SUB-ZERO WOLF FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $744K · expenses $2.9M · assets $3.6M

Also known as
C/O SUB-ZERO GROUP INC
EIN
39-1918462
Address
4717 HAMMERSLEY RD, MADISON, WI 53711-2708
NTEE code
T22
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 1998 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James J Bakke PRESIDENT2019-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Deborah A Schwartz VICE PRESIDENT2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tony Fox TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Blaine R Renfert SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL, DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Susan A Bakke DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Frederick P Schwartz DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Maggie M Pascaly EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sandra S Van Slyke (former) TREASURER2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Thomas G Ragatz (former) ASSISTANT SECRETARY2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Helen A Bakke (former) PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES J BAKKE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
DEBORAH A SCHWARTZ VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
TONY FOX TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
BLAINE R RENFERT SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
SUSAN A BAKKE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
FREDERICK P SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MAGGIE M PASCALY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES J BAKKE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
DEBORAH A SCHWARTZ VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SANDRA S VAN SLYKE TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
BLAINE R RENFERT SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
SUSAN A BAKKE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
FREDERICK P SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MAGGIE M PASCALY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES J BAKKE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
DEBORAH A SCHWARTZ VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SANDRA S VAN SLYKE TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
BLAINE R RENFERT SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL1 $0-$0 $02
SUSAN A BAKKE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES J BAKKE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
DEBORAH A SCHWARTZ VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SANDRA S VAN SLYKE TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
BLAINE R RENFERT SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS G RAGATZ ASSISTANT SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN A BAKKE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES J BAKKE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
DEBORAH A SCHWARTZ VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SANDRA S VAN SLYKE TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
BLAINE R RENFERT SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS G RAGATZ ASSISTANT SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN A BAKKE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $02
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN A BAKKE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES J BAKKE VP/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
DEBORAH A SCHWARTZ TREASURER/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
SANDRA S VAN SLYKE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS G RAGATZ ASSISTANT SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 36 grants to organizations · $2.8M
2023 · 55 grants to organizations · $867K
2022 · 52 grants to organizations · $1.2M
2021 · 46 grants to organizations · $246K
2020 · 50 grants to organizations · $232K
2019 · 42 grants to organizations · $187K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$744,160$2,853,627 $3,598,722$3,598,722 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,972$913,090 $5,809,152$5,809,152 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,791$1,235,019 $5,904,655$5,904,655 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$331,972$273,019 $8,094,857$8,094,857 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$216,213$263,631 $7,550,365$7,550,365 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,263$220,165 $7,125,245$7,125,245 -- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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EDWARD AND DENISE ARNOLD FOUNDATION INCWIT22 $748,457$8,031 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
VICTOR AND CHRISTINE ANTHONY FOUNDATION INCWIT22 $844,802$990,203 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
RIORDAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONWIT22 $766,437$736,537 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MARVIN AND DEBRA CHERNEY FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT22 $661,633$250,367 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER$25,562 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BUHLER KAPSALIS FAMILY FOUNDATIONWIT22 $752,264$197,382 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SMARELLI CHARITABLE TRWIT22 $734,525$987,601 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
FREDERIC CORNELL KOHLER CHAR TRWIT22 $839,686$1,678,728 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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SQA FOUNDATION INCFLT22 $741,514$944,852 DIRECTOR$200,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
WENGER FOUNDATION INCPAT22 $807,382$733,427 PRESIDENT$20,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
BTI FOUNDATION INCNJT22 $808,672$232,197 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
JSC FOUNDATION INCCOT22 $825,593$579,557 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
YAW FOUNDATION INCNYT22 $844,191$561,386 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
S GLASS FOUNDATION INCGAT22 $673,079$865,691 CFO/SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES DAF sponsor$4,240,24522 22012–2024 CLARINDA FOUNDATION INC; WIESE FOUNDATION
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HARVEY MCNAIRY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,103,0004 12021–2024 FAITH VENTURES FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$344,6209 12016–2024 CLARINDA FOUNDATION INC
DANIEL B AND FLORENCE E GREEN FOUNDATION Private foundation$75,0003 12022–2024 M NIGHT SHYAMALAN FOUNDATION INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$50,7002 12023–2024 CLARINDA FOUNDATION INC
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC DAF sponsor$50,0001 12022–2022 M NIGHT SHYAMALAN FOUNDATION INC
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$25,0001 12024–2024 CLARINDA FOUNDATION INC
WORLD VISION DAF sponsor$16,7541 12024–2024 NORTH STATE FOUNDATION INC
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GREATER HORIZONS DAF sponsor$10,1001 12024–2024 EIGHTEEN SIXTY-SEVEN FOUNDATION INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$10,0001 12024–2024 WENGER FOUNDATION INC
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$5,6242 12022–2024 CLARINDA FOUNDATION INC
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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,8001 12019–2019 M NIGHT SHYAMALAN FOUNDATION INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $2,853,627 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,818,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,818,500 98.8%
Fees: other professional $19,696 0.7%
Fees: legal $12,000 0.4%
Taxes $3,431 0.1%
Total$2,853,627100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $913,090 spent · pay $0 · grants $867,020 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $867,020 95.0%
Fees: other professional $39,094 4.3%
Fees: accounting $5,000 0.5%
Taxes $1,936 0.2%
Other expenses $40 0.0%
Total$913,090100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,235,019 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,202,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,202,500 97.4%
Fees: other professional $18,427 1.5%
Taxes $9,092 0.7%
Fees: accounting $5,000 0.4%
Total$1,235,019100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $273,019 spent · pay $0 · grants $246,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $246,000 90.1%
Fees: other professional $22,259 8.2%
Taxes $4,760 1.7%
Total$273,019100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $263,631 spent · pay $0 · grants $232,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $232,000 88.0%
Fees: other professional $29,331 11.1%
Taxes $2,300 0.9%
Total$263,631100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $220,165 spent · pay $0 · grants $187,472 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $187,472 85.2%
Fees: other professional $25,577 11.6%
Taxes $7,000 3.2%
Other expenses $116 0.1%
Total$220,165100%

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