Fk Bemis Family Foundation Inc
Sheboygan Falls, WI · EIN 39-6067930. Reported 193 grants totalling $1,778,078 to 67 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. Fk Bemis Family Foundation Inc 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 $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Sheboygan, WI | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Million Dreamz Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lakeland University | Sheboygan, WI | $180,892 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Sheboygan County | Sheboygan, WI | $158,324 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nourish Farms Inc | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reins Inc | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $72,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sheboygan Humane Society | Sheboygan, WI | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Evergreen Kiddies Camp | Sheboygan, WI | $58,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sheboygan County Food Bank | Sheboygan, WI | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bookworm Gardens | Sheboygan, WI | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sheboygan County | Howards Grove, WI | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Above & Beyond Children's Museum | Sheboygan, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Sheboygan, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Community Health Care | Sheboygan, WI | $32,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Anokijig | Plymouth, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lakeside Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sheboygan County YMCA | Sheboygan, WI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Nicholas Hospital | Sheboygan, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Technical College | Cleveland, WI | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dare to Dream | Sheboygan, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mental Health America in Sheboygan | Sheboygan, WI | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Harbor | Sheboygan, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Family Resource Center of Sheboygan County | Plymouth, WI | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sheboygan Symphony | Sheboygan, WI | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Manitou Council | Sheboygan, WI | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Camp Anokijig | Plymouth, WI | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sheboygan County Historical Research Center | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DOGS2DOGS Tags Inc | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sharon S Richardson Hospice Home | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stefanie H Weill Center | Sheboygan, WI | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Glacial Lakes Conservancy | Sheboygan, WI | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Y-Koda | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $10,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Broughton Marsh Inc | Elkhart Lake, WI | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bay-Lakes Council Boy Scouts of America | Appleton, WI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Wisconsin | Sheboygan, WI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The American Red Cross | Oshkosh, WI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uw Madison | Madison, WI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ice Age Trail Alliance | Cross Plains, WI | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wi Recovery Community Organization Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wi Recovery Community Organziation Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uw Whitewater | Whitewater, WI | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Sheboygan, WI | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners for Community Development | Sheboygan, WI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Plymouth Art Center | Plymouth, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's University | Collegeville, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Theatre for Young Audiences | Sheboygan, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uw La Crosse | La Crosse, WI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan Falls YMCA | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $4,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Public Televisionchannel 1036 | Milwaukee, WI | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan Service Club | Sheboygan, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sheboygan Theatre Company | Sheboygan, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Madison, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bellin College | Green Bay, WI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uw Platteville | Platteville, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Centro Comunitario La Cima Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sheboygan Children's Book Festival | Kohler, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Caldwell County | Lenoir, NC | $2,376 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Pewaukee, WI | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rainbow Kids | Sheboygan, WI | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwuakee Public Radio | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiel River Walk District | Kiel, WI | $1,036 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Connectionsreach Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Mequon, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Very Special Arts | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
53 of 67 (79%) 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.
- Lakeland University
EDUCATION/YOUTH/SCHOLARSHIPS - Sheboygan County YMCA
PARTNER FOR YOUTH CAMPAIGN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 63 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | $448,452 | $2,600 |
| 2022 | 48 | $479,834 | $4,500 |
| 2023 | 46 | $391,013 | $2,850 |
| 2024 | 49 | $458,779 | $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. 99% 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 $4,000. 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 Fk Bemis Family Foundation Inc'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: 300 Mill Street, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 53085. 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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