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Also known as: C/O LYNN S NICHOLAS
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Nicholas Fam Foundation Trust is a private trust based in MEQUON, WI. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1994. The principal officer is Lynn Nicholas 1249 W Liebau Road. It holds total assets of $50.9M. Annual income is reported at $4M. Total assets have grown from $37.3M in 2011 to $50.3M in 2023. The foundation is governed by 4 officers and trustees. Tax records are available from 2016 to 2023. Grantmaking is concentrated in Wisconsin. According to available records, Nicholas Fam Foundation Trust has made 208 grants totaling $13.1M, with a median grant of $25K. The foundation has distributed between $3M and $6.7M annually from 2021 to 2023. Grantmaking activity was highest in 2022 with $6.7M distributed across 98 grants. Individual grants have ranged from $5K to $500K, with an average award of $63K. The foundation has supported 78 unique organizations. The foundation primarily supports organizations in Wisconsin, Illinois, California, which account for 95% of all grants. Grantmaking reaches organizations across 6 states.
Smallest Grant
$5K
Median Grant
$25K
Average Grant
$52K
Largest Grant
$500K
Based on 57 grants from the most recent 990-PF filing.
No program descriptions are available for this foundation. Many private foundations report program activities in their annual 990-PF filings — check the Tax Filings section below for the most recent filing.
Nicholas Fam Foundation Trust is a private foundation that provides grants to eligible organizations. Based on available records, the foundation has funded 208 grants. Its grantmaking reaches organizations primarily in WI, IL, CA.
Nicholas Fam Foundation Trust has distributed a total of $13.1M across 208 grants. The median grant size is $25K, with an average of $63K. Individual grants have ranged from $5K to $500K.
To 501 (c)(3) exempt organizations.
Nicholas Fam Foundation Trust is headquartered in MEQUON, WI. While based in WI, the foundation distributes grants to organizations across 6 states.
| Name | Title | Compensation | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn S Nicholas | PRESIDENT - TRUSTEE | $120K | $0 | $120K |
| Nancy J Nicholas | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Susan N Fasciano | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| David O Nicholas | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
Total Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$50.3M
Fair Market Value
$77.3M
Net Worth
$50.3M
Grants Paid
$3.4M
Contributions
N/A
Net Investment Income
$3M
Distribution Amount
$3.5M
Total: $7.5M
Total Grants
208
Total Giving
$13.1M
Average Grant
$63K
Median Grant
$25K
Unique Recipients
78
Most Common Grant
$25K
of 2023 grantees were first-time recipients
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy'S HouseCAPITAL CAMPAIGN. TO HELP PATIENTS ACCESS NECESSARY AND LIFE-SAVING CARE AND KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER AT A TIME WHEN FAMILY MATTERS MOST | Milwaukee, WI | $167K | 2023 |
| Rockford Park District FoundationANNUAL ENDOWMENT. SUPPORTS ENHANCEMENTS AND PROGRAMMING AT THE NICHOLAS CONSERVATORY AND GARDENS. | Rockford, IL | $500K | 2023 |
| Children'S Hospital & Health System FoundationANNUAL CAMPAIGN. ADVANCE THE WORK OF PEDIATRIC PATIENT CARE, REASEARCH AND TEACHING. | Milwaukee, WI | $250K | 2023 |
| Macc FundANNUAL CAMPAIGN AND HOPE TEAM. SUPPORTS RESEARCH, EFFECIVE TREATMENT AND CURE FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER. | Milwaukee, WI | $237K | 2023 |
| The Samaritan Family Wellness Foundation IncSUPPORT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHO THERAPY AT UW MADISON. COMMITTED TO SERVING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH WHOLE PERSON WELLNESS SERVICES INCLUDING COACHING, CONSULTATION AND PSYCHO THERAPY. | Madison, WI | $229K | 2023 |
| United Way Of Greater MilwaukeeANNUAL CAMPAIGN. SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING AND MAXIMIZING RESOURCES TO ENABLE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN MILWAUKEE. | Milwaukee, WI | $225K | 2023 |
| Historic Haymarket MilwaukeeCAPITAL CAMPAIGN. SUPPORTS PERMANENT OR SPECIAL EXHIBIT HABITATS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OR NAMES FOR A CURATORIAL CHAIR FOR THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM. | Milwaukee, WI | $200K | 2023 |
| Uw Foundation - Guarding Against CancerANNUAL CAMPAIGN. DEDICATED TO CANCER ELIMINATION THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE. | Madison, WI | $100K | 2023 |
| Prevent Blindness WisconsinANNUAL CAMPAIGN. PROMOTE HEALTH VISION AND EYE SAFETY. | Milwaukee, WI | $100K | 2023 |
| Uwm Foundation Inc - Becky Blank ClassroomANNUAL CAMPAIGN. SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MILWAUKEE THROUGH GIFTS. BENEFITING THE UW-MILWAUKEE BUSINESS SCHOOL. | Milwaukee, WI | $100K | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Humane SocietyANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO SUPPORT ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND FORGOTTEN ANIMALS. | Milwaukee, WI | $80K | 2023 |
| Lad Lakest Rose CenterANNUAL CAMPAIGN. CHANGING HEARTACHE TO HOPE FOR WOMEN, GIRLS AND FAMILIES IN NEED BY PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL CARE, STABILIZATION PLACEMENT AND RESPITE CARE. | Milwaukee, WI | $75K | 2023 |
| Als Association Se Wi ChapterBOUGHT TABLE AT BALL. DEDICATED TO FIGHT AGAINST ALS THROUGH RESEARCH, PATIENT SUPPORT AND INFORMATION AWARENESS. | Wauwatosa, WI | $50K | 2023 |
| Madison Area Music AssociationALTERNATIVE STATEWIDE MUSIC COMPETITION. TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE LIFELONG INVOLVEMENT IN MUSIC. | Madison, WI | $50K | 2023 |
| Nativity Jesuit AcademyCAPITAL CAMPAIGN. TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LATINO COMMUNITY, WHERE THERE IS A DEMAND FOR QUALITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. | Milwaukee, WI | $50K | 2023 |
| Rawhide Boys RanchSUPPORT THE COUNSELING SERVICES. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES DEDICATED TO CHANGING THE LIVES OF AT RISK YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. | New London, WI | $50K | 2023 |
| Versiti Blood Research InstituteSUPPORT BLOOD RESEARCH. BLOOD HEALTH INNOVATORS WHO ENHANCE LIVES THROUGH INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND SERVICE. | Milwaukee, WI | $50K | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Greater Milw ChapterANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO VICTIJS OF DISASTERS AND HELP PEOPLE PREVENT, PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES. | Milwaukee, WI | $50K | 2023 |
| Delta Gamma Foundation - Omega House CorporationCAPITAL CAMPAIGN. PROMOTE EDUCATION, NUTURE MEANINGFUL FRIENDSHIPS AND BUILD WOMEN WITH STRONG IDEALS. | Columbus, GA | $50K | 2023 |
| The Dove ProjectANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO SUPPORT THE END OF THE DOG MEAL TRADE IN SOUTH KOREA. TO PLACE RESCUED DOGS IN FOREVER HOMES. | Los Angeles, CA | $50K | 2023 |
| The La Belle FoundationANNUAL CAMPAIGN. DEVOTED TO SAVING, REHIBILITATING AND ADVOCATING FOR DOGS. | Los Angeles, CA | $50K | 2023 |
| Family Promise Of Ozaukee CountyANNUAL CAMPAIGN - TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER, MEALS & EXPERT MGMT TO HOMELESS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. | Port Washington, WI | $50K | 2023 |
| The Gathering Of Southeastern WisconsinANNUAL CAMPAIGN. PROVIDES FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY. ALSO SPONSORS JOB TASK FORCES, CHILDREN'S TUTORING, COMMUNITY-BASED BIBLE STUDY AND SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS. | Milwaukee, WI | $35K | 2023 |
| Sojourner Family Peace CenterANNUAL CAMPAIGN. PREVENT AND ELIMINATE VIOLENCE IN A FAMILY SETTING BY PROVIDING SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN. | Milwaukee, WI | $35K | 2023 |
| Peninsula School Of ArtCAPITAL CAMPAIGN. TO PROVIDE ENRICHING VISUAL ART EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND BUILD COMMUNITY. | Fish Creek, WI | $30K | 2023 |
| First Stage Children'S TheaterANNUAL CAMPAIGN. PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL, PROFESSIONAL THEATER EXPERIENCES AND SERVE AS THEATER ARTS-IN-EDUCATION RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS. | Milwaukee, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| Exceptional Children'S FoundationANNUAL CAMPAIGN. OFFERS SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS CHALLENGED BY LEARNING, DEVELOPMENTAL, EMOTIONAL OR MEDICAL DISABILITIES. | Culver City, CA | $25K | 2023 |
| Vision Forward AssociationANNUAL CAMPAIGN. PROVIDES SERVICES FROM BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD TO PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS HELPING THEM WITH PERSONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. | Milwaukee, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| Zoological Society Of MilwaukeeANNUAL CAMPAIGN. SUPPORT, EDUCATE & CONSERVE PROGRAMS FOR ANIMALS AT THE ZOO. | Milwaukee, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| The Northwest Dog ProjectANNUAL CAMPAIGN. RESCUE, REHOME AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF NEGLECTED, ABUSED AND HOMELESS DOGS WHILE ADVOCATING FOR RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. PROVIDE A FOREVER SANCTUARY FOR SENIOR ABANDONED DOGS. | Eugene, OR | $25K | 2023 |
| Oshkosh Area Humane SocietyANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND COMFORT TO ANIMALS IN NEED AND TO BUILD COMMUNITY THAT PROMOTES HUMANE TREATMENT OF ALL ANIMALS. | Oshkosh, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| Peninsula Players Theater FoundationANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO SUPPORT A TRADITION OF THEATRICAL EXCELLENCE AND NATURAL BEAUTY ON SHOREFRONT PROPERTY IN DOOR COUNTY. | Fish Creek, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| Uwm FoundationANNUAL CAMPAIGN. SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE THROUGH GIFTS. BENEFITING THE UW - MILWAUKEE BUSINESS SCHOOL. | Milwaukee, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| Peninsula Golf AssociatesCAPITAL CAMPAIGN. SUPPORT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT MAKE PENINSULA GOLF COURSE A SPECIAL PLACE. | Ephriam, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| Our Next Generation IncANNUAL CAMPAIGN. ENHANCING EDUCATION & LIFE SKILLS OF CHILDREN THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE HOMEWORK CLUB. | Milwaukee, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| Haws Of Waukesha CountyANNUAL CAMPAIGN. NO-KILL SHELTER DEDICATED TO STRENGTHING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS THROUGH ADOPTIONS AND EDUCATION. | Waukesha, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| The Ridges SanctuaryANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO PROMOTE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS THROUGH IMPACTFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, LAND MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AND ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH. | Baileys Harbor, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| The Salvation ArmyANNUAL CAMPAIGN. PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS AND MEET THE HUMAN NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. | Milwaukee, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| Gibraltar Fire & Rescue AssociationCAPITAL CAMPAIGN. PURPOSE IS PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY IN CASE OF FIRE OR OTHER CALAMITY AND EXTINGUISHING FIRES ENDANGERING LIFE AND PROPERTY IN GIBRALTAR. ALSO PROVIDES RESCUE SERVICES ON LAKE MICHIGAN. | Fish Creek, WI | $25K | 2023 |
| St Coletta Day School Of MilwaukeeANNUAL CAMPAIGN. PROVIDE AN ACADEMIC CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO MEET THE SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT TO HELP PREPARE THEM TO REACH FULL LEARNING POTENTIAL. | Milwaukee, WI | $20K | 2023 |
| Balance IncANNUAL CAMPAIGN. DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. | Grafton, WI | $20K | 2023 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation Of WisconsinANNUAL CAMPAIGN. GRANTS THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY. | Butler, WI | $20K | 2023 |
| Elmbrook Humane SocietyANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS, PROMOTE THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND AND PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT. | Brookfield, WI | $15K | 2023 |
| Birch Creek Music Performance Center IncANNUAL CAMPAIGN. SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY IN DOOR CTY WI FOR ADVANCED YOUNG MUSICANS. | Egg Harbor, WI | $15K | 2023 |
| The Occupaws Guide Dog AssociationANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO PLACE FULLY TRAINED GUIDE DOGS WITH VISUALLY IMPAIRED RESIDENTS OF WI AT NO CHARGE THROUGH AN IN-HOME TRAINING PROGRAM. | Madison, WI | $15K | 2023 |
| The Little Warrior FoundationANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. | Brookfield, WI | $15K | 2023 |
| Waunakee Hoops ClubANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO SUPPORT THE AB NICHOLAS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. | Waunakee, WI | $15K | 2023 |
| Discovery WorldANNUAL CAMPAIGN. MILWAUKEE'S PREMIER, NON-PROFIT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. | Milwaukee, WI | $10K | 2023 |
| Uw - ParksideSCHOLARSHIP. TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THEIR PURSUIT OF A HIGHER EDUCATION. | Kenosha, WI | $9K | 2023 |
| Green Tree Garden ClubANNUAL CAMPAIGN. TO PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF HORTICULTURE, ENTIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT. | Mequon, WI | $5K | 2023 |