Schaefer Family Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Madison, WI · EIN 82-4339510 · reported 2023–2025
31grants reported
$4,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$167Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 31 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $42K 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
C/o First Business 401 Charmany Dr
Madison, WI 53719-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross SW WI SUPPORT BADGER CHPT AND | Madison, WI | $14,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House of Charities | Madison, WI | $12,000 |
| American Red Cross SW WI SUPPORT BADGER CHPT AND | Madison, WI | $12,000 |
| American Red Cross SW WI SUPPORT BADGER CHPT AND | Madison, WI | $11,300 |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Church | Sun Prairie, WI | $10,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House of Charities | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Church | Sun Prairie, WI | $10,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House of Charities | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Church | Sun Prairie, WI | $10,000 |
| Sun Prairie Food Pantry | Sun Prairie, WI | $6,000 |
| Shelter From the Storm Ministries | Sun Prairie, WI | $5,000 |
| Tunnels 2 Towers Fdn | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Sun Prairie Food Pantry | Sun Prairie, WI | $5,000 |
| Tunnels 2 Towers Fdn | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Tunnels 2 Towers Fdn | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Sun Prairie Food Pantry | Sun Prairie, WI | $4,000 |
| Shelter From the Storm Ministries | Sun Prairie, WI | $3,500 |
| Shelter From the Storm Ministries | Sun Prairie, WI | $3,500 |
| Agrace Foundation | Madison, WI | $3,000 |
| Agrace Foundation | Madison, WI | $3,000 |
| Fisher House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Owasso, OK | $3,000 |
| Agrace Foundation | Madison, WI | $2,500 |
| Fisher House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Owasso, OK | $2,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Dane County | Madison, WI | $2,000 |
| Fisher House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Owasso, OK | $1,500 |
| Hope to Others | Sun Prairie, WI | $1,000 |
| Hope to Others | Sun Prairie, WI | $563 |
| Hope to Others | Sun Prairie, WI | $500 |
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