Grants paid by Bidwell Foundation
EIN 39-1340893 · WI · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Bidwell Foundation of WI (EIN 39-1340893) reported 23 grants paid totaling $115,339 to 17 recipients in tax years 2019–2020, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$115,339
23 grants
Recipients
17
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2020
2 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16 | $64,339 | — |
| 2020 | 7 | $51,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 17 recipients receiving the most from Bidwell Foundation, by grants paid, out of 17 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UW Eau Claire College | U | Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $26,000 | 2020 |
| UW Platteville College 39-6051705 | D | Platteville, WI | 2 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| City of Portage - Park&rec Dept | U | Portage, WI | 2 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| UW Lacrosse College | U | Lacrosse, WI | 2 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Portage Food Pantry 39-1820865 | B | Portage, WI | 2 | $8,000 | 2020 |
| 2nd Harvest Food Pantry | U | Madison, WI | 2 | $7,800 | 2020 |
| Portage American Red Cross | U | Portage, WI | 1 | $4,000 | 2019 |
| River Haven Homeless Shelter 36-4664874 | B | Portage, WI | 1 | $3,000 | 2019 |
| Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters | U | Portage, WI | 1 | $2,500 | 2019 |
| UW Baraboo - Sauk County | U | Baraboo, WI | 1 | $2,500 | 2019 |
| Columbia County Visitors Bureau 39-1285825 | D | Portage, WI | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Portage Little League Baseball | U | Portage, WI | 1 | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Columbia Cty Vis Bureau | U | Portage, WI | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 |
| Portage Sr High School | U | Portage, WI | 1 | $539 | 2019 |
| Portage VFW | U | Portage, WI | 1 | $500 | 2019 |
| City of Portage - Police Dept | U | Portage, WI | 1 | $500 | 2019 |
| City of Portage - Fire Dept | U | Portage, WI | 1 | $500 | 2019 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 23 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UW Eau Claire College Eau Claire, WI | U | $16,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202011439349100021 |
| 2020 | UW Platteville College Platteville, WI | D | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202011439349100021 |
| 2020 | City of Portage - Park&rec Dept Portage, WI | U | $10,000 | paid | PARK SHELTER | 202011439349100021 |
| 2020 | UW Lacrosse College Lacrosse, WI | U | $5,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202011439349100021 |
| 2020 | 2nd Harvest Food Pantry Madison, WI | U | $4,000 | paid | FOOD FOR HUNGRY | 202011439349100021 |
| 2020 | Portage Food Pantry Portage, WI | B | $4,000 | paid | FOOD FOR HUNGRY | 202011439349100021 |
| 2020 | Columbia County Visitors Bureau Portage, WI | D | $2,000 | paid | CONCERTS IN THE PARK | 202011439349100021 |
| 2019 | UW Platteville College Platteville, WI | D | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | UW Lacrosse College Lacrosse, WI | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | UW Eau Claire College Eau Claire, WI | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | City of Portage - Park&rec Dept Portage, WI | U | $10,000 | paid | PARK SHELTER | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | Portage Food Pantry Portage, WI | B | $4,000 | paid | FOOD FOR HUNGRY | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | Portage American Red Cross Portage, WI | U | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | 2nd Harvest Food Pantry Madison, WI | U | $3,800 | paid | FOOD FOR HUNGRY | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | River Haven Homeless Shelter Portage, WI | B | $3,000 | paid | SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Portage, WI | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | UW Baraboo - Sauk County Baraboo, WI | U | $2,500 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | Portage Little League Baseball Portage, WI | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | Columbia Cty Vis Bureau Portage, WI | U | $1,000 | paid | CONCERTS IN THE PARK | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | Portage Sr High School Portage, WI | U | $539 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | Portage VFW Portage, WI | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | City of Portage - Police Dept Portage, WI | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 201921699349100812 |
| 2019 | City of Portage - Fire Dept Portage, WI | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 201921699349100812 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-01-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202011439349100021 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-01-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201921699349100812 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/391340893.json.
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