lander, WY · EIN 83-0204184
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 0.79
Shedd Aquarium Society
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167918
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 0.92
The Trustees of Reservations
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2105780
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same street 0.84
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
New York, NY · EIN 13-4141945
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Known alias 1.00
Chicago Botanic Gardens
Glencoe, IL · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Dexter School
Dexter, MI · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Field Museum
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Mass Audobon Soc for Drumlin Farm
Lincoln, MA · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Maxwell Gaudenzi Benefit Fund
Beverly, MA · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Museum of Science & Industry
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Shalom Center
Kenosha, WI · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
St Marks School
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Telluride Foundation
Brookfield, WI · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
White Lake Community
Muskegon, MI · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
White Lake Arts Council
Montague, MI · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
San Miguel Educational Fund (Koto-Fm Radio)
Telluride, CO · no confident EIN match
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Appalachian Mountain Club
Charlestown, MA · EIN 04-6001677
$500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 1.00
The Innocence Project
New York, NY · EIN 32-0077563
$500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Same address 1.00
Trustees of Boston University
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2103547
$500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Known alias 1.00
Global Health & Development Fund
Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match
$500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match
Seagullseafarer Camps
Arapahoe, NC · no confident EIN match
$500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.Unmatched Help match

3 more lines ($2,500) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    20 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    15 recipients in common
  3. Verizon Foundation Basking Ridge, NJ
    11 recipients in common
  4. JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    11 recipients in common
  5. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    11 recipients in common
  6. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
    9 recipients in common
  7. Fidelity Foundation Boston, MA
    9 recipients in common
  8. Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
    8 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.