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Grants paid by Dale R & Ruth L Michels Family Foundation

EIN 39-1949453 · Brownsville, WI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

Dale R & Ruth L Michels Family Foundation of Brownsville, WI (EIN 39-1949453) reported 127 grants paid totaling $9,272,760 to 68 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$9,272,760

127 grants

Recipients

68

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2024

4 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202026$2,734,510
202232$2,241,000
202336$2,094,250
202433$2,203,000

Top recipients

The 68 recipients receiving the most from Dale R & Ruth L Michels Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 68 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Marquette University Law SchoolUMilwaukee, WI4$4,000,0002024
Agnesian Healthcare Foundation 39-1684956BFond du Lac, WI3$1,800,0002024
Marian University 39-1024723BFond du Lac, WI1$1,000,0002020
Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Inc 39-1270290BMilwaukee, WI1$334,0002020
St Mary's Springs Academy 39-1130623BFond du Lac, WI4$252,0002024
St Vincent de Paul SocietyUFond du Lac, WI3$220,0002024
Winnebago Lutheran Academy 39-0910385BFond du Lac, WI2$215,0002023
St Mary's Catholic Church 39-0816833CLomira, WI4$195,0002024
Holy Family Catholic Church 39-0836062DFond du Lac, WI4$165,0002024
Fond du Lac Family YMCAUFond du Lac, WI3$130,0002024
St Lawrence Seminary 39-0807050BMt Calvary, WI1$100,0002024
St Paul's Lutheran ChurchUBrownsville, WI4$65,0002024
Salvation ArmyUFond du Lac, WI2$55,0002022
The Arc Fond du Lac 39-1034161BFond du Lac, WI1$55,0002024
Pro-Life Wisconsin Education Task Force 39-1830544BBrookfield, WI2$51,0002022
St Francis Home of Fond du Lac Wisconsin Inc 39-1029998BFond du Lac, WI1$50,0002020
Waupun Youth Hockey Association 39-1187055DWaupun, WI1$50,0002024
Fond du Lac Symphonic Band 39-1400395CFond du Lac, WI3$28,5002024
Sons of Zebedee-Ss James & JohnUFond du Lac, WI4$27,5002024
Lomira Food PantryULomira, WI3$26,5002024
Fondy Food Pantry 51-0156435BFond du Lac, WI3$26,5002024
Holyland Food Pantry 47-2374044CMalone, WI3$26,5002024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County 39-1330971BFond du Lac, WI4$26,0002024
Special Olympics Wisconsin 39-1176591BMadison, WI2$26,0002024
St Matthews SchoolUCampbellsport, WI1$25,0002023
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 39-1816401BFond du Lac, WI3$25,0002024
Fond du Lac Festivals Inc 39-1387857BFond du Lac, WI2$22,0002024
Gold in September Charitable TrustUDelafield, WI1$20,0002020
Fond du Lac Area Foundation 51-0181570BFond du Lac, WI1$20,0002023
St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care 39-1757756BMilwaukee, WI3$19,0002024
Solutions Center 39-2039973DFond du Lac, WI4$18,5002024
Michels Scholarship Fund Inc 27-0593904BBrownsville, WI1$16,5102020
Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac 39-1896496BFond du Lac, WI3$16,0002024
City of Fond du Lac Police DepartmentUFond du Lac, WI1$15,0002022
Stacy Fuson Foundation 81-5485339BScottsdale, AZ3$13,0002024
Badgerland Youth for ChristUFond du Lac, WI4$13,0002024
Pave 39-1590212CBeaver Dam, WI2$12,0002022
Blandine House Inc 23-7025601BFond du Lac, WI1$10,0002024
St Mary Catholic SchoolUMayville, WI1$10,0002024
Lumen Christi Catholic School 56-2289793CIndianopolis, IN1$10,0002024
Our Lady of the LakeUGreen Lake, WI1$7,5002020
Faith Lutheran Church & SchoolUFond du Lac, WI1$7,5002023
Waupun Food Pantry 30-0219941DWaupun, WI1$5,0002024
Sisters of St Francis of Assisi 39-0806271BSt Francis, WI1$5,0002024
War Memorial CenterUMilwaukee, WI1$5,0002022
St Frances Cabrini SchoolUWest Bend, WI1$5,0002023
Shepherd of the Hills Catholic ParishUEden, WI1$5,0002024
Brownsville Public LibraryUBrownsville, WI1$5,0002020
World Orphan Fund 27-4389601BRandolph, WI1$5,0002022
Fond du Lac County Ag SocietyUFond du Lac, WI1$4,0002023
South Shore Chorale 20-5421290BFond du Lac, WI3$3,0002023
Gratitude Club Inc 39-1351027CFond du Lac, WI1$3,0002023
Macc FundUMilwaukee, WI1$3,0002022
Living Hope Food Pantry 81-3450246BFox Lake, WI1$2,5002020
Friends of Women in Recovery - Beacon House 39-1678741DFond du Lac, WI1$2,0002023
Astop 39-1707358BFond du Lac, WI2$2,0002024
Lumen Christi Catholic SchoolUMequon, WI1$2,0002023
Bay Lakes Council Boy ScoutsUAppleton, WI1$2,0002020
Oakfield Area Historical Society 82-2822887BOakfield, WI1$2,0002024
Ledge Games Inc 85-0805421CFond du Lac, WI2$1,5002022
Woody Williams Foundation 06-1840409BLouisville, KY1$1,0002020
Salute the Troops 45-4968314BFond du Lac, WI1$1,0002023
St Anthony School 39-0816876DMilwaukee, WI1$1,0002023
Girls On the Run Fond du Lac CountyUFond du Lac, WI1$1,0002023
Hometown Heroes IncUGrafton, WI1$1,0002020
Byron Cemetery AssociationUBrownsville, WI1$5002022
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society IncURye Brook, NY1$5002023
Shriners Hospital for Children 04-2121377CTampa, FL1$2502023

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 127 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Dale R & Ruth L Michels Family Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, WIU$1,000,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Fond du Lac, WIB$600,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Holy Family Catholic Church Fond du Lac, WID$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024St Lawrence Seminary Mt Calvary, WIB$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024The Arc Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, WIB$55,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Waupun Youth Hockey Association Waupun, WID$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024St Mary's Catholic Church Lomira, WIC$30,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024St Mary's Springs Academy Fond du Lac, WIB$27,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Special Olympics Wisconsin Madison, WIB$24,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024St Vincent de Paul Society Fond du Lac, WIU$20,000paidST. KATHARINE DREXEL CENTER202533029349100703
2024Fond du Lac Family YMCA Fond du Lac, WIU$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024St Paul's Lutheran Church Brownsville, WIU$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Holyland Food Pantry Malone, WIC$14,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Lomira Food Pantry Lomira, WIU$14,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Fondy Food Pantry Fond du Lac, WIB$14,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Fond du Lac Festivals Inc Fond du Lac, WIB$12,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Blandine House Inc Fond du Lac, WIB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Fond du Lac, WIB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Lumen Christi Catholic School Indianopolis, INC$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024St Mary Catholic School Mayville, WIU$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care Milwaukee, WIB$6,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac, WIB$6,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Fond du Lac Symphonic Band Fond du Lac, WIC$6,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, WIB$6,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Solutions Center Fond du Lac, WID$6,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Badgerland Youth for Christ Fond du Lac, WIU$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Sons of Zebedee-Ss James & John Fond du Lac, WIU$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Sisters of St Francis of Assisi St Francis, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Stacy Fuson Foundation Scottsdale, AZB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Waupun Food Pantry Waupun, WID$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Shepherd of the Hills Catholic Parish Eden, WIU$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Oakfield Area Historical Society Oakfield, WIB$2,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2024Astop Fond du Lac, WIB$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202533029349100703
2023Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, WIU$1,000,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Fond du Lac, WIB$600,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023St Vincent de Paul Society Fond du Lac, WIU$100,000paidST. KATHARINE DREXEL CENTER202433129349100008
2023Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac, WIB$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023St Mary's Catholic Church Lomira, WIC$45,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023St Mary's Springs Academy Fond du Lac, WIB$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023St Matthews School Campbellsport, WIU$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Holy Family Catholic Church Fond du Lac, WID$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Fond du Lac Family YMCA Fond du Lac, WIU$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Fond du Lac Area Foundation Fond du Lac, WIB$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023St Paul's Lutheran Church Brownsville, WIU$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Fond du Lac Festivals Inc Fond du Lac, WIB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Fond du Lac Symphonic Band Fond du Lac, WIC$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Faith Lutheran Church & School Fond du Lac, WIU$7,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Holyland Food Pantry Malone, WIC$7,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Fondy Food Pantry Fond du Lac, WIB$7,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Lomira Food Pantry Lomira, WIU$7,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Sons of Zebedee-Ss James & John Fond du Lac, WIU$7,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023St Frances Cabrini School West Bend, WIU$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Fond du Lac, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care Milwaukee, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Solutions Center Fond du Lac, WID$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Fond du Lac County Ag Society Fond du Lac, WIU$4,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Gratitude Club Inc Fond du Lac, WIC$3,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Badgerland Youth for Christ Fond du Lac, WIU$3,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Stacy Fuson Foundation Scottsdale, AZB$3,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Lumen Christi Catholic School Mequon, WIU$2,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Friends of Women in Recovery - Beacon House Fond du Lac, WID$2,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023St Anthony School Milwaukee, WID$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Girls On the Run Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac, WIU$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023South Shore Chorale Fond du Lac, WIB$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Salute the Troops Fond du Lac, WIB$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc Rye Brook, NYU$500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2023Shriners Hospital for Children Tampa, FLC$250paidGENERAL SUPPORT202433129349100008
2022Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, WIU$1,000,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Fond du Lac, WIB$600,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac, WIB$115,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022St Mary's Springs Academy Fond du Lac, WIB$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022St Vincent de Paul Society Fond du Lac, WIU$100,000paidST. KATHARINE DREXEL CENTER202312659349100421
2022Fond du Lac Family YMCA Fond du Lac, WIU$85,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022St Mary's Catholic Church Lomira, WIC$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Salvation Army Fond du Lac, WIU$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Pro-Life Wisconsin Education Task Force Brookfield, WIB$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Holy Family Catholic Church Fond du Lac, WID$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022St Paul's Lutheran Church Brownsville, WIU$15,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022City of Fond du Lac Police Department Fond du Lac, WIU$15,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Fond du Lac Symphonic Band Fond du Lac, WIC$12,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care Milwaukee, WIB$8,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Sons of Zebedee-Ss James & John Fond du Lac, WIU$7,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Pave Beaver Dam, WIC$7,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022World Orphan Fund Randolph, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Fondy Food Pantry Fond du Lac, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Lomira Food Pantry Lomira, WIU$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Holyland Food Pantry Malone, WIC$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022War Memorial Center Milwaukee, WIU$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Solutions Center Fond du Lac, WID$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Stacy Fuson Foundation Scottsdale, AZB$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Badgerland Youth for Christ Fond du Lac, WIU$3,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Macc Fund Milwaukee, WIU$3,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Special Olympics of Wisconsin Madison, WID$2,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022South Shore Chorale Fond du Lac, WIB$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Astop Fond du Lac, WIB$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022Byron Cemetery Association Brownsville, WIU$500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2022The Ledge Games Fond du Lac, WIC$500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202312659349100421
2020Marian University Fond du Lac, WIB$1,000,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, WIU$1,000,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Inc Milwaukee, WIB$334,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020St Mary's Springs Academy Fond du Lac, WIB$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020St Mary's Catholic Church Lomira, WIC$70,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020St Francis Home of Fond du Lac Wisconsin Inc Fond du Lac, WIB$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Salvation Army Fond du Lac, WIU$30,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Pro-Life Wisconsin Education Task Force Brookfield, WIB$26,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Holy Family Catholic Church Fond du Lac, WID$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Gold in September Charitable Trust Delafield, WIU$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Michels Scholarship Fund Inc Brownsville, WIB$16,510paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac, WIB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Fond du Lac, WIB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020St Paul's Lutheran Church Brownsville, WIU$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Sons of Zebedee-Ss James & John Fond du Lac, WIU$7,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Our Lady of the Lake Green Lake, WIU$7,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Pave Beaver Dam, WIC$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Brownsville Public Library Brownsville, WIU$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Living Hope Food Pantry Fox Lake, WIB$2,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Solutions Center Fond du Lac, WID$2,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Badgerland Youth for Christ Fond du Lac, WIU$2,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Bay Lakes Council Boy Scouts Appleton, WIU$2,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020South Shore Chorale Fond du Lac, WIB$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Ledge Games Inc Fond du Lac, WIC$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Hometown Heroes Inc Grafton, WIU$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202113059349101556
2020Woody Williams Foundation Louisville, KYB$1,000paidMILWAUKEE GOLD STAR FAMILIES MONUMENT202113059349101556

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.2202533029349100703
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202433129349100008
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202312659349100421
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202113059349101556

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