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Grants paid by Prairie Springs Paul Fleckenstein Charitable Trust

EIN 46-6723636 · Milwaukee, WI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22

Prairie Springs Paul Fleckenstein Charitable Trust of Milwaukee, WI (EIN 46-6723636) reported 118 grants paid totaling $9,373,323 to 33 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$9,373,323

118 grants

Recipients

33

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

8 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201816$2,515,400
201918$1,091,300
202013$1,315,000
202116$2,726,500
202216$976,780
202316$473,851
202413$174,800
202510$99,692

Top recipients

The 33 recipients receiving the most from Prairie Springs Paul Fleckenstein Charitable Trust, by grants paid, out of 33 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Urban Ecology 39-1712663DMilwaukee, WI8$3,930,0802025
UW Lacrosse FoundationULa Crosse, WI7$2,000,0002024
Ice Age Trail Alliance 39-6076028BCross Plains, WI4$797,5002023
La Crosse Community FoundationULa Crosse, WI2$501,3512023
Carroll UniversityUWaukesha, WI2$475,0002019
Friends of Kickapoo Valley Reserve 82-0575831BLa Farge, WI3$427,5002023
Notre Dame School of Milwaukee 39-1850760CMilwaukee, WI3$256,4562025
Wiscorps IncULa Crosse, WI6$122,7362025
International Crane Foundation 39-1187711BBaraboo, WI6$102,0002024
Ten Chimneys 39-1862290CGenesee Depot, WI2$100,0002020
All Hands Boatworks 80-0927982CMilwaukee, WI8$88,5002025
Taliesin Preservation 39-1681988BSpring Green, WI5$78,5002024
Harbor District 47-1388101BMilwaukee, WI6$67,5002024
Milwaukee Riverkeepers 39-1846305DMilwaukee, WI5$55,0002023
Milwaukee Parks Foundation 84-1808645CWauwatosa, WI4$52,5002025
Discovery World 39-1691578CMilwaukee, WI2$50,8002020
Brewers Community Foundation 39-1970152BMilwaukee, WI2$50,0002019
Menomonee Valley Partners 31-1683712BMilwaukee, WI2$40,0002019
Gathering Waters 39-1805090BMadison, WI2$30,0002022
Nature ConservancyUMadison, WI2$30,0002019
Earth JusticeUSan Francisco, CA2$20,0002022
Riveredge Nature Center 39-6108549CSaukville, WI4$20,0002021
Greater Milwaukee CommitteeUMilwaukee, WI1$15,0002018
Lake Shore State ParkUMilwaukee, WI6$12,0002025
Outdoor Recreation Alliance 39-2032671DLa Crosse, WI1$10,0002025
The Nature PlaceULa Crosse, WI1$10,0002023
Lake Park Friends 39-1836415CMilwaukee, WI7$10,0002025
Juneau Park Friends 45-4600828CMilwaukee, WI8$8,0002025
Wisconsin Philanthropy Network 39-6236498CBrookfield, WI2$5,0002019
Great River Folk Festival 23-7105498DLa Crosse, WI1$3,0002024
Izaak Walton League Upper Mississippi ChapterUFountain City, WI2$1,8002025
Coa Youth & Family CentersUMilwaukee, WI1$1,6002018
Rcm Community Foundation 47-5109357CMilwaukee, WI1$1,5002019

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 118 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Prairie Springs Paul Fleckenstein Charitable Trust
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Wiscorps Inc La Crosse, WIU$49,236paidGENERAL OPERATIONS, PROJECT SUPPORT, CAPITAL - SOLAR PROJECT202601279349103450
2025Milwaukee Parks Foundation Wauwatosa, WIC$15,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202601279349103450
2025Urban Ecology Milwaukee, WID$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202601279349103450
2025All Hands Boatworks Milwaukee, WIC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202601279349103450
2025Outdoor Recreation Alliance La Crosse, WID$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202601279349103450
2025Notre Dame School of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WIC$1,456paidBASEBALL TICKETS202601279349103450
2025Lake Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidANNUAL GIFT202601279349103450
2025Lake Shore State Park Milwaukee, WIU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202601279349103450
2025Izaak Walton League Upper Mississippi Chapter Fountain City, WIU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202601279349103450
2025Juneau Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidANNUAL GIFT202601279349103450
2024UW Lacrosse Foundation La Crosse, WIU$77,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENDOWMENT202511279349103756
2024International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$25,000paidWHOPPING CRANES202511279349103756
2024Taliesin Preservation Spring Green, WIB$22,000paidLAND RESTORATION202511279349103756
2024Milwaukee Parks Foundation Wauwatosa, WIC$15,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2024Wiscorps Inc La Crosse, WIU$11,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2024All Hands Boatworks Milwaukee, WIC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2024Urban Ecology Milwaukee, WID$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2024Great River Folk Festival La Crosse, WID$3,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2024Harbor District Milwaukee, WIB$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2024Lake Shore State Park Milwaukee, WIU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2024Juneau Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2024Lake Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2024Izaak Walton League Upper Mississippi Chapter Fountain City, WIU$800paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202511279349103756
2023Ice Age Trail Alliance Cross Plains, WIB$175,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS FUND202401349349103685
2023Urban Ecology Milwaukee, WID$82,500paidSUMMER SOLSTICE AND GENERAL OPERATIONS202401349349103685
2023La Crosse Community Foundation La Crosse, WIU$71,351paidRESEARCH VESSEL PRAIRIE SPRINGS202401349349103685
2023UW Lacrosse Foundation La Crosse, WIU$63,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS PAYOUT FUND202401349349103685
2023International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$25,000paidWHOPPING CRANES202401349349103685
2023Milwaukee Parks Foundation Wauwatosa, WIC$12,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202401349349103685
2023The Nature Place La Crosse, WIU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202401349349103685
2023All Hands Boatworks Milwaukee, WIC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202401349349103685
2023Taliesin Preservation Spring Green, WIB$6,500paidLAND MANAGEMENT202401349349103685
2023Milwaukee Riverkeepers Milwaukee, WID$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202401349349103685
2023Harbor District Milwaukee, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202401349349103685
2023Friends of Kickapoo Valley Reserve La Farge, WIB$2,500paidHEART OF WINTER FUNDRAISER202401349349103685
2023Lake Shore State Park Milwaukee, WIU$2,000paidPOLLINATORS202401349349103685
2023Wiscorps Inc La Crosse, WIU$1,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202401349349103685
2023Lake Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidANNUAL GIFT202401349349103685
2023Juneau Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidANNUAL GIFT202401349349103685
2022La Crosse Community Foundation La Crosse, WIU$430,000paidRESEARCH VESSEL PRAIRIE SPRINGS202341359349101029
2022Friends of Kickapoo Valley Reserve La Farge, WIB$235,000paidDISCOVERY CENTER DISPLAY & PRAIRIE SPRINGS CLASSROOM202341359349101029
2022Urban Ecology Milwaukee, WID$92,580paidPROJECT SUPPORT, SUMMER SOLSTICE, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS202341359349101029
2022UW Lacrosse Foundation La Crosse, WIU$65,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS PAYOUT FUND202341359349101029
2022Wiscorps Inc La Crosse, WIU$46,200paidUEC TRANSITION & SPECIAL EVENT202341359349101029
2022International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$25,000paidWHOPPING CRANES202341359349101029
2022Taliesin Preservation Spring Green, WIB$25,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202341359349101029
2022All Hands Boatworks Milwaukee, WIC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202341359349101029
2022Earth Justice San Francisco, CAU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202341359349101029
2022Milwaukee Riverkeepers Milwaukee, WID$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202341359349101029
2022Milwaukee Parks Foundation Wauwatosa, WIC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202341359349101029
2022Gathering Waters Madison, WIB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202341359349101029
2022Harbor District Milwaukee, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202341359349101029
2022Lake Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidANNUAL GIFT202341359349101029
2022Juneau Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidANNUAL GIFT202341359349101029
2022Lake Shore State Park Milwaukee, WIU$1,000paidANNUAL GIFT202341359349101029
2021Urban Ecology Milwaukee, WID$1,565,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENDOWMENT, CAPITAL SUPPORT RIVERLAND, SUMMER SOLSTICE, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS202221319349104117
2021Ice Age Trail Alliance Cross Plains, WIB$560,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS FUND202221319349104117
2021Notre Dame School of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WIC$245,000paidOUTDOOR PLAY SPACE202221319349104117
2021Friends of Kickapoo Valley Reserve La Farge, WIB$190,000paidEXHIBIT RESTORATION MATCH & PRAIRIE SPRINGS CLASSROOM202221319349104117
2021UW Lacrosse Foundation La Crosse, WIU$50,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS PAYOUT FUND202221319349104117
2021International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$25,000paidWHOPPING CRANES202221319349104117
2021Gathering Waters Madison, WIB$20,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202221319349104117
2021Milwaukee Riverkeepers Milwaukee, WID$15,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202221319349104117
2021Harbor District Milwaukee, WIB$15,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202221319349104117
2021Earth Justice San Francisco, CAU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202221319349104117
2021All Hands Boatworks Milwaukee, WIC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202221319349104117
2021Wiscorps Inc La Crosse, WIU$7,500paidUEC INTENSIVE202221319349104117
2021Lake Shore State Park Milwaukee, WIU$6,000paidFISHING PIER & ANNUAL GIFT202221319349104117
2021Riveredge Nature Center Saukville, WIC$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202221319349104117
2021Lake Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$2,000paidSPONSORSHIP & ANNUAL GIFT202221319349104117
2021Juneau Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidANNUAL GIFT202221319349104117
2020Urban Ecology Milwaukee, WID$1,060,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENDOWMENT AND GENERAL OPERATIONS202121329349102522
2020Ice Age Trail Alliance Cross Plains, WIB$57,500paidMATCHING GRANT202121329349102522
2020Ten Chimneys Genesee Depot, WIC$50,000paidLAND RESTORATION202121329349102522
2020UW Lacrosse Foundation La Crosse, WIU$45,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENDOWMENT202121329349102522
2020Discovery World Milwaukee, WIC$25,000paidDENIS SULLIVAN SCHOONER202121329349102522
2020All Hands Boatworks Milwaukee, WIC$22,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS AND WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT202121329349102522
2020Taliesin Preservation Spring Green, WIB$20,000paidLAND RESTORATION202121329349102522
2020Milwaukee Riverkeepers Milwaukee, WID$15,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202121329349102522
2020Notre Dame School of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WIC$10,000paidOUTDOOR EDUCATION202121329349102522
2020Riveredge Nature Center Saukville, WIC$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202121329349102522
2020Lake Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$3,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202121329349102522
2020Lake Shore State Park Milwaukee, WIU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202121329349102522
2020Juneau Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202121329349102522
2019UW Lacrosse Foundation La Crosse, WIU$660,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENDOWMENT202011419349100416
2019Carroll University Waukesha, WIU$250,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER ENDOWMENT202011419349100416
2019Urban Ecology Milwaukee, WID$60,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENDOWMENT202011419349100416
2019Brewers Community Foundation Milwaukee, WIB$25,000paidHITTING FOR THE CYCLE: URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER202011419349100416
2019Menomonee Valley Partners Milwaukee, WIB$20,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN202011419349100416
2019Nature Conservancy Madison, WIU$15,000paidMUKWONAGO WATERSHED INTERNS202011419349100416
2019Harbor District Milwaukee, WIB$15,000paidHARBOR VIEW PLAZA PROJECT202011419349100416
2019Milwaukee Riverkeepers Milwaukee, WID$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202011419349100416
2019All Hands Boatworks Milwaukee, WIC$7,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202011419349100416
2019Wiscorps Inc La Crosse, WIU$6,800paidUEC CONFERENCE202011419349100416
2019Taliesin Preservation Spring Green, WIB$5,000paidLANDSCAPE PRESERVATION202011419349100416
2019Riveredge Nature Center Saukville, WIC$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202011419349100416
2019Ice Age Trail Alliance Cross Plains, WIB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202011419349100416
2019Wisconsin Philanthropy Network Brookfield, WIC$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202011419349100416
2019Rcm Community Foundation Milwaukee, WIC$1,500paidLIVE @ LAKEFRONT202011419349100416
2019Juneau Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidSTATUE RESTORATION AND LIGHTING202011419349100416
2019Lake Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202011419349100416
2019International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202011419349100416
2018Urban Ecology Milwaukee, WID$1,055,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENDOWMENT201941359349101884
2018UW Lacrosse Foundation La Crosse, WIU$1,040,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENDOWMENT201941359349101884
2018Carroll University Waukesha, WIU$225,000paidPRAIRIE SPRINGS ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER ENDOWMENT201941359349101884
2018Ten Chimneys Genesee Depot, WIC$50,000paidRESTORATION PROJECT201941359349101884
2018Discovery World Milwaukee, WIC$25,800paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN201941359349101884
2018Harbor District Milwaukee, WIB$25,000paidHARBOR VIEW PLAZA PROJECT201941359349101884
2018Brewers Community Foundation Milwaukee, WIB$25,000paidHITTING FOR THE CYCLE: URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER201941359349101884
2018Menomonee Valley Partners Milwaukee, WIB$20,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN201941359349101884
2018Greater Milwaukee Committee Milwaukee, WIU$15,000paidBEERLINE TRAIL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT201941359349101884
2018Nature Conservancy Madison, WIU$15,000paidMUKWONAGO WATERSHED INTERNS201941359349101884
2018All Hands Boatworks Milwaukee, WIC$8,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS201941359349101884
2018Riveredge Nature Center Saukville, WIC$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS201941359349101884
2018Wisconsin Philanthropy Network Brookfield, WIC$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS201941359349101884
2018Coa Youth & Family Centers Milwaukee, WIU$1,600paidSUMMER CAMP201941359349101884
2018International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS201941359349101884
2018Juneau Park Friends Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidSTATUE RESTORATION AND LIGHTING201941359349101884

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
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.1202601279349103450
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202511279349103756
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202401349349103685
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202341359349101029
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202221319349104117
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202121329349102522
990PF20192019-12-31not stated2019v5.1202011419349100416
990PF20182018-12-31not stated2018v3.1201941359349101884

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/466723636.json.

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