Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Ltd
Sturgeon Bay, WI · EIN 20-2058965. Reported 233 grants totalling $5,427,140 to 89 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Ltd did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $3,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Milwaukee, WI | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haiti Partners | Vero Beach, FL | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation | Oconomowoc, WI | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Broom Tree Ministries | Delafield, WI | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doxology | Brookfield, WI | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Home Foundation | Wauwatosa, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Homes of Oconomowoc Inc | Oconomowoc, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Counseling & Family Services of Wi | Wauwatosa, WI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Milwaukee & Waukesha County | Milwaukee, WI | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Rescue Mission | Milwaukee, WI | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blessed Savior Lutheran Church | New Berlin, WI | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation of Wi | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Cross - South Fl Region | West Palm Beach, FL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Home Society of Florida | Orlando, FL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Indian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Wi Madison - Nicholas Burgess | Madison, WI | $38,576 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medical College of Wi | Milwaukee, WI | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wi Stevens Point - Ryan Scheuer | Stevens Point, WI | $32,126 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Margies Smile Inc | Franklin, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital and Health System Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Wi Madison - Joseph Ditorrice | Madison, WI | $24,289 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Wi Madison - Joseph Robers | Madison, WI | $21,489 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wi | Milwaukee, WI | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Center | Waukesha, WI | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Americans for Prosperity Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bradley Impact Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Church Mo Synod | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church | Vero Beach, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parkinson's Disease Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Against Poverty | Vero Beach, FL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wi Platteville - Ryan Bergman | Platteville, WI | $18,844 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Wi Madison - Spencer Larson | Madison, WI | $17,442 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aopa Foundation Inc | Fredrick, MD | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Concordia University Foundation | Mequon, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young America's Foundation | Reston, VA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hebron House Services | Waukesha, WI | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Women's Missionary League | Saint Louis, MO | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Badger Institute Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crohn's Colitis Foundation of America | New York, NY | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eras Senior Network | Waukesha, WI | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coa Youth & Family Centers | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turning Point USA | Crown Point, IN | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Water Missions International | North Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Vision Inc | Federal Way, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John K Maciver Institute for Public Policy | Madison, WI | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Milw | Milwaukee, WI | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Economic Opportunity Council of Irc | Vero Beach, FL | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wi Madison - Evan Odya | Madison, WI | $7,536 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of St Lucie Indian River & Okeechobee | Vero Beach, FL | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Haven Ministries | Vero Beach, FL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty | Milwaukee, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Concordia University Fdtn | Mequon, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Corrie Ten Boom Fellowship | Colleyville, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feed Our Rural Kids Inc | Eagle River, WI | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Immanuel Lutheran Church | Cedarburg, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fox Valley Children's Wisconsin Foundation | Neenah, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Chefs Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Osteoporosis Foundation | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern Lakes Area Love Inc | Burlington, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin Platteville - Ryan Bergman | Platteville, WI | $3,971 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Wi Whitewater - Jake Krueger | Whitewater, WI | $3,867 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Badger Boys State Inc | Portage, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food for the Hungry | Phoenix, AZ | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The 85 Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ozaukee Christian School Inc | West Bend, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Agnes Table & Community Center Inc | Chippewa Falls, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Haven | Vero Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Pantry of Irc | Vero Beach, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Providence Academy | Plymouth, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christmas Clearing Council of Waukesha | Waukesha, WI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers | Vero Beach, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Irc | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Dyslexia Centers Inc (cdc-M) | Lexington, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for Arts | Brookfield, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vero Beach High School Performing | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vero Beach Theater Guild | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
62 of 89 (70%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 81%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Lutheran Home Foundation
FOR ASSISTING THE ELDERLY - Children's Hospital Wisconsin Foundation
FOR ASSISTANCE TO ILL CHILDREN - Doxology
FOR STABILITY OF MINISTRY - United Way of Indian River County
FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAM - Lutheran Counseling & Family Services of Wi
FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF MINISTRY - Milwaukee Rescue Mission
FOR ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 110 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | $1,088,286 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $1,102,068 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $1,117,661 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 62 | $2,119,125 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 88% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Ltd's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Box 425, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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