FOTSCH FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.7M · expenses $3.5M · assets $31.4M

EIN
46-2601906
Address
3101 SEMINARY RIDGE LN, NASHOTAH, WI 53058-9581
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2013 (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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Geraldine D Fotsch PRESIDENT2013-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Thomas A Fotsch VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER2013-2025 1 $0 reported 2
James P Fotsch DIRECTOR2016-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Dr Colleen Lawton DIRECTOR2017-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Donald J Fotsch (former) DIRECTOR2016-2020 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DR COLLEEN LAWTON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DR COLLEEN LAWTON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DR COLLEEN LAWTON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DR COLLEEN LAWTON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DR COLLEEN LAWTON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/T1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONALD J FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
DR COLLEEN LAWTON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/T1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONALD J FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
DR COLLEEN LAWTON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/T1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONALD J FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
DR COLLEEN LAWTON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/T1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONALD J FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
DR COLLEEN LAWTON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/T1 $0-$0 $02
JAMES P FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONALD J FOTSCH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/T1 $0-$0 $02
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/T1 $0-$0 $02
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALDINE D FOTSCH PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS A FOTSCH VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $02

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 · 55 grants to organizations · $3.5M
2024 · 52 grants to organizations · $3.3M
2023 · 55 grants to organizations · $2.8M
2022 · 52 grants to organizations · $2.9M
2021 · 53 grants to organizations · $2.6M
2020 · 53 grants to organizations · $2.2M
2019 · 49 grants to organizations · $2.4M
2018 · 47 grants to organizations · $1.9M
2017 · 49 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2016 · 47 grants to organizations · $814K
2015 · 47 grants to organizations · $1.8M
2014 · 48 grants to organizations · $3.0M
2013 · 33 grants to organizations · $586K

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.

2017 · 1 contributor · $2.6M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GERALDINE D FOTSCH Organization or other ELM GROVE, WI $2,581,810$2,581,810 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $21.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GERALDINE D FOTSCH Person BROOKFIELD, WI $21,128,092$21,128,092 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2013 · 2 contributors · $24.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 THE FOTSCH FOUNDATION Organization or other $14,130,306$14,130,306 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · filing
2 GERALDINE D FOTSCH Person $9,935,122$9,633,122 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · 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 ↗
$1,717,336$3,515,362 $31,367,102$31,367,102 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,325,398$3,394,178 $33,165,128$33,165,128 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,631,486$2,881,333 $30,233,908$30,233,908 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,567,377$2,901,946 $31,483,755$31,483,755 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,857,905$2,606,146 $32,818,324$32,818,324 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,571,244$2,437,844 $32,566,565$32,566,565 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,736,948$2,664,846 $34,375,102$33,433,165 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,563,994$2,104,974 $35,043,538$34,361,063 $0- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,417,574$1,252,232 $35,633,609$34,902,043 $1,270,080- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,282,948$855,305 $32,736,701$32,736,701 $0- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,280,423$1,832,840 $30,309,058$30,309,058 $16,953,798- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,271,066$3,037,222 $13,861,475$13,861,475 $0- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,214,965$587,334 $14,627,631$14,627,631 $14,509,441- $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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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
JORDAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $1,833,142$1,631,037 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
TREFFERT FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $1,593,907$939,021 PRESIDENT/SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
4T FOUNDATIONWIT20 $1,765,130$6,078 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LIZA & JAMES ROBSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONWIT20 $1,516,761$12,102 President/CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
NCTC FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $1,713,048$339,512 President/Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
PABLO FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $1,744,195$2,628,725 EXECUTIVE DI$151,464 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JAMES P & JUDITH E ZIMMERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $1,572,450$103,138 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ST JOSEPH FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $1,867,663$243,623 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CULVERS VIP FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $1,876,128$1,464,936 PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MERCY WORKS FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $1,522,552$1,917,891 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$85,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WEXFORD TRWIT20 $1,907,171$1,769,099 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SS FAMILY FOUNDATIONWAT20 $1,871,612$5,045,409 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
AWT FAMILY FOUNDATIONDET20 $1,686,798$540,743 Pres, Dir, Sec$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
FITE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $1,675,198$1,096,563 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
FALIC FAMILY FOUNDATIONFLT20 $1,552,198$1,470,032 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
RJS FAMILY FOUNDATIONKST20 $1,917,358$473,546 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
NEAL FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $1,722,189$211,794 CEO Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
KENT FAMILY FOUNDATIONMOT20 $1,711,437$1,659,702 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
HONG FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $1,729,351$1,633,728 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
MANN FAMILY FOUNDATIONRIT20 $1,678,621$880,840 TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & TREAS$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
PARO FAMILY FOUNDATIONFLT20 $1,774,808$257,782 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
KYLE FAMILY FOUNDATIONOKT20 $1,784,276$196,590 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
ROUX FAMILY FOUNDATIONMAT20 $1,589,276$3,470,484 PRESIDENT, TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
KNEE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $1,565,218$1,031,066 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
HAWK FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $1,550,599$1,415,611 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name

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).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
ROBERT AND JOAN FOLLETT MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$1,148,5003 12021–2025 MERCY WORKS FOUNDATION INC
GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION DAF sponsor$53,5003 12017–2022 FALIC FAMILY FOUNDATION
KATZ FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$20,0002 12018–2022 FALIC FAMILY FOUNDATION
MICHAEL J AND KAREN B FREY FOUNDATION Private foundation$16,0001 12020–2020 FLAHERTY FAMILY FOUNDATION
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY DAF sponsor$15,0001 12022–2022 RJS FAMILY FOUNDATION
MARCY & LEONA CHANIN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$13,5001 12022–2022 FALIC FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE FOUNDATION FOR NORTH AMERICA WILD SHEEP DAF sponsor$11,0001 12024–2024 CABELA FAMILY FOUNDATION
ADES FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$10,0001 12023–2023 FALIC FAMILY FOUNDATION
COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$8,0001 12021–2021 FLAHERTY FAMILY FOUNDATION
RUSSELL & RONALEE GALBUT FAMILYFOUNDATION Private foundation$3,6001 12023–2023 FALIC FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE MARK AND JANE WILF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$3,6002 12020–2020 FALIC FAMILY FOUNDATION
SOAR FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,0003 12021–2023 FLAHERTY FAMILY FOUNDATION
SRAGOWICZ FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,5002 12018–2023 FALIC FAMILY FOUNDATION
JOHN AND NANCY SYKES FOUNDATION INCORPORATED Private foundation$1,0002 12024–2025 HAWK FAMILY FOUNDATION
LUBEN COHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,0001 12023–2023 FALIC FAMILY 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 · $3,515,362 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,477,379 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,477,379 98.9%
Taxes $20,000 0.6%
Fees: other professional $17,953 0.5%
Other expenses $30 0.0%
Total$3,515,362100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $3,394,178 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,286,475 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,286,475 96.8%
Taxes $90,000 2.7%
Fees: other professional $16,958 0.5%
Other expenses $745 0.0%
Total$3,394,178100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $2,881,333 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,843,377 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,843,377 98.7%
Taxes $21,000 0.7%
Fees: other professional $15,991 0.6%
Other expenses $965 0.0%
Total$2,881,333100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $2,901,946 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,866,882 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,866,882 98.8%
Taxes $26,869 0.9%
Fees: other professional $7,872 0.3%
Other expenses $323 0.0%
Total$2,901,946100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $2,606,146 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,566,327 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,566,327 98.5%
Taxes $26,736 1.0%
Fees: other professional $7,403 0.3%
Other expenses $5,680 0.2%
Total$2,606,146100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $2,437,844 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,226,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,226,500 91.3%
Other expenses $178,170 7.3%
Taxes $33,174 1.4%
Total$2,437,844100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $2,664,846 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,425,136 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,425,136 91.0%
Other expenses $214,318 8.0%
Taxes $25,392 1.0%
Total$2,664,846100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $2,104,974 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,922,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,922,500 91.3%
Other expenses $177,474 8.4%
Taxes $5,000 0.2%
Total$2,104,974100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $1,252,232 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,052,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,052,750 84.1%
Taxes $103,070 8.2%
Other expenses $96,412 7.7%
Total$1,252,232100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $855,305 spent · pay $0 · grants $814,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $814,000 95.2%
Taxes $33,384 3.9%
Other expenses $7,921 0.9%
Total$855,305100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $1,832,840 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,825,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,825,000 99.6%
Other expenses $7,840 0.4%
Total$1,832,840100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $3,037,222 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,965,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,965,000 97.6%
Taxes $63,808 2.1%
Other expenses $8,414 0.3%
Total$3,037,222100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $587,334 spent · pay $0 · grants $586,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $586,000 99.8%
Other expenses $1,334 0.2%
Total$587,334100%

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