DERSE FOUNDATION INC

Milwaukee, WI 53226 EIN 391540822

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$186K Total Assets (2024)
$159K Total Giving (2024)
39 Grants on File (2023–2024)
$10K Avg Grant Size

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DERSE FOUNDATION, INC. IS TERMINATING ITS PRIVATE FOUNDATION STATUS UNDER IRC SECTION 507(b)(1)(A) EFFECTIVE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024.ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION, WHICH ARE ATTACHED, HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCIES AND ALL REMAINING ASSETS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO QUALIFYING PUBLIC CHARITITES.

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Environment

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person JUDITH DERSE
Phone 2623542488
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply WRITTEN PROPOSAL AS TO WHAT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED FOR
Restrictions NONE

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2023 $591K $186K $52K 23
2024 $159K $0 $12K 16

Grant Size Distribution

Min: $43 Median: $1K Avg: $19K Max: $126K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Key Personnel

NameTitleCompensation
JUDITH DERSE President $5K
JAMES DERSE Secretary $5K
DIANE DRESSLER Vice President

Grants Awarded (39 total)

RecipientLocationAmountPurposeYear
INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION BARABOO, WI $126,287 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2023
ICE AGE TRAIL ALLIANCE CROSS PLAINS, WI $100,100 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2023
ALDO LEOPOLD FOUNDATION BARABOO, WI $100,000 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2023
UWM FOUNDATION INC MILWAUKEE, WI $100,000 DORIS DERSE SCHOLARSHIP 2023
BOUNDLESS BRILLIANCE LOS ANGELES, CA $50,000 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT 2024
OLD WORLD WISCONSIN FOUNDATION ELKHORN, WI $50,000 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT 2023
ARROYOS FOOTHILLS CONSERVANCY PASADENA, CA $25,000 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2023
BREAD OF HEALING MILWAUKEE, WI $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
NELSON INSTITUTE MADISON, WI $25,000 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2023
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHICAGO, IL $25,000 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2023
UWM FOUNDATION INC MILWAUKEE, WI $25,000 DORIS DERSE SCHOLARSHIP 2024
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE, WI $20,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION BARABOO, WI $16,618 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2024
MILWAUKEE PBS MILWAUKEE, WI $11,200 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT 2024
HORSESHOE BAY NATURE PARK INC HORSESHOE BAY, TX $10,000 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2023
THE PRAIRIE ENTHUSIASTS VIROQUA, WI $10,000 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2023
UNIVERSITY OF WI FOUNDATION MILWAUKEE, WI $10,000 SCHOOL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP 2023
ALDO LEOPOLD FOUNDATION BARABOO, WI $7,574 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2024
COLORADO CRANE CONSERVATION COALITI HAYDEN, CO $5,000 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 2023
MILWAUKEE PBS MILWAUKEE, WI $1,000 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT 2023
WAUKESHA CIVIC THEATRE Waukesha, WI $954 ARTS & CULTURE SUPPORT 2023
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER MILWAUKEEE, WI $889 ARTS & CULTURE SUPPORT 2024
HUNTINGTON LIBRARY ART GALLERY BG SAN MARINO, CA $611 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE PASADENA, CA $520 ARTS & CULTURE SUPPORT 2024
ST COLETTA OF WISCONSIN JEFFERSON, WI $500 SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT 2023