Rosemary L & John P Mortensen
Green Bay, WI · EIN 85-6781091. Reported 151 grants totalling $752,664 to 118 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. Rosemary L & John P Mortensen 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 $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $3,500; the smallest was $20 and the largest $70,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army | Green Bay, WI | $81,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St John's Ministries | Green Bay, WI | $70,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundations Health & Wholeness Inc | Green Bay, WI | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Community Clinic Ltd | Green Bay, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | $45,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cerebral Palsy Inc | Green Bay, WI | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paul's Pantry | Green Bay, WI | $35,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cp Telethon | Green Bay, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundations Health & Wholeness Inc - Ethics in Action 2022 | Green Bay, WI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Syble Hopp | De Pere, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ecumenical Partnership for Housing | Green Bay, WI | $16,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John Homeless Shelter | Green Bay, WI | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Atlanta, GA | $15,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ecumenical Partnership of Housing | Green Bay, WI | $15,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation Social Services | Green Bay, WI | $15,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society | Green Bay, WI | $15,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society - Green Bay Campus | Green Bay, WI | $15,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish of Ne Wisconsin | Wauwatosa, WI | $15,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Homeless Shelter | Green Bay, WI | $15,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Health System Corporation | Janesville, WI | $14,392 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Give Big Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $13,975 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nicolet National Bank Foundation | Green Bay, WI | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cp Center | Green Bay, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Collegeready | Green Bay, WI | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neighborworks Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Northeast Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caliber Collision Center Foundation | Lewisville, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Irish Fest of the Fox Cities | Appleton, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caliber Foundation - Caliber Classic Golf Tournament 2022 | Drive Lewisville, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nicolet National Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence Academy | Green Bay, WI | $3,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Acts 18 Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dogtopia - Conference Donation | Phoenix, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Place Memphis, TN | $2,350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Harlan, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Humane Society | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Green Bay Southwest High School | Green Bay, WI | $1,520 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Learning Gate Community School | Lutz, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | Glen Allen, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Casas De Luz | Carlsbad, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| College Ready | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corewell (spectrum) Health Foundation | Greenville, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Essentia Health Foundation | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Exceptional Equestrains | De Pere, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Bay Kickers Inc | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Military Officers Club of Northeastern Wisconsin Inc | Seymour, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quad Parishes | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quad Parishes of Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Serving From the Heart (lls) | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Insititution | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sports Emporium | De Pere, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Military Officers Club of New Golf Sponsor | De Pere, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans Benefit | De Pere, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans Benefit Fund | Canandaigua, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Education Inc | De Pere, WI | $950 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Golden House | Green Bay, WI | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Green Bay Southwest Golf Outing | Green Bay, WI | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seeds of Hope | Green Bay, WI | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $512 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Living Hope International | West Bend, WI | $504 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Legion Post 11 Foundation | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Be a Light of De Pere | De Pere, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corewell Health Foundation Greenville Hospital | Greenville, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| De Pere Lacrosse | De Pere, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Neighbor Week Sponsorship | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (lls) | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oconto Area Humane Society & Animal Shelter Inc | Oconto, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge (mark Cavicchi) | Needham, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Preble Girls Volleyball Booster Club | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Syble Hopp School | De Pere, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tess Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tess Research Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Milwaukee, WI | $490 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southwest High School Booster Club | Green Bay, WI | $490 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kiwanis Club of De Pere Foundation | De Pere, WI | $432 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Wind | Sarasota, FL | $410 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Wind Radio Group | Sarasota, FL | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beaver Dam Police - National Night Out | Beaver Dam, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child Crisis of Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cottonwood Creek Church | Allen, TX | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maui Strong Fund | Honolulu, HI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pauls Pantry | Green Bay, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pink Heals of Manitowoc | Manitowoc, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trini Foundation | Worthington, OH | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zion Lutheran Wayside Church | Greenleaf, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of New | De Pere, WI | $261 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Depere Central Lacrosse Club | De Pere, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Geary Girls Banch | Kiowa, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Bay Boy Choir & Girl Choir | Green Bay, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $228 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lucky 7 Dog Rescue | Green Bay, WI | $225 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Feeding America | Milwaukee, WI | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jades Legacy | Caney, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tim Tebow Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Baldrick's Foundation | Monrovia, CA | $155 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thorn | El Segundo, CA | $108 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cure Sanfilippo Foundation | Columbia, SC | $105 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Community Shelter | Green Bay, WI | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Disabled American Veterans | De Pere, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gbaso | Green Bay, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| House of Hope | Green Bay, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary | Green Bay, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Judes | Memphis, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdrf One Walk | Menasha, WI | $83 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Challenged Athletes Foundation | San Diego, CA | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Happily Ever After | Green Bay, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paws Up Pet Rescue | Sheboygan, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girl Club of Greater Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $27 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Tumor Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $21 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ms Society | Washington, DC | $20 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
23 of 118 (19%) 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 21%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- St John's Ministries
PROVIDE GENERAL FUNDING AND FUNDING FOR ST. JOHN'S HOMELESS SHELTER - Syble Hopp
PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SETTING AND PROGRAM OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES - Ecumenical Partnership for Housing
PROVIDE SAFETY, STABILITY AND SOLUTIONS LEADING TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES - Paul's Pantry
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH - St John Homeless Shelter
PROVIDE SHELTER FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE - Humane Society
PROVIDE PROTECTION, SHELTER AND CARE FOR WILD AND HOMELESS ANIMALS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 53 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $160,546 | $750 |
| 2022 | 49 | $117,572 | $500 |
| 2023 | 51 | $96,244 | $350 |
| 2024 | 22 | $378,302 | $3,000 |
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. 94% 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 $500. 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 Rosemary L & John P Mortensen'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: 1967 East Telemark Circle, Green Bay, WI, 54313. 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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