Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family
Sheboygan, WI · EIN 39-6060552. Reported 303 grants totalling $6,208,990 to 131 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lakeshore Technical College | Cleveland, WI | $340,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lakeland University | Plymouth, WI | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $225,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nourish Farms Inc | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $185,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra | Sheboygan, WI | $180,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Weill Center Foundation Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $180,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| DOGS2DOGTAGS Inc | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lutheran High School of Sheboygan | Sheboygan, WI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation | Sheboygan, WI | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School | Sheboygan, WI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bookworm Gardens | Sheboygan, WI | $145,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Camp Anokijig | Plymouth, WI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sharon S Richardson Community Hospice | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $125,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Nicholas Hospital Foundation (hshs) | Mount Calvary, WI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oostburg Christian School | Oostburg, WI | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Evergreen Corporation | Sheboygan, WI | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| A Million Dreamz | Sheboygan, WI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Elevate Inc | Jackson, WI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lake Country Academy | Sheboygan, WI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Sheboygan County YMCA | Sheboygan, WI | $90,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Love Inc | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $87,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan County Food Bank | Sheboygan, WI | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Archdiocese of Milw-Catholic Stewardship | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Sheboygan (archdiodese of Mke) | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers & Big Sisters Wi Shoreline (sheboygan & Manitowoc Counties) | Sheboygan, WI | $70,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| 1907 Club | Sheboygan, WI | $67,490 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee College Prep | Milwaukee, WI | $55,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sailing Educaiton Association of Sheboygan (seas) | Sheboygan, WI | $52,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rocky Knoll Health Care Center | Plymouth, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reins Inc | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $46,100 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Above & Beyond Children's Museum | Sheboygan, WI | $45,000 | 5 | 2 | 2021 |
| Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army (the) | Sheboygan, WI | $45,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sheboygan County Interfaith Organization | Sheboygan, WI | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Great Marriages for Sheboygan County | Sheboygan, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lakeside | Sheboygan, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rawhide Inc | New London, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Saint Norbert College | De Pere, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Above & Beyond Children's Museum (sheboygan Wi)) | Sheboygan, WI | $35,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Bros & Big Sist of Sheboygan Cty | Sheboygan, WI | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers & Big Sisters | Sheboygan, WI | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Sheboygan County | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Edgewood College | Madison, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of America Corp - Manitou Girl Scout Council | Sheboygan, WI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | Sheboygan, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| K2 Adventures Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Kohler School District Foundation Inc | Kohler, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan County Halfway House Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sheboygan Service Club | Sheboygan, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Centro Comunitario La Cima Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $28,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Anokigig | Plymouth, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary | Hubertus, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ice Age Trail Alliance Inc | Cross Plains, WI | $25,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| K2 Adventures Foundation | Scottsdale, WI | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marquette University Law School | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rightway Club Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sailing Education Assoc of Sheb (seas) | Sheboygan, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan | Sheboygan, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan County Historical Research Center | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan County Humane Society | Sheboygan, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of America Corp - Anitou Girl Scout Council | Sheboygan, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Making Spirits Bright | Sheboygan, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan Inc (anchor of Hope) | Sheboygan, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roncalli Catholic Schools | Manitowoc, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saint Francis De Sales Seminary | St Francis, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Sheboygan Food Pantry | Sheboygan, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund Inc | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Samaritan's Hand Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Economics Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Family Resource Center | Plymouth, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Maritime Museum Inc | Manitowoc, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partners for Community Development Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation | Herriman, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Community Church | Sheboygan, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa | Sinsinawa, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good News Jail & Prision Ministry | Sheboygan, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marian University | Fond Du Lac, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roncalli High School | Manitowoc, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sheboygan County Veterans Memorial | Sheboygan, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wisconsin Right to Life | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lakeshore Chorale | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sheboygan Theatre Company (the) | Sheboygan, WI | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lemons of Love | Plymouth, WI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement | Sheboygan, WI | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lemons of Love | Des Plaines, IL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Saint Lawrence Seminary | Mount Calvary, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sheboygan Visual Artists Ltd | Sheboygan, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lakeshore Choral | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Religious Retirement | St Francis, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Broughton Sheboygan Marsh | Elkhart Lake, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barbells for Boobs | Santa Ana, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School | Sheboygan, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sheboygan Area School District - Community Recreation Department | Sheboygan, WI | $2,100 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Sheboygan County Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sasdcommunity Recreation Dept | Sheboygan, WI | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse Recovery Community Center | Sheboygan, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Optimist International Foundation (sasdsheb Community Rec Dept) | Sheboygan, WI | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aauw Wisconsin Foundation Inc - Sheboygan Branch (formerly With Uw-Sheboy | Sheboygan, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aauw Wisconsin Foundation Inc-Sheboygan Branch (fka Uw-Sheb Found) | Sheboygan, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Freedom Cry Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hearthstone of Wisconsin Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Production Farm (the) | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Josaphat Basilica Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sisters of St Francis of Assisi | St Francis, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Theater for Young Audiences | Sheboygan, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uw-Sheboygan | Sheboygan, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Uw-Sheboygan Foundation Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Recreation Department - Sasd | Sheboygan, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc Fka Friends of Wisconsin Public Television | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Glacial Lakes Conservancy | Sheboygan, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hmong Mutual Assistance Assoc of Sheboygan Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Resurrection Monastery | St Nazianz, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kindred Heart Families Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lakeshore Trout Unlimited | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lakeshore Trout Unlimited (lstu) | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Optimist Club of Sheboyganoptimist International Foundation | St Louis, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sheboygan County Conservation Association Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
69 of 131 (53%) 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 66%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN - Lutheran High School of Sheboygan
PLEDGE 3 OF 4 - PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN - Camp Anokijig
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE PROJECT - Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club Inc
420 FLEET CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Oostburg Christian School
PURCHASE STEM LAB AND PE EQUIPMENT - Lakeshore Technical College
CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTH CARE EXCELLENCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 134 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 68 | $1,276,025 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 75 | $1,434,225 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 83 | $1,586,625 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 77 | $1,912,115 | $10,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family has 31 of them, worth $4,055,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland University | Plymouth, WI | $500,000 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $400,000 |
| Lakeland University | Plymouth, WI | $400,000 |
| Lakeshore Technical College | Cleveland, WI | $400,000 |
| St Nicholas Hospital Foundation (hshs) | Mount Calvary, WI | $375,000 |
| A Million Dreamz | Sheboygan, WI | $200,000 |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $200,000 |
| Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra | Sheboygan, WI | $160,000 |
| A Million Dreamz | Sheboygan, WI | $150,000 |
| DOGS2DOGTAGS Inc | Sheboygan Falls, WI | $150,000 |
| Camp Anokijing | Plymouth, WI | $125,000 |
| Weill Center Foundation Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $100,000 |
| Camp Evergreen Corporation | Sheboygan, WI | $100,000 |
| Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation | Sheboygan, WI | $100,000 |
| Bookworm Gardens | Sheboygan, WI | $90,000 |
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 $10,000. 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 Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3518 Lakeshore Road, Sheboygan, WI, 53083. 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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