FOREST FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $190K · expenses $216K · assets $2.3M

EIN
45-3014394
Address
110 S HENRY ST APT 1406, MADISON, WI 53703-3167
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2012 (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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Barbara E Klein PRESIDENT2012-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Daniel A Klein VICE PRESIDE2012-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Brandon Krueger DIRECTOR2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ronald Klein (former) President2012-2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARBARA E KLEIN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL A KLEIN VICE PRESIDE1 $0-$0 $01
BRANDON KRUEGER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARBARA E KLEIN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL A KLEIN VICE PRESIDE1 $0-$0 $01
BRANDON KRUEGER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Barbara E Klein President1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
Brandon Krueger Director1 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Barbara E Klein President1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
Brandon Krueger Director1 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Barbara E Klein President1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
Brandon Krueger Director1 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Barbara E Klein President1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
Brandon Krueger Director1 $0-- $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Barbara E Klein President1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
Brandon Krueger Director1 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald Klein President1 $0-- $01
Barbara E Klein Sec / Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald Klein President1 $0-- $01
Barbara E Klein Sec / Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald Klein President1 $0-- $01
Barbara E Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Director1 $0-- $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald Klein President1 $0-- $01
Barbara E Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Director1 $0-- $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald Klein President1 $0-- $01
Barbara E Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Director1 $0-- $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald Klein President1 $0-- $01
Barbara E Klein Vice President1 $0-- $01
Daniel A Klein Director1 $0-- $01
2012 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RONALD KLEIN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA E KLEIN VICE PRES/SEC/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL A KLEIN DIRECTOR1 $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.

2025 · 14 grants to organizations · $188K
2024 · 15 grants to organizations · $185K
2023 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 15 grants to individuals · $169K
2022 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 14 grants to individuals · $166K
2021 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 14 grants to individuals · $152K
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 16 grants to individuals · $147K
2019 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 17 grants to individuals · $100K
2018 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 18 grants to individuals · $84K
2017 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 15 grants to individuals · $64K
2016 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 14 grants to individuals · $48K
2015 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 13 grants to individuals · $47K
2014 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 12 grants to individuals · $35K
2013 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 10 grants to individuals · $28K
2012 · 7 grants to organizations · $12K

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

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2019 · 1 contributor · $1.4M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Ronald Klein IRA Person Madison, WI $1,415,450- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2017 · 6 contributors · $251K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $135,660$135,660 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
6 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $54,404$54,404 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $25,263$25,263 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
5 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $17,812$17,812 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
4 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $11,380$11,380 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
3 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $6,257$6,257 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2015 · 3 contributors · $198K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $121,298$121,298 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $52,262$52,262 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
3 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $24,900$24,900 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 3 contributors · $202K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $101,100$101,100 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing
2 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $76,158$76,158 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing
3 Ronald Barbara Klein Person Madison, WI $24,306$24,306 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$189,763$215,847 $2,336,295$2,335,097 -- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$244,907$210,674 $2,362,379$2,361,181 -- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,561$191,578 $2,328,146$2,326,948 -- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$89,206$189,150 $2,341,163$2,339,965 -- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$204,187$175,228 $2,441,107$2,439,909 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,480$168,114 $2,412,148$2,410,950 -- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,472,006$115,427 $2,530,782$2,529,584 $1,415,450- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$226,210$96,281 $1,174,203$1,173,005 -- ---
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$222,815$73,697 $1,044,274$1,043,076 $62,323- ---
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,814$55,085 $893,958$893,958 -- ---
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$189,222$58,553 $893,229$893,229 $90,185- ---
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$271,407$43,253 $762,560$762,560 $15,316- ---
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,243$35,691 $534,406$534,406 -- ---
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$249,025$16,424 $532,854$532,854 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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GERING FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $191,514$266,696 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WEYERS FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $194,997$183,316 Principal Manager$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WITTWER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $188,795$144,549 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LOIS A KRANTZ FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $181,477$50,537 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
STREBLOW FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $186,533$237,231 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LEE M GENTINE FAMILY FOUNDATIONWIT20 $183,541$367,552 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CHERCHIAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $181,916$96,077 PRESIDENT/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JAKUBOWICZ PRIVATE FAMILY FOUNDATION LTDWIT20 $191,853$2,813 PRESIDENT, D$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
J VERNON STEINLE AND ELMIRA K STEINLE FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $194,185$298,847 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
KAREN K ST JOHN CHARITABLE EDUCATIO EDUCATION TRUSTWIT20 $195,388$165,026 TRUSTEE$13,400 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MIDDLETON BASKETBALL CLUB INCWIT20 $195,560$180,918 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIAM C & DOROTHA GAEDKE CHARITABLE TRWIT20 $183,492$210,459 TRUSTEE$56,624 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
RAY A & KATHRYN ECKSTEIN CASSVILLE EDCTNL SUPPORT TR UA 12211998WIT20 $197,042$184,385 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
RESTORATION FOUNDATIONTNT20 $182,541$99,143 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
FHC FOUNDATIONMOT20 $186,018$110,297 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
SNL FOUNDATIONCAT20 $189,788$235,904 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
LIN FOUNDATIONCAT20 $188,821$61,501 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
MJR FOUNDATIONCOT20 $191,358$45,791 PRESIDENT$18,313 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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LAND O L FOUNDATION Private foundation$5001 12023–2023 AUGUSTA AREA FOUNDATION

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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.

2025 · Form 990PF · $215,847 spent · pay $0 · grants $188,455 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $188,455 87.3%
Fees: other professional $20,923 9.7%
Taxes $4,150 1.9%
Fees: accounting $2,199 1.0%
Other expenses $120 0.1%
Total$215,847100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $210,674 spent · pay $0 · grants $185,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $185,100 87.9%
Fees: other professional $20,135 9.6%
Taxes $3,158 1.5%
Fees: accounting $2,056 1.0%
Other expenses $225 0.1%
Total$210,674100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $191,578 spent · pay $0 · grants $168,960 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $168,960 88.2%
Fees: other professional $19,063 10.0%
Taxes $1,934 1.0%
Fees: accounting $1,396 0.7%
Other expenses $225 0.1%
Total$191,578100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $189,150 spent · pay $0 · grants $166,099 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $166,099 87.8%
Fees: other professional $19,358 10.2%
Taxes $2,036 1.1%
Fees: accounting $1,247 0.7%
Other expenses $410 0.2%
Total$189,150100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $175,228 spent · pay $0 · grants $152,099 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $152,099 86.8%
Fees: other professional $21,351 12.2%
Fees: accounting $1,220 0.7%
Taxes $409 0.2%
Other expenses $149 0.1%
Total$175,228100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $168,114 spent · pay $0 · grants $147,425 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $147,425 87.7%
Fees: other professional $18,703 11.1%
Fees: accounting $1,551 0.9%
Taxes $435 0.3%
Total$168,114100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $115,427 spent · pay $0 · grants $100,150 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $100,150 86.8%
Fees: other professional $8,336 7.2%
Taxes $3,689 3.2%
Other expenses $2,006 1.7%
Fees: accounting $1,246 1.1%
Total$115,427100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $96,281 spent · pay $0 · grants $84,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $84,000 87.2%
Fees: other professional $8,351 8.7%
Taxes $2,447 2.5%
Fees: accounting $1,217 1.3%
Other expenses $266 0.3%
Total$96,281100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $73,697 spent · pay $0 · grants $63,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $63,500 86.2%
Fees: other professional $7,162 9.7%
Taxes $1,809 2.5%
Fees: accounting $1,198 1.6%
Other expenses $28 0.0%
Total$73,697100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $55,085 spent · pay $0 · grants $48,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $48,000 87.1%
Fees: other professional $6,552 11.9%
Fees: accounting $1,191 2.2%
Other expenses $305 0.6%
Taxes -$963 -1.7%
Total$55,085100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $58,553 spent · pay $0 · grants $47,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $47,000 80.3%
Fees: other professional $6,147 10.5%
Taxes $4,218 7.2%
Fees: accounting $1,188 2.0%
Total$58,553100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $43,253 spent · pay $0 · grants $35,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $35,000 80.9%
Fees: other professional $5,002 11.6%
Taxes $2,099 4.9%
Fees: accounting $1,152 2.7%
Total$43,253100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $35,691 spent · pay $0 · grants $27,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $27,500 77.1%
Fees: other professional $4,454 12.5%
Taxes $2,637 7.4%
Fees: accounting $1,100 3.1%
Total$35,691100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $16,424 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,200 74.3%
Other expenses $4,224 25.7%
Total$16,424100%

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