Ellsworth and Carla Peterson Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Sturgeon Bay, WI · EIN 39-6566719 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Ellsworth and Carla Peterson
108grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$369Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 108 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $700 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
3797 Bay Shore Dr
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-2361
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Door County YMCA Endowment FD ENDOWMENT FUND | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $100,000 |
| Door County YMCA | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $27,000 |
| Door County YMCA | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $26,000 |
| Northern Sky Theater | Fish Creek, WI | $20,000 |
| Sail Training Foundation | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $12,500 |
| Third Avenue Playworks | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $11,260 |
| United Way of Door County | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $10,500 |
| Children First Development Center | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $10,500 |
| Children First Development Center | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $7,500 |
| Northern Sky Theater | Fish Creek, WI | $6,500 |
| Northern Door Child Care Center CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & REKINDLE CAMPAIGN | Sister Bay, WI | $6,000 |
| Third Avenue Playworks | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $5,350 |
| Door County Habitat for Humanity | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $5,000 |
| Door County Housing Partnership | Baileys Harbor, WI | $5,000 |
| Egg Harbor Historical Society | Egg Harbor, WI | $5,000 |
| Northern Sky Theater | Fish Creek, WI | $5,000 |
| Third Avenue Playworks | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $5,000 |
| Lawrence University | Appleton, WI | $4,000 |
| Door County Medical Center Foundati | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $3,000 |
| Usmma Alumni Assoc & Foundation | Kings Point, NY | $3,000 |
| Razom for Ukraine | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Sunshine Resources | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,800 |
| Door Community Auditorium | Fish Creek, WI | $2,500 |
| Door Community Auditorium | Fish Creek, WI | $2,500 |
| Door County Maritime Museum | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,500 |
| Sail Training Foundation | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,500 |
| Crossroads at Big Creek | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,500 |
| United Way of Door County | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,500 |
| Door County Historical Society | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,100 |
| Door County Historical Society | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,000 |
| MacUlar Degeneration Research | Clarksburg, MD | $2,000 |
| Parker School Fund | Kamuela, HI | $2,000 |
| Birch Creek Music Performance Ctr | Egg Harbor, WI | $2,000 |
| Door County Land Trust | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,000 |
| MacUlar Degeneration Research | Clarksburg, MD | $2,000 |
| Money Management Counselors | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,600 |
| Colin and Friends Concert | Ephraim, WI | $1,500 |
| Midsummer's Music Ltd | Sister Bay, WI | $1,500 |
| Montana Free Press | Helena, MT | $1,500 |
| Lakeshore Cap | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,500 |
| Friends of PBS Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $1,400 |
| Sunshine Resources | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,380 |
| Wisconsin Humane Society - Door Co | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,200 |
| Wisconsin Humane Society - Door Co | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,100 |
| Door County Bookmobile | Egg Harbor, WI | $1,000 |
| Door County Food Pantry Coalition | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 |
| Door-Tran | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 |
| Hawaii Theater Center | Honolulu, HI | $1,000 |
| Lakeshore Cap | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 |
| Mission Partners for Christ | Manhattan, IL | $1,000 |
| Northern Door Child Care Center CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & REKINDLE CAMPAIGN | Sister Bay, WI | $1,000 |
| Peninsula School of Art | Fish Creek, WI | $1,000 |
| Rotary International | Evanston, IL | $1,000 |
| Sail Training Foundation | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 |
| Southern Door Community Auditorium | Brussels, WI | $1,000 |
| St Joseph Educational Endow Trust | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 |
| Thomas J Webb Scholarship Trust | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 |
| Wisconsin Humane Society - Door Co | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 |
| Door County Housing Partnership Inc | Baileys Harbor, WI | $1,000 |
| Friends of PBS Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $1,000 |
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